no i dont think so, its how you get the 1st ship.
also there is a bug you need to be aware of, the mouse will from time to time stop working, most likely in you active window.
When that happens you need to restart that session, its happens pehaps once every 2nd hour (usually happens to me when i am in a STF
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2nd you need to "bind" follow to a key in space, for some weird reason you cant mapp it via the UI, so you have to /bind it
i think its something like /bind follow = f12, i use f12 for follow. (in space)
Also you need to configure behaviours like "attack assist target" or something similar and, only attack when target selected.
the purpose is so your followers always have your main targeted but then will fire on your target, plus use heals on your main who should be the tank.
I would recomend buying 6 pts (when possible) into threat but only in space skills NOT ground combat skills, that way you will pull aggro with your main who will be kept healed.
There is a lot more to it, but play around and at low levels it wont matter so much.
lastly, beams like polaron, disruptor, tetryon and phaser seems to pull the most aggro due to their de buff ability, so stay away from anti-proton (only availible at high lvl) on your tank ship.
The Jem'Hadar set (shield, engine and deflector) combined with polaron weapons (the set gives dps bonus to polaron) is a must for you as starters for higher lvls gearing, crazy aggro and good dps, for tanking i am not sure there is a better set to keep aggro which will be vital for you as a sto boxer.