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The [[Gaming Policy|Bravo Fleet Gaming Policy]] exists as the standard gaming rules for all official Bravo Fleet gaming activities.
The '''Bravo Fleet Gaming Policy''' defines how gaming ribbons are awarded and which games are officially supported by the Gaming Office.  


==1 — Overview==
==Section 1 - Purpose==
# Bravo Fleet officially supports two video games:
# The Gaming Policy is the standard set of gaming rules for all official Bravo Fleet gaming activities including daily gaming activities, gaming competitions, and gaming within [[Fleet Actions]].
## Star Trek Online
## Any alteration of this Policy for any gaming activity must be approved by the Bravo Fleet Security Officer and the alteration must be expressed clearly for that specific activity.
## World of Warships (PC Only)
# The Gaming Policy exists to maintain a balanced, fair, and fun atmosphere of gaming within Bravo Fleet.
# Gaming Nights are synchronous events organized by members under the coordination and approval of the Gaming Office.
## The Gaming Policy, and by extension the [[Bravo Fleet Security Officer]], have jurisdiction over any gaming related event within Bravo Fleet.
## Information about organizing gaming nights is found in the [[Guide:Gaming_Nights|Gaming Nights Guide]].
## Violations of the Gaming Policy are subject to both executive punishment by the Security Officer and judicial punishment through the [[Bravo Fleet Judicial Code]]. In short: don’t cheat.


==2 — Gaming Awards==
==Section 2 - Gaming==
# As defined by the Office of the Chief of Staff, there are three awards related to gaming:
## Strategic Action Ribbons, awarded for solo gaming actions.
### Members may only earn 20 Combat Action Ribbons per day.
## Combat Action Ribbons, awarded for group gaming actions.
### Members may only earn 50 Combat Action Ribbons per day.
## Campaign Ribbons, awarded for meeting long-term gaming goals.
# Members earn gaming awards by submitting their gaming activity to the gaming activity form on the BFMS with a screenshot that clearly identifies the activity in question and the member(s) participating in it.
## Submissions for Combat Action Ribbons should only be made once per action, with one member submitting a screenshot, the BFMS IDs of the other members, and a list of which in-game handle or screen name matches each BFMS ID.
## Officially supported games have defined formulae for earning gaming awards.
## Groups of members may play non-supported games to earn Combat Action Ribbons, as described in Section 5.


==3 — Star Trek Online ==
# Bravo Fleet recognizes two types of games in relation to the organization: [[Policy:Security Office Supported Games|Supported Games]] and Casual Gaming.
#Bravo Fleet has officially supported in-game fleets on PC (Federation and Klingon) and on XBOX (Klingon Only), which provide members with various resources and perks.
# Bravo Fleet has several gaming awards used to recognize the time and dedication that gamers spend in our community and with each other. These awards are facilitated by the [[Office of the Chief of Staff]], and generally represent one gaming mode or another.
#Members may also earn ribbons for STO gaming in factions or on platforms where Bravo Fleet does not maintain an official presence.
## Joint Action Ribbon - This is awarded for Bravo Fleet members playing a cooperative or team-based multiplayer environment together, in a Player versus Environment (PvE), Player vs Player (PvP), or a mix of the two arena.
## Combat Action Ribbon - This is awarded for Player vs. Player (PvP) gaming with other members of Bravo Fleet. PvP is considered any game with a competitive mode, directly facing another member of Bravo Fleet for supremacy.
## Campaign Ribbon - These are awarded for significant gaming achievements, sometimes with other members of Bravo Fleet and sometimes for solo content.


=== 3.1 — STO Awards ===
=== Section 2.1 - Supported Games ===


==== 3.1.1 — STO Campaign Ribbons ====
# The Bravo Fleet Security Office is responsible for maintaining an official list of [[Policy:Security Office Supported Games|Supported Games]] that have full access to the awards system described in Section 2.
# Campaign Ribbons for STO gaming are earned by:
# Supported Games will be the only games with access to Campaign Ribbons.
## Reaching Level 65 with a single character
# Games that are officially supported are reviewed periodically for compatibility with Bravo Fleet awarding systems, as well as content and balance.
## Completing Story Arcs in groups as follows:
##Award criteria is maintained with the Supported Games policy for all games supported by Bravo Fleet.
### Completing the faction specific storyline arcs
# Adding a Supported Game is decided by the Security Office, which includes games suggested by members and also the monitoring of games that the membership are already playing.
### From the end of the faction specific arc to New Romulus
##Criteria the Security Office looks for to add a game to our supported list include:
### Solonae Dyson Sphere and Delta Quadrant
###Compatibility with the Bravo Fleet awarding system for actions inside the game;
### Iconian War, Yesterday's War and Future Proof
###Appropriate content for playing;
### New Frontiers and Gamma Quadrant
###Multiplayer, either in a PvE, PvP arena or a combination of;
### Age of Discovery, J'Ula's Discovery and Klingon Civil War
###Achievable goals for Campaign Ribbons; and
### All of The Galaxy At Large arcs that have been removed from the main story
###Ease of grouping up players on the same server, or instance.
## Completing at least three reputations to Level 6
## Completing all the current Admiralty factions to Level 10
## Completing the first individual Duty Officer branch to Level 4
## Completing five Duty Officer branches to Level 4
## Completing at least two Research and Development Branches to Level 20
## Completing one of the primary Specializations (Command, Intel, Pilot, Temporal, Miracle Worker)
## Completing all of the secondary Specializations (Constable, Strategist, Commando)
## Progressively completing 50 levels in the Endeavour system (awarded at 50, 100, 150, et al)
## A bonus for specific performance in a gaming-related competition, per that competition's rules
# A qualifying submission for this award should contain a screenshot showing the character's name, level and the activity completed, as well as the character's name in the gaming activity form's text box.


==== 3.1.2 — STO Strategic Action Ribbons ====
===Section 2.2 - Casual Gaming===
 
#Casual Gaming is defined as Bravo Fleet members who are welcome to play other multiplayer video games that are not officially supported by the Security Office, to earn gaming activity for each completed action.
# Strategic Action Ribbons for STO gaming are earned by:
##A completed action is defined as a completed round, game, match, or the equivalent that results in a completed score screen, leaderboard, or similar.
## Completing a Task Force Operations (TFO) or Special Task Force (STF)
## Completing a Red Alert
## Completing a Story Mission to earn Daily Event Progress towards an STO Event
# A qualifying submission for this award should contain a screenshot with proof that a qualifying action has been completed.
## Multiple actions of the same type should be submitted as a single submission.
## Events can be submitted for Strategic Action Ribbons with a screenshot of the completed event for the same amount of Strategic Action Ribbons as the daily amount it would require to complete the event, as a replacement for submitting for each daily progress individually and only counting for solo actions. For example, if the event were to take twenty (20) days to complete, you could submit for a lump sum of twenty (20) ribbons.
### For event purposes only, this submission can extend the daily cap limit if the total lists over twenty days.
# Strategic Action Ribbons counts for each qualifying action are calculated with the following formula:
Number of Actions Completed x Content Modifier x Other Modifier = Total Ribbons
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
! colspan="2" | Content Modifiers
! colspan="2" | Other Modifiers
|- style="font-style:italic;"
| Description
| Value
| Description
| Value
|-
| TFO/STF
| 1x
| Win Any Competitive Reputation STF
| 1.5x
|-
| Red Alert
| 0.5x
| Earn Daily Event Progress
| 1.5x
|-
| Story Mission (for Event Progress Only)
| 2x
|
|
|}
 
==== 3.1.3 — STO Combat Action Ribbons ====
 
# Combat Action Ribbons for STO gaming are earned by groups of members by:
## Completing a Task Force Operation (TFO) or Special Task Force (STF)
## Completing a Patrol or Red Alert
## Completing a Story Mission
# A qualifying submission for this award should contain a screenshot with proof that a qualifying action has been completed, with the BFMS IDs and character names of all of the members involved, as well as the type and difficulty of the action completed.
## Multiple actions completed by the same group of members should be submitted as one submission, but there should be separate submissions for different content types.
# Combat Action Ribbon counts for each submission are calculated with the following formula, using the values in the table below:
Number of Submitted Actions x Member Multiplier x Content Multiplier x Other Multiplier = Total Ribbons
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
! colspan="2" | CAR Member Multipliers
! colspan="2" | CAR Content Multipliers
! colspan="2" | CAR Other Multipliers
|- style="font-style:italic; border-color:inherit;"
| Description
| Value
| Desription
| Value
| Description
| Value
|-
| 2 Members
| 1x
| Patrol/Red Alert
| 0.5x
| Earn Daily Event Progress
| 1.5x
|-
| 3 Members
| 2x
| TFO/STF (Normal)
| 1x
| Win a Competitive Reputation STF
| 2x
|-
| 4 Members
| 3x
| TFO/STF (Advanced)
| 1.5x
|
|
|-
| 5 Members
| 4x
| TFO/STF (Elite)
| 2x
|
|
|-
|
|
| Story Mission
| 2x
|
|
|}
 
=== 3.2 — STO In-Game Fleets ===
#Bravo Fleet maintains fleets for the following factions/platforms:
## PC - Federation
## PC - Klingon
## XBOX - Federation
#Members may join an in-game fleet by requesting to do so in #STO-Invites.
##Characters that do not log in at least once every six months will be removed from the in-game fleets to ensure there are enough slots for all members.
##Members who transfer to the Reserves voluntarily or through the AWOL process will have their characters removed from the in-game fleets.
#In-Game rank is separate from a member's Bravo Fleet rank and is assigned by the Gaming Office.
## Members are initially assigned the rank of Junior Officer/Warrior.
## Members holding Bravo Fleet Command positions are assigned the rank of Officer.
## Members holding Bravo Fleet Senior Staff positions are assigned the rank of Senior Officer.
## Other members may be assigned the rank of Officer or above as needed.
## Permissions for each in-game rank are assigned at the discretion of the Gaming Office, and all members have access to:
### Purchase from provisioned fleet stores and fleet shipyards
### Visit fleet holdings
### Invite non-members to fleet holdings
### Use the Fleet Bank (limited by rank)
 
== 4 — World of Warships ==
# Bravo Fleet has an officially supported presence on the North American PC server, using the tag [4BF].
# Members may join the clan by searching for [4BF] or "4th Fleet - Bravo Fleet" and requesting to join in-game.
# Members in the clan may contribute oil from crates to the fleet base.
# Members may earn gaming ribbons for World of Warships if they are not in the clan, but only on PC.
 
=== 4.1 — World of Warships Awards ===
 
==== 4.1.1 — World of Warships Campaign Ribbons ====
# Campaign Ribbons for World of Warships gaming are earned by:
## Purchasing with XP and silver a Tier VI-X ship, once per country tech tree, through XP or an Early Access event.
### Ships purchased with Doubloons, coal, steel or real-world money may not be submitted for Campaign Ribbons.
## Purchasing with XP and silver a super ship marked with a star in a country's tech tree, which will award three Campaign Ribbons per ship earned.
# A qualifying submission for this award should contain a screenshot showing the country tech tree with the unlocked branch, with at least one of the branches showing either a checkmark or a silver currency value beside the one being submitted for in the country tree.
 
==== 4.1.2 — World of Warships Strategic Action Ribbons ====
 
# Strategic Action Ribbons for World of Warships gaming are earned by:
## Completing a Co-Op Battle or Player-versus-Player Battle as the sole member participating from Bravo Fleet.
# A qualifying submission for this award should contain a screenshot with proof that a qualifying action has been completed, either with the scoreboard or combat summary.
## Multiple battles submitted together as a single submission.
# Strategic Action Ribbons counts for each gaming submission are calculated with the following formula, using the values in the table below:
Number of Battles Submitted x Modifier = Total Ribbons
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
! colspan="2" | SAR Multipliers
|- style="font-style:italic;"
| Description
| Value
|-
| Co-Op Only or No PVP Wins
| 1x
|-
| Win Any Submitted PvP Battles
| 1.5x
|}
 
==== 4.1.3 - World of Warships Combat Action Ribbons ====
# Combat Action Ribbons for World of Warships gaming are earned by groups of members by completing:
## Any Co-Op Battle,
## Any Standard Player-versus-Player Battle, or
## Any Clan Battle.
# A qualifying submission for this award should contain a screenshot with proof that a qualifying action has been completed, either with the scoreboard or combat summary, with the BFMS IDs and Handles of all of the members involved.
## Multiple actions with the same group of members may be submitted together as a single submission, but there should be a different submission for each type of battle.
# Combat Action Ribbons counts for each gaming submission are calculated with the following formula, using the values in the table below:
Number of Battles Submitted x Member Multiplier x Content Modifier x Win/Loss Modifier = Total Ribbons
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
! colspan="2" | CAR Member Multipliers
! colspan="2" | CAR Content Multipliers
! colspan="2" | CAR Win/Loss Multipliers
|- style="font-style:italic;"
| Description
| Value
| Description
| Value
| Description
| Value
|-
| 2 Members
| 1x
| Co-Op Battle
| 1x
| Win No Submitted Battles
| 1x
|-
| 3 Members
| 2x
| Standard Player-versus-Player Battle
| 1.5x
| Win Any Submitted Battles
| 2x
|-
|
|
| Operations and seasonal game modes
| 1.5x
|
|
|-
|
|
| Clan Battle
| 3x
|
|
|}
 
== 5 — Other Video Games ==
#As indicated in Section 2, Sub-Section 2.3, groups members are welcome to play other multiplayer video games that are not officially supported by the Gaming Office, to earn Combat Action Ribbons for each completed action.
##A completed action is defined as a completed round, game, match, or the equivalent that results in a score screen, leaderboard, or similar.
#Submissions for non-supported games are made through the BFMS in the same way as those for supported games.
#Submissions for non-supported games are made through the BFMS in the same way as those for supported games.
##There should only be one submission per group per action, with the submission clearly listing all of the members involved.
##There should only be one submission per group per action, with the submission clearly listing all of the members involved.
##Multiple actions with the same group of members playing the same game may be submitted together as a single submission.
##Multiple actions with the same group of members playing the same game may be submitted together as a single submission.
#Combat Action Ribbons counts for each gaming submission are calculated with the following formula, using the values in the table below:
##The calculations for Joint Action Ribbons and Combat Action Ribbons in a Casual Gaming setting use the same formula described below.
#Gaming activity ribbon counts for each gaming submission are calculated with the following formula, using the values in the table below:
  Number of Actions Submitted x Member Modifier = Total Ribbons
  Number of Actions Submitted x Member Modifier = Total Ribbons
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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| Value
| Value
|-
|-
| 2-3 members
| 2-4 members
| 1x
| 1x
|-
|-
| 3-4 members
| 5+ members
| 2x
| 2x
|-
| 5+ members
| 3x
|}
|}
==Section 3 - Gaming Nights==
#A Gaming Night is an event supported by the Security Office that organizes Bravo Fleet members in a formal setting.
#These events are designed to help gamers come together, discover new games, or just for being a social zone to hang out and watch a game.
#There is a guide for both players and the organizers of a Gaming Night [[Guide:Gaming_Nights|here]].
#While a formal Gaming Night may be held by the Security Office, informal gaming nights may be hosted by any member of Bravo Fleet that would like to group up and host on one of the Discord voice channels.
##If you need assistance scheduling a Gaming Night, please either contact the Security Officer or your TFCO.

Revision as of 23:11, 31 August 2023

The Bravo Fleet Gaming Policy exists as the standard gaming rules for all official Bravo Fleet gaming activities.

Section 1 - Purpose

  1. The Gaming Policy is the standard set of gaming rules for all official Bravo Fleet gaming activities including daily gaming activities, gaming competitions, and gaming within Fleet Actions.
    1. Any alteration of this Policy for any gaming activity must be approved by the Bravo Fleet Security Officer and the alteration must be expressed clearly for that specific activity.
  2. The Gaming Policy exists to maintain a balanced, fair, and fun atmosphere of gaming within Bravo Fleet.
    1. The Gaming Policy, and by extension the Bravo Fleet Security Officer, have jurisdiction over any gaming related event within Bravo Fleet.
    2. Violations of the Gaming Policy are subject to both executive punishment by the Security Officer and judicial punishment through the Bravo Fleet Judicial Code. In short: don’t cheat.

Section 2 - Gaming

  1. Bravo Fleet recognizes two types of games in relation to the organization: Supported Games and Casual Gaming.
  2. Bravo Fleet has several gaming awards used to recognize the time and dedication that gamers spend in our community and with each other. These awards are facilitated by the Office of the Chief of Staff, and generally represent one gaming mode or another.
    1. Joint Action Ribbon - This is awarded for Bravo Fleet members playing a cooperative or team-based multiplayer environment together, in a Player versus Environment (PvE), Player vs Player (PvP), or a mix of the two arena.
    2. Combat Action Ribbon - This is awarded for Player vs. Player (PvP) gaming with other members of Bravo Fleet. PvP is considered any game with a competitive mode, directly facing another member of Bravo Fleet for supremacy.
    3. Campaign Ribbon - These are awarded for significant gaming achievements, sometimes with other members of Bravo Fleet and sometimes for solo content.

Section 2.1 - Supported Games

  1. The Bravo Fleet Security Office is responsible for maintaining an official list of Supported Games that have full access to the awards system described in Section 2.
  2. Supported Games will be the only games with access to Campaign Ribbons.
  3. Games that are officially supported are reviewed periodically for compatibility with Bravo Fleet awarding systems, as well as content and balance.
    1. Award criteria is maintained with the Supported Games policy for all games supported by Bravo Fleet.
  4. Adding a Supported Game is decided by the Security Office, which includes games suggested by members and also the monitoring of games that the membership are already playing.
    1. Criteria the Security Office looks for to add a game to our supported list include:
      1. Compatibility with the Bravo Fleet awarding system for actions inside the game;
      2. Appropriate content for playing;
      3. Multiplayer, either in a PvE, PvP arena or a combination of;
      4. Achievable goals for Campaign Ribbons; and
      5. Ease of grouping up players on the same server, or instance.

Section 2.2 - Casual Gaming

  1. Casual Gaming is defined as Bravo Fleet members who are welcome to play other multiplayer video games that are not officially supported by the Security Office, to earn gaming activity for each completed action.
    1. A completed action is defined as a completed round, game, match, or the equivalent that results in a completed score screen, leaderboard, or similar.
  2. Submissions for non-supported games are made through the BFMS in the same way as those for supported games.
    1. There should only be one submission per group per action, with the submission clearly listing all of the members involved.
    2. Multiple actions with the same group of members playing the same game may be submitted together as a single submission.
    3. The calculations for Joint Action Ribbons and Combat Action Ribbons in a Casual Gaming setting use the same formula described below.
  3. Gaming activity ribbon counts for each gaming submission are calculated with the following formula, using the values in the table below:
Number of Actions Submitted x Member Modifier = Total Ribbons
Member Modifiers
Description Value
2-4 members 1x
5+ members 2x

Section 3 - Gaming Nights

  1. A Gaming Night is an event supported by the Security Office that organizes Bravo Fleet members in a formal setting.
  2. These events are designed to help gamers come together, discover new games, or just for being a social zone to hang out and watch a game.
  3. There is a guide for both players and the organizers of a Gaming Night here.
  4. While a formal Gaming Night may be held by the Security Office, informal gaming nights may be hosted by any member of Bravo Fleet that would like to group up and host on one of the Discord voice channels.
    1. If you need assistance scheduling a Gaming Night, please either contact the Security Officer or your TFCO.
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