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The Bravo Fleet Gaming Office is the gaming arm of Bravo Fleet, handling all video gaming, party games events and tabletop RPG actions within the fleet. The Gaming Office works as the part of Bravo Fleet that takes various games completion and works them into a format that is compatible with the structure of Bravo Fleet, in the form of gaming ribbons for participation and competitions that can also help with participation.

Section 1 - General Guidelines

Supported Games

• Bravo Fleet has two officially supported games with an online presence in game:
  • Star Trek Online (PC and XBox; no official fleet on PlayStation but content can be submitted)
  • World of Warships (PC only)
• Each supported game will have specific information listed in its own Section of this policy.
• In addition to the above games, members can participate in multiplayer games that are not officially supported games. We do not have assets officially in any other game, but if you want to join up with a group of people, you can use the [4BF] tag we use officially to show pride in Bravo Fleet if you so choose.
• Participation in an official Bravo Fleet gaming fleet/clan is optional, but encouraged. Some promotion milestones have joining a Bravo Fleet gaming fleet/clan as an achievable target; you can check with the Rank Guidelines for more details.
• Adding in another supported game is a big endeavor, and one we should all do with both eyes open and a clear purpose. General guidelines include:
  • The game has to either have a low barrier to entry for a new player or a sufficiently high player base already present in Bravo Fleet to be considered;
  • There has to be the ability to take a screenshot to determine whom is present in a gaming session; and
  • The game has to have the ability for people all over the world to join in on the same server/group.

Participation Awards

• All Bravo Fleet members can submit for completion through the BFMS, just like the writing side. However, content screenshots are the way to gain participation with gaming, and these must be submitted through the Gaming Submissions form in the BFMS, in order to earn gaming ribbons.
• Gaming has three primary gaming ribbons that you can earn:
  • Campaign Ribbons are for actions that qualify as major milestones in officially supported games. This can include fully levelling a character or unlocking in-game content.
  • Strategic Action Ribbons are meant for actions taken as a solo member of Bravo Fleet in a supported game. This can include playing pick-up group content.
  • Combat Action Ribbons are meant for actions taken as a group of Bravo Fleet members. This can be done as a formal part of a supported game, or a party game that is hosted by a Bravo Fleet member.

Communication

• Bravo Fleet's official Discord server is the primary communication method for coordination of gamers, and we encourage your participation there. Remember, the general rule is that content on the Discord server is 13+.
• In-game chat can also be used to communicate with Bravo Fleet members and this is a valuable tool for many. However you will find a better response rate on Discord.
• If you are participating as a Bravo Fleet member, please keep a sportsmanlike attitude throughout and keep gaming language competitive but friendly. Gaming in certain corners of the Internet has a reputation of having toxic traits, including but not limited to: excluding language, racism, sexism, and threats of violence. All of this is not allowed through any communications channels.
  • Failure to adhere to this part of the policy can result in a referral to the Magistrate Office.

Section 2 - Star Trek Online

• Bravo Fleet has established a presence in Star Trek Online for fleet members to gather. You can find us in the following fleets:
  • "Bravo Fleet" for Federation aligned characters on the PC platform
  • "House of yo' loS" for Klingon aligned characters on the PC platform
  • "Alteran Royal Navy Bravo Fleet" for Federation aligned characters on the XBox platform
• Bravo Fleet's STO groups have an invitational system, where you have to request entry. This is done on the Discord server through the #sto-invites channel.
• The only activity requirement we have is that your character logs in once in a six month period in order to be considered in the in-game fleet.

Ranks and Access Permissions

• In game there are seven different ranks that Bravo Fleet members can be assigned. The in-game ranks do not match up with Bravo Fleet ranks.
• Crewman/Bekk, the most basic rank, is the automatic rank assigned to people when they first join. This is an administrative holding rank, meant for new joins that are not online when invited and for other administrative functions as needed.
• Junior Officers/Warriors is the second rank. This is where the majority of the membership will be. This rank gives permissions for provisioned ships, equipment and basic rights to the fleet to withdraw from the fleet bank and use chat functions within the game.
• Officers is the next rank. This is where most of the Bravo Fleet Command members are within the game, as expanded permissions are sometimes necessary for events.
• Senior Officers is the highest rank that can be achieved by any person outside of the Gaming Department.