The Bravo Fleet Gaming Policy defines how gaming ribbons are awarded and which games are officially supported by the Gaming Office.
1 — Overview
- Bravo Fleet officially supports two video games:
- Star Trek Online
- World of Warships (PC Only)
- Gaming Nights are synchronous events organized by members under the coordination and approval of the Gaming Office.
- Information about organizing gaming nights is found in the Gaming Nights Guide.
2 — Gaming Awards
- 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 has officially supported in-game fleets on PC (Federation and Klingon) and on XBOX (Klingon Only), which provide members with various resources and perks.
- Members may also earn ribbons for STO gaming in factions or on platforms where Bravo Fleet does not maintain an official presence.
3.1 — STO Awards
3.1.1 — STO Campaign Ribbons
- Campaign Ribbons for STO gaming are earned by:
- Reaching Level 65 with a single character
- As a bonus for specific performance in a gaming-related competition, per that competition's rules.
- A qualifying submission for this award should contain both a screenshot showing the character's name and level, as well as the character's name in the gaming activity form's text box.
3.1.2 — STO Strategic Action Ribbons
- Strategic Action Ribbons for STO gaming are earned by:
- 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.
- 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
Content Modifiers
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Other Modifiers
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Description
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Value
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Description
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Value
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TFO/STF
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1x
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Win Any Competitive Reputation STF
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1.5x
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Red Alert
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0.5x
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Earn Daily Event Progress
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1.5x
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Story Mission (for Event Progress Only)
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2x
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|
|
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
CAR Member Multipliers
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CAR Content Multipliers
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CAR Other Multipliers
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Description
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Value
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Desription
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Value
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Description
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Value
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2 Members
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1x
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Patrol/Red Alert
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0.5x
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Earn Daily Event Progress
|
1.5x
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3 Members
|
2x
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TFO/STF (Normal)
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1x
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Win a Competitive Reputation STF
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2x
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4 Members
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3x
|
TFO/STF (Advanced)
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1.5x
|
|
|
5 Members
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4x
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TFO/STF (Elite)
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2x
|
|
|
|
|
Story Mission
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2x
|
|
|
3.2 — STO In-Game Fleets
- Bravo Fleet maintains fleets for the following factions/platforms:
- PC - Federation
- PC - Klingon
- XBOX - Klingon
- Members who 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 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:
- Earning a Tier-VI ship, once per country tech tree, through XP or an Early Access event.
- Tier-VI ships purchased with Doubloons or real-world money may not be submitted for Campaign Ribbons.
- A qualifying submission for this award should contain a screenshot showing the country tech tree with the unlocked branch, with the Tier-VI ship showing either a checkmark or a silver currency value.
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.
- 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
SAR Multipliers
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Description
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Value
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Co-Op Only or No PVP Wins
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1x
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Win Any Submitted PvP Battles
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1.5x
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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
CAR Member Multipliers
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CAR Content Multipliers
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CAR Win/Loss Multipliers
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Description
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Value
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Desription
|
Value
|
Description
|
Value
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2 Members
|
1x
|
Co-Op Battle
|
1x
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Win No Submitted Battles
|
1x
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3 Members
|
2x
|
Standard Player-versus-Player Battle
|
1.5x
|
Win Any Submitted Battles
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2x
|
4+ Members
|
3x
|
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.
- 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.
- Combat Action Ribbons 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
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Description
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Value
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2-3 members
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1x
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3-4 members
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2x
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5+ members
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3x
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