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The '''Bravo Fleet Gaming Policy''' defines how gaming ribbons are awarded and which games are officially supported by the Gaming Office.
==Introduction==


==1 Overview==
The Bravo Fleet Gaming Policy defines actions under the purview of the Gaming Office.
 
==1 - Overview==
# Bravo Fleet officially supports two video games:
# Bravo Fleet officially supports two video games:
## Star Trek Online  
## Star Trek Online  
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## Information about organizing gaming nights is found in the [[Guide:Gaming_Nights|Gaming Nights Guide]].
## Information about organizing gaming nights is found in the [[Guide:Gaming_Nights|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
## Completing Story Arcs in groups as follows:
### Completing the faction specific storyline arcs
### From the end of the faction specific arc to New Romulus
### Solonae Dyson Sphere and Delta Quadrant
### Iconian War, Yesterday's War and Future Proof
### New Frontiers and Gamma Quadrant
### Age of Discovery, J'Ula's Discovery and Klingon Civil War
### All of The Galaxy At Large arcs that have been removed from the main story
## 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 ====
# 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.
## 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 ==
==2 - Gaming Awards==
# Bravo Fleet has an officially supported presence on the North American PC server, using the tag [4BF].
#As defined by the Office of the Chief of Staff, there are four ribbons related specifically to gaming:
# Members may join the clan by searching for [4BF] or "4th Fleet - Bravo Fleet" and requesting to join in-game.
##Strategic Action Ribbons, awarded for actions consisting of a single member of Bravo Fleet participating within a game.
# Members in the clan may contribute oil from crates to the fleet base.
###Members may only earn 20 Combat Action Ribbons per day.
# Members may earn gaming ribbons for World of Warships if they are not in the clan, but only on PC.
##Joint Action Ribbons, awarded for group gaming actions where multiple members of Bravo Fleet are participating cooperatively in a game.
###Members may only earn 50 Joint Action Ribbons per day, combined across any platform.
##Competitive Action Ribbons, awarded for group gaming actions where multiple members of Bravo Fleet are competing against each other, in teams or individually.
###Members may only earn 50 Competitive Action Ribbons per day.
##Campaign Ribbons, awarded for meeting long-term gaming goals.
###There are no restrictions to Campaign Ribbons earned per day.
#Members earn gaming awards by submitting their gaming activity on a supported game to the gaming activity form on the Bravo Fleet website with a screenshot that clearly identifies the activity in question and the member(s) participating in it.
##A guide to screenshots can be found [[Guide:Gaming Screenshots|here]].
#Submissions for Joint Action Ribbons and Competitive 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 action ribbons.
##A member may submit for Joint Action Ribbons or Competitive Action Ribbons in games that are not officially supported in Bravo Fleet. The process for this is outlined in Section 4 of this document.


=== 4.1 — World of Warships Awards ===
==3 - Supported Games==


==== 4.1.1 — World of Warships Campaign Ribbons ====
#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.
# Campaign Ribbons for World of Warships gaming are earned by:
#Supported Games will be the only games with access to Campaign Ribbons.
## Purchasing with XP and silver a Tier VI-X ship, once per country tech tree, through XP or an Early Access event.
#Games that are officially supported are reviewed periodically for compatibility with Bravo Fleet awarding systems, as well as content and balance.
### 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 ====
===3.1 - Awards for Supported Games===


# Strategic Action Ribbons for World of Warships gaming are earned by:
#Supported games qualify for all awards that a game can possibly have, based on available game modes.
## Completing a Co-Op Battle or Player-versus-Player Battle as the sole member participating from Bravo Fleet.
##If a game does not have a single player mode, it will not qualify for Strategic Action Ribbons.
# 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.
##If a game does not have a cooperative mode, it will not qualify for Joint Action Ribbons.
## Multiple battles submitted together as a single submission.
##If a game does not have a competitive mode, it will not qualify for Competitive Action Ribbons.
# Strategic Action Ribbons counts for each gaming submission are calculated with the following formula, using the values in the table below:
#Each game action bases itself on getting one ribbon per screenshot action submitted.
Number of Battles Submitted x Modifier = Total Ribbons
##Notwithstanding the above, there are exceptions to this rule, such as submitting one screenshot that qualifies the player for more than one Campaign Ribbon.
#Each game can have a modifier based on the difficulty of the action performed or criteria like victory or achieving certain in-game awards.
##The formula for how this applies to each game will be publicly posted with the information for the supported game.


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
===3.2 - Adding A Supported Game===
|- 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 ====
#Adding a supported game is decided by the Security Office, and may come under review after being suggested.
# Combat Action Ribbons for World of Warships gaming are earned by groups of members by completing:
#Criteria we look for to add a game to our supported list include:
## Any Co-Op Battle,
##Compatibility with the BFMS awarding system for actions inside the game;
## Any Standard Player-versus-Player Battle, or
##Appropriate content for playing;
## Any Clan Battle.
##Multiplayer, either in a Player vs. Environment (PvE) or Player vs. Player (PvP) arena;
# 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.
##Achievable goals for Campaign Ribbons; and
## 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.
##Ease of grouping up players on a same server.
# 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
| Desription
| 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
|-
| 4+ Members
| 3x
| Clan Battle
| 3x
|
|
|}


== 5 — Other Video Games ==
==4 - 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.
#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.
##A completed action is defined as a completed round, game, match, or the equivalent that results in a score screen, leaderboard, or similar.

Revision as of 08:00, 18 April 2023

This article is official Bravo Fleet Official Policy.









Introduction

The Bravo Fleet Gaming Policy defines actions under the purview of the Gaming Office.

1 - Overview

  1. Bravo Fleet officially supports two video games:
    1. Star Trek Online
    2. World of Warships (PC Only)
  2. Gaming Nights are synchronous events organized by members under the coordination and approval of the Gaming Office.
    1. Information about organizing gaming nights is found in the Gaming Nights Guide.


2 - Gaming Awards

  1. As defined by the Office of the Chief of Staff, there are four ribbons related specifically to gaming:
    1. Strategic Action Ribbons, awarded for actions consisting of a single member of Bravo Fleet participating within a game.
      1. Members may only earn 20 Combat Action Ribbons per day.
    2. Joint Action Ribbons, awarded for group gaming actions where multiple members of Bravo Fleet are participating cooperatively in a game.
      1. Members may only earn 50 Joint Action Ribbons per day, combined across any platform.
    3. Competitive Action Ribbons, awarded for group gaming actions where multiple members of Bravo Fleet are competing against each other, in teams or individually.
      1. Members may only earn 50 Competitive Action Ribbons per day.
    4. Campaign Ribbons, awarded for meeting long-term gaming goals.
      1. There are no restrictions to Campaign Ribbons earned per day.
  2. Members earn gaming awards by submitting their gaming activity on a supported game to the gaming activity form on the Bravo Fleet website with a screenshot that clearly identifies the activity in question and the member(s) participating in it.
    1. A guide to screenshots can be found here.
  3. Submissions for Joint Action Ribbons and Competitive 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.
  4. Officially supported games have defined formulae for earning action ribbons.
    1. A member may submit for Joint Action Ribbons or Competitive Action Ribbons in games that are not officially supported in Bravo Fleet. The process for this is outlined in Section 4 of this document.

3 - 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.

3.1 - Awards for Supported Games

  1. Supported games qualify for all awards that a game can possibly have, based on available game modes.
    1. If a game does not have a single player mode, it will not qualify for Strategic Action Ribbons.
    2. If a game does not have a cooperative mode, it will not qualify for Joint Action Ribbons.
    3. If a game does not have a competitive mode, it will not qualify for Competitive Action Ribbons.
  2. Each game action bases itself on getting one ribbon per screenshot action submitted.
    1. Notwithstanding the above, there are exceptions to this rule, such as submitting one screenshot that qualifies the player for more than one Campaign Ribbon.
  3. Each game can have a modifier based on the difficulty of the action performed or criteria like victory or achieving certain in-game awards.
    1. The formula for how this applies to each game will be publicly posted with the information for the supported game.

3.2 - Adding A Supported Game

  1. Adding a supported game is decided by the Security Office, and may come under review after being suggested.
  2. Criteria we look for to add a game to our supported list include:
    1. Compatibility with the BFMS awarding system for actions inside the game;
    2. Appropriate content for playing;
    3. Multiplayer, either in a Player vs. Environment (PvE) or Player vs. Player (PvP) arena;
    4. Achievable goals for Campaign Ribbons; and
    5. Ease of grouping up players on a same server.

4 - Other Video Games

  1. 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.
    1. A completed action is defined as a completed round, game, match, or the equivalent that results in a 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. 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
Description Value
2-3 members 1x
3-4 members 2x
5+ members 3x