Reading Pings [Brave Collective]

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====== Reading Pings ======

When it comes to pings for our fleets there are 2 main varieties. 
You have: 
  - Standard Pings, made by ping tool
  - Manually written Pings

===== Standard Pings =====

This is the standard format, usually employed by our FCs when time permits.

An example format would be:

<code>
Fleet Name: Boom Boom
FC: Shattered
Mumble, Channel: B2 Bravo
Ship Types: MOTD tbd
Location: DO6
Duration: 60m
SRP Type: Standard
Why: Baddies forming for a friendly structure, let's ship up and get ready, folks!
</code>
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From this you can infer that you should search for a Fleet by the name <fc #00ff00>Boom Boom</fc> to join. \\
The Fleet boss will be an FC named <fc #00ff00>Shattered</fc> and that's the way to confirm you're in the right fleet.\\

==== Voice Communications ====

There are two Mumble servers at this time:
  * B2 Mumble ( Coalition Mumble )
  * Brave Mumble

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**The guide to set up comms can be found [[https://wiki.bravecollective.com/public/alliance/it/how-to-set-up|here]]** \\

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Pings will usually contain at least Voice comms designation \\

When you see <fc #00ff00>Brave</fc> followed by something like <fc #00ff00>Alpha</fc>, or <fc #00ff00>Barvo</fc> in a ping, that means you need to join our mumble server and the appropriate channel mentioned.\\

If you however see a ping that contains <fc #00ff00>B2</fc> followed by <fc #00ff00>Alpha</fc> or <fc #00ff00>Barvo</fc> or <fc #00ff00>Delta</fc>, that means you should join coalition Mumble and channel specified.\\
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=== Ship Types ===
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This refers to ships FC needs in his fleet. If it isn't a black ops fleet you can always bring tackle or EWAR.\\
If you see <fc #00ff00>MOTD</fc> written there, it means that ship types will be listed in Fleets welcoming message. Message Of The Day.\\
If you see <fc #00ff00>TBD</fc> it means it hasn't been determined yet, and you should join fleet and await further instructions.
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=== Location ===
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This usually refers to the place where fleet is forming up. The starting point if you will.\\
Ask in comms should you burn to them or will they be swinging by your current location, so you can join up\\
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The rest of the ping is basically just saying what type of SRP you will get in case you lose the ship.\\
And the reason for creation of the fleet.\\
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===== Manual Pings =====
These can come in all shapes and sizes, unfortunately, sometimes people are busy in real world to properly write a ping, or perhaps multiboxing 5 different characters and 4 different comms to organize a flashform.\\
who knows what's going on. \\
But patience is the key. And with some experience you'll be reading them as easily as you read Toaster Instructions.\\
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Some examples of these are:\\
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<code>
Stratop up under Graf von Ortho B2 Barvo
</code>
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<fc #00ffff>Translation</fc>: StratOp fleet is up, find a fleet made by FC <fc #00ff00>Graf von Ortho</fc> and join Coalition Mumble (<fc #00ff00>B2</fc>) channel <fc #00ff00>Barvo</fc>
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<code>
FEROX under Alha'zred! B2 BRAVO.
Standard SRP.
FEROX, LOGI, LINKS.
Zigam coming to fight.
</code>
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<fc #00ffff>Translation</fc>: fleet is up, find a fleet made by FC <fc #00ff00>Alha'zred</fc> and join Coalition Mumble (<fc #00ff00>B2</fc>) channel <fc #00ff00>BRAVO</fc>, the Ferox, Logi and Links reffers to ships FC needs.
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<code>
quick combat fleet up under me, Caracals in C4C - some baddies to kill (BRAVE Bravo Main)
</code>
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<fc #00ffff>Translation</fc>: fleet is up, find a fleet made by FC that wrote the ping, and join Brave Mumble (<fc #00ff00>BRAVE</fc>) channel <fc #00ff00>Bravo Main</fc>
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<code>
Home Defence Fleet going up under me, B2 Bravo!
</code>
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<fc #00ffff>Translation</fc>: fleet is up, find a fleet made by FC that wrote the ping, and join Coalition Mumble (<fc #00ff00>B2</fc>) channel <fc #00ff00>Bravo</fc>, Home Defence(HD)Fleets are usually combat fleets deployed to engage hostiles within our space.
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<code>
Rapid Response Fleet on me, B2 Bravo. Friends tackled!!
</code>
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<fc #00ffff>Translation</fc>: fleet is up, find a fleet made by FC that wrote the ping, and join Coalition Mumble (<fc #00ff00>B2</fc>) channel <fc #00ff00>Bravo</fc>, Friends tackled usually means some form of a Capital ship is in danger and we are trying to rescue it.
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<code>
RELAY: HD fleet under Arkadios Sol, B2 Delta 
</code>
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<fc #00ffff>Translation</fc>: fleet is up from a Coalition FC, find a fleet made by FC <fc #00ff00>Arkadios Sol</fc>, and join Coalition Mumble (<fc #00ff00>B2</fc>) channel <fc #00ff00>Delta</fc>, sometimes fleet pings are posted on our B2 Discord and will be relayed to slack accordingly. (Hence, RELAY:)
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<code>
hostile caps tackled B2 alpha!
</code>
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<fc #00ffff>Translation</fc>: fleet is up, but you need to join Coalition Mumble (<fc #00ff00>B2</fc>) channel <fc #00ff00>Alpha</fc> and ask there for fleet name. Unfortunately, in these instances time is short and writing a long ping can be difficult.
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<code>
Stay Frosty for the next hour everyone
</code>
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<fc #00ffff>Translation</fc>: it basically boils down to staying alert and prepared to join possible fleets or ops.
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These are just some of the examples that can occur, and knowing how to recognize them, and take out the key information is paramount.\\
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Happy hunting, and fly safe!**
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