Standing Fleet (Armada)

First, communication. 7o Intel is great for intel, but being in Fleet Chat goes a long way to knowing whats going on. Also, Comms are a god-send for commication. Please instal mumble and just listen in Standing.

X's in fleet are used when *you* have tackle on someone. That means you have used either a warp disruptor I or a warp scrambler I on the enemy. Also, calling out what exactly you have tackeled is very important.

W's in fleet are used when you are tackled yourself but *do not* have tackle on them. That's verry important info, please use it. Again, calling out what has engaged you is very important.

R's are useful when you have NPC rats on you that you cannot kill. Plenty of people will respond to help you out. If you are in a procurer, use your drones to kill them yourself.

$'s in fleet is signals for newbros to come warp in and salvage the ratting wrecks on your site. Salvaging is good money for newbros, so afterr you have cleared a site, before you warp off, take time to enter these into fleet chat. Newbros will very much appreciate it.

The Armada is located in certain systems each day. the MOTD (Message of the Day) will include its location. Where the Armada is will depend on the assistance you get. If you are in E-9ORY and you WWW in fleet, and the Armada is in DO6H-Q that day, you are not probably going to get any help.

I know that sounds cruel, but Standing Fleet is used as a defense mechanism and organization. Spreading it out and spreading out our operations just mean that enemies will simply pick us off one by one.

Mine together. Get in standing and find out where in the system everyone is mining. You will get boosts there, you will get defense there. 1 Procurer or Venture by itself in a belt is going to be picked off prertty fast. 5 procs with 50 support ventures, well, thats a tough nut to crack ;)

Ratting in with the same fleet as the Armada is the saftest place to do it. Having a tough ship means you can perrhaps get help in time before they kill your VNI. There are plenty of newbro frigs ight now that can apply Ewar to save you. Don't discount saftey in numbers. That said, I understand that some of you would rather not, and rat elsewhere. We're not forcing you, but please understand we will not respond to XXX or WWW in fleet if its not in the same system as the Armada.

PVP

If everyone understands the above, then PVP can get more organized and useful. Calling whats you XXX, what you WWW, goes a long way in getting an better responce. Newbros, if you want fighting experience, then Standing Fleet is a great way to do it. If we're in DO6H-Q for the day, lock down those gates, and call out enemies that enter and leave the system. Tackle. Ewar. Holy hell, you make a huge difference in a fight. Don't ever feel you don't. Don't have any ships? Ask Dojo or in standing comms. Someone is always willing to help.

I hope this gives you a better understanding on how Standing works and helps you survive long enough to learn. NEVER EVER NOT ASK FOR HELP Helping you is why Brave exisits. But until you say something, we may not know you need it. See you in fleet!