EUNIC: Forming a fleet: Difference between revisions

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=== Scheduling fleets in advance ===

Depending on how many people currently run incursions in your timezone, you sometimes benefit greatly from planning fleets ahead of time. If your timezone often have trouble forming on a daily basis, sending out a mail a day or half a day in advance (as well as pinging slack once about the planned fleet) to let people know exactly what time you'll start forming will greatly increase the chances of getting fleets up and running.

Depending on how many people currently run incursions in your timezone, you sometimes benefit greatly from planning fleets ahead of time. If your timezone often have trouble forming on a daily basis, sending out a mail to the {{co|slateblue|Incursions.E-UNI}} mailing list a day or half a day in advance (as well as pinging {{co|slateblue|#pingfleetforming}} on slack once about the planned fleet) to let people know exactly what time you'll start forming will greatly increase the chances of getting fleets up and running.

Once your timezone is running regularly again, you'll no longer need to plan ahead for fleets unless you're planning on running a special fleet.

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[[image:incursions_fleet_store_setup.gif|Visual guide on how to save your fleet setup.]]

==== Updating the message of the day ====

Once you've saved your basic template and actually use it to form a fleet, simply edit the message of the day and ''drag-and-drop'' people from the member list in the fleet window into the position in the message of the day, to create a link to the character. Do this once when you're ready to start running or simply add people to their corresponding roles as they join the fleet. The key is to have the message of the day updated before you start running and whenever someone changes position.

== Advertise the fleet ==

Start advertizing the fleet in the {{co|slateblue|incursions.e-uni}} chat channel with something like this:

<pre>Vanguard (forming): X up with your role and fit when ready in system! All roles are welcome!</pre>

Once you start getting certain roles filled, you could expand on that to say what you need to get running:

<pre>Vanguard (forming): X up with your role and fit when ready in system! Need OGB and 1 picket to start running!</pre>

Remember that it's usually better to list what you need instead of listing all the things that you have, if you're just short a few roles. Similarly, when you start, or if you got room for all the roles, simply leave out specifics as you can take everyone. In short; keep it simple, keep it informative.

==== Once you're running ====

When the fleet is already running the [[Roles_in_Incursions#Waitlist_manager|waitlist manager]] routinely posts the waiting list in the {{co|slateblue|incursions.e-uni}} chat channel to advertise the fleet and to let people know their spot on the waitlist. The advert can be something like this (see the above mentioned waitlist manager link for information about the short-hands):

<pre>Vanguard (running): Cassiel Seraphim (any), Logan Zauber (+s)

(x up with your role and fit when ready in system)</pre>

The easiest way to tell how often to advertise the fleet is to simply do it whenever the fleet is warping from site to site. So whenever you hear the ''"Drones in, align!"'' call, post the advert.

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 === Scheduling fleets in advance ===
-Depending on how many people currently run incursions in your timezone, you sometimes benefit greatly from planning fleets ahead of time. If your timezone often have trouble forming on a daily basis, sending out a mail a day or half a day in advance (as well as pinging slack once about the planned fleet) to let people know exactly what time you'll start forming will greatly increase the chances of getting fleets up and running.
+Depending on how many people currently run incursions in your timezone, you sometimes benefit greatly from planning fleets ahead of time. If your timezone often have trouble forming on a daily basis, sending out a mail to the {{co|slateblue|Incursions.E-UNI}} mailing list a day or half a day in advance (as well as pinging {{co|slateblue|#pingfleetforming}} on slack once about the planned fleet) to let people know exactly what time you'll start forming will greatly increase the chances of getting fleets up and running.
 Once your timezone is running regularly again, you'll no longer need to plan ahead for fleets unless you're planning on running a special fleet.
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 [[image:incursions_fleet_store_setup.gif|Visual guide on how to save your fleet setup.]]
+==== Updating the message of the day ====
+Once you've saved your basic template and actually use it to form a fleet, simply edit the message of the day and ''drag-and-drop'' people from the member list in the fleet window into the position in the message of the day, to create a link to the character. Do this once when you're ready to start running or simply add people to their corresponding roles as they join the fleet. The key is to have the message of the day updated before you start running and whenever someone changes position.
+== Advertise the fleet ==
+Start advertizing the fleet in the {{co|slateblue|incursions.e-uni}} chat channel with something like this:
+<pre>Vanguard (forming): X up with your role and fit when ready in system! All roles are welcome!</pre>
+Once you start getting certain roles filled, you could expand on that to say what you need to get running:
+<pre>Vanguard (forming): X up with your role and fit when ready in system! Need OGB and 1 picket to start running!</pre>
+Remember that it's usually better to list what you need instead of listing all the things that you have, if you're just short a few roles. Similarly, when you start, or if you got room for all the roles, simply leave out specifics as you can take everyone. In short; keep it simple, keep it informative.
+==== Once you're running ====
+When the fleet is already running the [[Roles_in_Incursions#Waitlist_manager|waitlist manager]] routinely posts the waiting list in the {{co|slateblue|incursions.e-uni}} chat channel to advertise the fleet and to let people know their spot on the waitlist. The advert can be something like this (see the above mentioned waitlist manager link for information about the short-hands):
+<pre>Vanguard (running): Cassiel Seraphim (any), Logan Zauber (+s)
+(x up with your role and fit when ready in system)</pre>
+The easiest way to tell how often to advertise the fleet is to simply do it whenever the fleet is warping from site to site. So whenever you hear the ''"Drones in, align!"'' call, post the advert.
 [[Category:EVE University Incursion Community]]