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'''Fleet command''' is as much a task of psychology as it is a task of military preparedness and skill. More so than any other command situation, game-command has to suffer through insubordination and lack of discipline. Inspiring obedience, discipline, and above all loyalty is paramount, then, to proper command. Dismissing the psychological/morale side of the game as so much rubbish is the first mistake of the "d00d" commander - and a mistake a wise commander will not make. | |||
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==Pre-Combat: Communication== | ==Pre-Combat: Communication== | ||
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While in EVE no one is going to discuss your greater or lesser virtues, clear communications is the key to every other aspect of EVE combat. Teamwork, coordination, and calmness are the foundations of a strong pillar of command. | While in EVE no one is going to discuss your greater or lesser virtues, clear communications is the key to every other aspect of EVE combat. Teamwork, coordination, and calmness are the foundations of a strong pillar of command. | ||
==Voice Quality== | ===Voice Quality=== | ||
''The first and best victory is to conquer self.'' - Plato | ''The first and best victory is to conquer self.'' - Plato | ||
Panic spreads like a plague, but usually does so from the top. No matter how stressful a situation, the Fleet Commander should sound cool and calm, almost (but not quite) to the point of boredom. Confidence should be obvious, but not overconfidence. Somehow, you have to manage to communicate all of this simply from voice tone. If players hear that you are cool, calm, and confident, they will assume you know something they do not (which may or may not actually be true.) Particularly if you are successful as a Fleet Commander, they will trust your judgment above their own, and follow your orders - sticking out fights where their own determination might have led them to run. | Panic spreads like a plague, but usually does so from the top. No matter how stressful a situation, the Fleet Commander should sound cool and calm, almost (but not quite) to the point of boredom. Confidence should be obvious, but not overconfidence. Somehow, you have to manage to communicate all of this simply from voice tone. If players hear that you are cool, calm, and confident, they will assume you know something they do not (which may or may not actually be true.) Particularly if you are successful as a Fleet Commander, they will trust your judgment above their own, and follow your orders - sticking out fights where their own determination might have led them to run. | ||
==Communication Discipline== | ===Communication Discipline=== | ||
''Ubi concordia, ibi victoria | ''Ubi concordia, ibi victoria | ||
(Where is the unity, there is the victory.)'' - Roman proverb | (Where is the unity, there is the victory.)'' - Roman proverb | ||
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It may very well be that some ideas are good ones, and that some folks offering ideas on voice chat are not intentionally challenging your authority (in fact, most people are excited and want to help you) but it is important that you politely remind folks of Combat Communications, and direct them to the gang chat. By hearing only one or two voices in a stressful combat situation, this serves to reassure pilots - they know there is central control. | It may very well be that some ideas are good ones, and that some folks offering ideas on voice chat are not intentionally challenging your authority (in fact, most people are excited and want to help you) but it is important that you politely remind folks of Combat Communications, and direct them to the gang chat. By hearing only one or two voices in a stressful combat situation, this serves to reassure pilots - they know there is central control. | ||
==Keeping Commands Short== | ===Keeping Commands Short=== | ||
''The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.'' - Napoleon | ''The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies.'' - Napoleon | ||
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Rambling and explanations are wasted time - in combat, situations change quickly, so you need to keep things short and pay attention. | Rambling and explanations are wasted time - in combat, situations change quickly, so you need to keep things short and pay attention. | ||
==Correcting Pilot Errors== | ===Correcting Pilot Errors=== | ||
''Correction does much, but encouragement does more.'' -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | ''Correction does much, but encouragement does more.'' -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | ||
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Calling a pilot out is an absolute last resort; even if you fix the problem, it creates a stigma in the minds of other pilots, and both the error-maker and all the other pilots will remember who screwed up. When people ask, even if you're annoyed, just say "It's not important who - just that we got it fixed." | Calling a pilot out is an absolute last resort; even if you fix the problem, it creates a stigma in the minds of other pilots, and both the error-maker and all the other pilots will remember who screwed up. When people ask, even if you're annoyed, just say "It's not important who - just that we got it fixed." | ||
==The Power of Civility== | ===The Power of Civility=== | ||
A leader is the man who has the ability to get other people to do what they don't want to do, and like it. - Harry Truman | A leader is the man who has the ability to get other people to do what they don't want to do, and like it. - Harry Truman | ||
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And so as a final word - thank you. I realize this document (and the work that went with it) is a lengthy read. I realize that for a game, this is a lot of study and work. I also realize, though, that the best and most dedicated fleet commanders will see their way through - and excellence will be ours. | And so as a final word - thank you. I realize this document (and the work that went with it) is a lengthy read. I realize that for a game, this is a lot of study and work. I also realize, though, that the best and most dedicated fleet commanders will see their way through - and excellence will be ours. | ||
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