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* '''Red-boxing'''. If you get "red-boxed", you are now being aggressed. As a new player, this is considered to be a Bad Thing™. This is indicated in your Overview by a flashing red highlight on the ship icon of the enemy/enemies that are taking aggressive action upon you. If you aren't watching your Overview, you may notice this by seeing the ensuing—and possibly rapid—loss of shields, soon to be followed by armor, and of course, hull, and then ship. There are some heavy-hitting ships in L4 missions. '''The moment you are red-boxed, it is time to warp off. If you haven't done so already, choose a celestial or NPC station and warp to it. Do not worry if you have drones out: drones are cheap and your fleet mates can recover them if needs be. Make sure you announce in comms “FC, <your name here> warping off”.''' Your FC knows that you are getting damaged as they are monitoring their watch list. Letting them know you are getting out of danger allows them to refocus on the fight and the fleet, now that they know you are removing yourself from eminent peril. If the FC is repeating your name in comms with the phrase “warp off” in an urgent fashion, you’ve likely not noticed your situation and have waited to warp off a whole lot longer than is prudent. It is easy to get target fixation when you are new. You can get focused on one activity or one part of your screen while not checking your Overview. For new players, watching your Overview for and responding properly to yellow-boxing and red-boxing are primary concerns. Attending to your Overview for targeting and practicing clear warp-out comms are also great habits to get into for PvP!

* '''Red-boxing'''. If you get "red-boxed", you are now being aggressed. As a new player, this is considered to be a Bad Thing™. This is indicated in your Overview by a flashing red highlight on the ship icon of the enemy/enemies that are taking aggressive action upon you. If you aren't watching your Overview, you may notice this by seeing the ensuing—and possibly rapid—loss of shields, soon to be followed by armor, and of course, hull, and then ship. There are some heavy-hitting ships in L4 missions. '''The moment you are red-boxed, it is time to warp off. If you haven't done so already, choose a celestial or NPC station on [[Grid|grid]] and warp to it. Do not worry if you have drones out: drones are cheap and your fleet mates can recover them if needs be. Make sure you announce in comms “FC, <your name here> warping off”.''' Your FC knows that you are getting damaged as they are monitoring their watch list. Letting them know you are getting out of danger allows them to refocus on the fight and the fleet, now that they know you are removing yourself from eminent peril. If the FC is repeating your name in comms with the phrase “warp off” in an urgent fashion, you’ve likely not noticed your situation and have waited to warp off a whole lot longer than is prudent. It is easy to get target fixation when you are new. You can get focused on one activity or one part of your screen while not checking your Overview. For new players, watching your Overview for and responding properly to yellow-boxing and red-boxing are primary concerns. Attending to your Overview for targeting and practicing clear warp-out comms are also great habits to get into for PvP!

* '''Warping back'''. When you warped off, the NPCs lost you as a target. You can now safely warp back to the fleet. Before rejoining the fight, do not forget to repair your ship. Returning to the fleet is easy. To warp back to the fleet, you can right-click on a fleet member in your watch list and warp to them. If they are beyond the first pocket of the mission, you’ll need to slide the acceleration gates to catch up with the fleet.

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 [[File:Red-boxing.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Red-boxing: These enemy ships are currently aggressing you.]]
-* '''Red-boxing'''. If you get "red-boxed", you are now being aggressed. As a new player, this is considered to be a Bad Thing™. This is indicated in your Overview by a flashing red highlight on the ship icon of the enemy/enemies that are taking aggressive action upon you. If you aren't watching your Overview, you may notice this by seeing the ensuing—and possibly rapid—loss of shields, soon to be followed by armor, and of course, hull, and then ship. There are some heavy-hitting ships in L4 missions. '''The moment you are red-boxed, it is time to warp off. If you haven't done so already, choose a celestial or NPC station and warp to it. Do not worry if you have drones out: drones are cheap and your fleet mates can recover them if needs be. Make sure you announce in comms “FC, <your name here> warping off”.''' Your FC knows that you are getting damaged as they are monitoring their watch list. Letting them know you are getting out of danger allows them to refocus on the fight and the fleet, now that they know you are removing yourself from eminent peril. If the FC is repeating your name in comms with the phrase “warp off” in an urgent fashion, you’ve likely not noticed your situation and have waited to warp off a whole lot longer than is prudent. It is easy to get target fixation when you are new. You can get focused on one activity or one part of your screen while not checking your Overview. For new players, watching your Overview for and responding properly to yellow-boxing and red-boxing are primary concerns. Attending to your Overview for targeting and practicing clear warp-out comms are also great habits to get into for PvP!
+* '''Red-boxing'''. If you get "red-boxed", you are now being aggressed. As a new player, this is considered to be a Bad Thing™. This is indicated in your Overview by a flashing red highlight on the ship icon of the enemy/enemies that are taking aggressive action upon you. If you aren't watching your Overview, you may notice this by seeing the ensuing—and possibly rapid—loss of shields, soon to be followed by armor, and of course, hull, and then ship. There are some heavy-hitting ships in L4 missions. '''The moment you are red-boxed, it is time to warp off. If you haven't done so already, choose a celestial or NPC station on [[Grid|grid]] and warp to it. Do not worry if you have drones out: drones are cheap and your fleet mates can recover them if needs be. Make sure you announce in comms “FC, <your name here> warping off”.''' Your FC knows that you are getting damaged as they are monitoring their watch list. Letting them know you are getting out of danger allows them to refocus on the fight and the fleet, now that they know you are removing yourself from eminent peril. If the FC is repeating your name in comms with the phrase “warp off” in an urgent fashion, you’ve likely not noticed your situation and have waited to warp off a whole lot longer than is prudent. It is easy to get target fixation when you are new. You can get focused on one activity or one part of your screen while not checking your Overview. For new players, watching your Overview for and responding properly to yellow-boxing and red-boxing are primary concerns. Attending to your Overview for targeting and practicing clear warp-out comms are also great habits to get into for PvP!
 * '''Warping back'''. When you warped off, the NPCs lost you as a target. You can now safely warp back to the fleet. Before rejoining the fight, do not forget to repair your ship. Returning to the fleet is easy. To warp back to the fleet, you can right-click on a fleet member in your watch list and warp to them. If they are beyond the first pocket of the mission, you’ll need to slide the acceleration gates to catch up with the fleet.