CO Whitelist Introductory

Introduction

This page covers policies, responsibilities, and the expectations placed upon Commanding Officers. Many of their provisions can be found in Marine Law.

Policies - General

• Upkeep a positive reputation in the overall community, meaning both in-game and out.
• Maintain kind, respectful, and positive behavior both in-game and out.
• Maintain a high standard of roleplay in all roles and characters.
• Whitelisted characters are considered unique reoccurring characters with a background, and must be a single static character that should not be heavily modified. Avoid using these characters in other roles where possible. This allows these characters to be easily recognized for both community standing, and reports.
• Maintain consistency in the character you applied with, keeping to the standards of the whitelist.

Policies - CO Specific

• Be a role model to the entire marine force and/or your subordinates.
• Follow and keep up with the Marine Law and SOP, importantly the CO and Commander specific clauses.
• During the mentoring period, log any negative / CO specific round interactions or the lack of any in the provided thread, to help keep track of community and design issues that can be addressed.
• Do not command like a "gamemaster" of both factions, or perform operations without reasonable strategic logic. You and your character should have full intents to complete the operation and minimize risks to soldiers to the best of your ability, but does not also mean all operations should be handled the same either.
• Play sustainably and avoid over-playing the role, to avoid burnout.
• Have consideration for the active commander of the round when late joining, and avoid taking over the operation without asking to assist, and gathering information about the operation. Assign them responsibilities when taking over.
• Keep medals in moderation, but feel free to grant them to those that exceed the expectations of their role.
• Do not over-use the Battlefield Execution mechanic. It should be reserved for extreme circumstances, or expedited execution for crimes that are executable.
• "Flawed characters" are generally not fit to become Commanding Officers.

Basic Guidelines

• The CO is not required to command the operation, but may not deploy unless they're doing some form of commanding.