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Strats & Co. / STRATS

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Welcome to Strats & Co.

the Star Citizen branch of Strats

We are a mature, anti-toxic, multiplayer gaming community
taking on the Star Citizen universe with strategy.

Register at Strats.co


History

Founding

Strats was founded March of 2014 by a small group of MMORPG players. Our first endeavor as a guild was in Elder Scrolls Online.

Through the hard work of the founders, a formidable organization was established. Crafting, large-scale PVP, raiding dungeons, and trade was the norm. While many Strats members are still seen around Tameriel today, it was quickly realized that we were ready to branch out.

Evolution

Once it was understood that our future would be brighter than what one game could contain, action was quickly taken.

The first major title we moved into was WildStar. Lead by some of our most active members, they took the game by storm and pushed hard on recruitment. We were now a multi-game community.

Though the WildStar hype didn’t last as long as we would have liked, there was a lot to be learned. We discovered what works, what doesn’t, how to market, how to recruit, and what kind of membership really made for a fun gameplay experience.

Expansion

Now that we had a decent formula for great guilds, we could apply this to many more titles. Destiny, Dragon Age, GTA, and others soon followed. Leaders stepped up and people got involved on a level like never before.

At this point, we are over 2,000 members strong and new titles garner interest organically.

Star Citizen

Smashcut to the present. Here we are. Ready to take on Star Citizen. This could be the biggest, most intense chapter yet. We need your help to create an environment we want to experience this universe in.

See you up there!

Manifesto

Charter

Preamble

The Strats & Co. mission is to create a community where everyone can have a safe and fun place to hang out together and experience Star Citizen—a haven for adults who love gaming to get away from the toxicity generally found in the gaming world. We seek to foster long term friendships among members and enhance the gaming experience by those friendships.

We value kindness, open-mindedness, generosity, and stiff drinks. And multiplayer games. Not necessarily in that order.

Name & Brand

The Strats organization in the Star Citizen universe is known as Strats & Co. and has an ID of [STRATS].

Strats & Co. is a player-run branch of the Strats community located at Strats.co. This particular in-game organization shares similarities in logo, typeface, and other branding to identify it as a Strats guild.

Ranks & Trust

Ranks are based on our forum trust levels. There is no way around this. There are 5 levels at Strats: 0 (New) → 1 (Basic) → 2 (Member) → 3 (Regular) → 4 (Leader)

Member trust levels are a way of…

  • Sandboxing new Strats users in the community so that they cannot accidentally (or intentionally!) hurt themselves, the forum, or other users while they are learning what to do.
  • Granting experienced users more rights so that they can help maintain and moderate the community they generously contribute so much of their time to.

In order to move up ranks, you must have a forum account. The regulars can do just about everything as they are the trusted leadership.

Roles

Strats & Co. has 4 distinct roles.

  • President The current president of Strats & Co. Limited to 1 trust level Leader or above.
  • Commander Effectively the moderators, administrators, and highest ranking officers of Strats & Co. These are trusted individuals who set the tone, approach, and strategy for the rest of the organization. Limited to 5% of total membership, trust level Regular or above.
  • Recruitment Officer Manage recruiting and marketing recruitment. Recruitment Officers manage new applicants and assign mentors. Limited to 10% of total membership, trust level Regular or above.
  • Communications Officer Handles marketing and posting including but not limited to that of Recruitment. Also manages drive toward getting people communicating on voice-comms, streaming on Twitch, etc. Limited to 2, trust level Regular or above.

Meeting Schedule

Meetings are held every Monday at 9PM Eastern (6PM Pacific). Everyone in the community is invited to participate via the Twitch stream. Regulars are encouraged to join Mumble and bring with them what they feel are pertinent issues to be discussed, changes to be made, or other ideas and insights for the community.

Quorum

Monday meetings with issues specific to Star Citizen will require a majority vote of Strats leaders active in the universe. Strats & Co. requires a minimum of 5 members for an official meeting to be held, votes within the organization must contain a minimum of 50% of present leaders and regulars before they can be considered as valid.

Rules of Order

All meetings will operate under the rule of the elected president of the Star Citizen Strats branch (currently @Vocino). In the president’s absence or where deemed appropriate, meetings will be ruled by the highest trust level individual present.

Amending the Charter

This charter may be amended as per the requirement of the group and its trusted members. For a vote to be passed upon amendments there must be a minimum of 80% regulars or higher trust levels present. In the case of tied votes the vote will go to the current president.