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There are several “states”, as I like to say, that ts can be in and I will give an outline of each of them. However don’t be a dick.

When it is completely dead, basically there are generally less than 5 people on - say what ever but remember that most people cant hear you.

In this state its people talking about the current situation and what to do about it. Therefore if you see “get on ts” in corp chat then do it, because orders like “dock up” are likely to be given and I have seen 1b ships die because they haven’t been listening/following orders on ts. You should be talking about the what to do and reporting info , e.g. WT reports WT logs if there is no war and we are just trying to kill some people/can flipping just dont spam it - its still say whatever but remember that people are trying to do something so use ur brain - durrrr.

The 3rd state is the “active” state; it’s when a roam or something is going on or something similar. If you’re not involved in the roam then the ONLY thing you should say is if there are WTs around, pretty much everything else goes into chat, however the chances are that most people are looking at fleet chat in this state so you might be a bit lonely when you not involved in the op, so you could try and join in with the op or something, as long as you can get to the fleet they would be happy to get more people in it. If you in the fleet the scout should be reporting to the FC in ts and the FC should be giving orders in ts, I won’t go over this because it is mentioned somewhere else, but these take priority because clean, clear coms are very important for a fleet to work effectively. If you are in the fleet and are not scout or FC then DONT SAY ANYTHING. Just dont, if you really are clueless of what to do than this might justify asking the FC but turning the ts voloume up should help too. Also every op is diffrent, yes the scout and fc have priority but if the FC has told you to do something and report it on ts, use you ******* brain, do it. Because clear comms are important for a good fleet to work any unnecessary coms should be kept out of ts in this “state” of ts.

The 4th “state” is during a battle, this is basically when the hatchery’s fleet is in the attacking another fleet. Coms get hazy here and the FC should still be able to give out orders but what you should say is: xxxxxx ship is being primaried, I have lost point on xxxxxx, and other important things like there is a massive BS fleet on dscan. This is mainly about practise and know what’s important and what isn’t, for the newer players just warp out if you going to die, (scimis will prolly be reping other ships), and say if you have lost point. Coms at this stage will never be perfect but that is to be expected.

The 5th “state”:Bascally state 2 (when something is about to happen) but be aware that orders may be given and then you need to shut up.

Last state: this is when there are people in ts but nothing is happening, normally happens after a roam or something like that. Basically don’t be a dick.

Also you have got to remember not to be an idiot – use your common sense this is just a vague guide and not everything will fall neatly into different categories. Also you should have the TL TS page faved (or as a homepage as I do) as it makes it a lot easier to get on ts straight away. Most of the stuff here is just commen sence and not being a complete idiot.

What not to say: i’m under attack, HELP ME!!
What you should have said: Weken is in emol and is a Harb, being attacked by 2 WTs in a cane and a bb and 1 neutral rep. I need help.
It takes 5 more seconds to say, also you should say where you are in xxxxx system (mission pocket, gate, belt) This way people can actually help you.

What not to say: I’m coming
What to say: I will come with a scimmy atm I am in ammold, where are you in emol?
Make sure you can help and tell them what kind of help you are going to have, names aren’t really important here but you might want to say it anyway.

What not to say: Should I dock up?
What to say: Should Weken dock in a Harb?
Pretty obvious there, how does the FC know you in a harb when you “I” and if he doesn’t know what you are in how can he decide if you should dock.

The main problem in the examples is that they are not specisfic (bad spelling - deal with it) always remember that people dont know where you are, what ship your in and they dont know who you are - so tell them!
Also, try to keep it EVE related and with irl friends use skype or something, please don’t say things that are unnecessary, because keeping coms clean is important. In a fleet op only ask questions that are relevant and you need to know the answers to them, just because you have a mic doesn’t mean you should only use ts.

Because the FC needs to know what is going on and the scout doesn’t want to have to repeat himself, this mostly applies to ts in fleets, but it is so important what you don’t spam up the coms with stuff people don’t need to know, as you play more you will get used to what to say and what not to, but as a general rule: if it affects the entire fleet, say it on ts.

Its anoying when i keep hearing peoples keyboards/random voices.
The buttons things to use from best to worst
-Extra mouse buttons
-0 key on num pad
-right ctl/alt
-F12 or F11
-any other key you don’t use.

If you have time to put what you have to say in chat and it’s not addressed to one or a few people who are on ts when put it in chat, dammit! This doesn’t mean you have to type out whole convos, but keep it in mind that not everyone is on ts. There is simply no reason not to do this if you have the time to do it.