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Purpose: To explain how the Supreme Commander interprets the monthly statistics reported for each Pegasus Command game guild. This General Order does not change the existing reporting requirements or the targets established for each guild. It explains what the reported measures mean to the Supreme Commander and how they are used when assessing the condition, activity, growth, and guildwide contribution of each game guild.
Pegasus Command Guild Statistics and Performance Metrics Interpretation:
Each month, the Game Commanders provide statistics showing recruitment, participation in game guild operations, and participation in guildwide events. These figures are leadership indicators. They are not automatic pass or fail grades, nor are they intended to replace judgment. I use them to understand what is occurring inside each guild, where a guild is succeeding, and where leadership attention may be required.
The statistics must also be read in the context of the game. Game population, available content, major updates, seasonal conditions, the maturity of the guild, and other unusual circumstances can affect the results. The same number may not mean precisely the same thing in every game. The measures give us a common frame of reference, but leadership judgment remains necessary.
How unique members are counted:
Participation measures count unique members. A member who attends one operation during the month is counted once, and a member who attends twenty operations during the same month is also counted once. This allows the report to show how broadly activity is distributed across the guild rather than allowing a small number of highly active members to make the guild appear more broadly active than it is. This is per game guild to be clear. So, if a member goes to an op in one game guild and to another game guild they will be counted once in each game, ect.
New recruits:
The new recruit measure shows the actual number of members recruited into the game guild during the reporting month. I compare that result to the recruiting target established for the guild. Meeting the target is good. The target represents the level of recruitment expected to allow the guild to grow toward 100 members or, once it reaches that size, to remain near 100 by replacing ordinary member losses.
Recruitment is not evaluated only by the number of people entering the guild. Recruitment without retention is not genuine growth. If a guild regularly reaches its recruiting target but does not maintain or increase its usable membership, that may indicate a problem with retention, integration, activity, or the member experience. The recruiting figure therefore tells me both how much recruiting work is occurring and whether that work is translating into a stable guild.
How monthly inactivity purges affect the statistics:
Pegasus Command game guilds remove inactive members from their rosters each month. These purges keep roster totals from being supported by members who are no longer participating and help ensure that reported guild strength reflects a usable membership rather than inactive accounts.
Because the standard participation denominator remains fixed at 75, removing inactive members does not automatically improve the participation percentage by reducing the number used in the calculation. If recruitment is not sufficient to replace inactive members who are removed, the number of unique participants will eventually decline and that decline will appear in the participation percentage. This makes weak recruitment, poor retention, and a shrinking active membership visible in the statistics.
I therefore read recruiting results, purge totals, and participation results together. A guild may recruit several members and still fail to grow if an equal or greater number must be removed for inactivity. Likewise, a stable participation percentage following regular purges suggests that recruiting and retention are successfully maintaining the active core of the guild. Purges are not treated as a failure by themselves. Their significance depends on whether the guild is replacing losses and sustaining organized activity.
Percentage of members participating in operations:
This measure tells me how active the game guild is in general. It is calculated by dividing the number of unique members who participated in at least one reported guild operation during the month by the denominator assigned to that guild.
For most game guilds, the standard denominator is 75. The denominator is based on the goal of building and maintaining a guild of approximately 100 members. Using 75 instead of 100 provides a reasonable cushion for members who primarily play another Pegasus Command game, members assigned to expansion games, retired members who participate from time to time, and other members who remain part of the guild but are not expected to participate regularly.
The general target is 50 percent or better. With a denominator of 75, reaching that target requires at least 38 unique members to participate in operations during the month. A result at or above 50 percent normally indicates that a meaningful portion of the guild is actively involved in organized play.
Star Trek Online and Conan Exiles use different denominators when stated in the monthly report. When a different denominator is listed for either guild, that stated denominator controls the calculation and my interpretation of the result.
The fixed denominator also has a limitation. If a guild substantially exceeds 100 members while continuing to use the established denominator, the resulting participation percentage can become overly inflated. I will take the actual size and composition of the guild into account during reviews rather than treating an inflated percentage as a complete picture of activity.
Participation in guildwide events:
This measure shows the number and percentage of unique game guild members who take part in Pegasus Command guildwide activities during the month. The standard denominator the assigned guild size number. Depending on the game and its circumstances, participation of approximately 10 to 15 percent is generally acceptable. More participation is always better.
Guildwide involvement is important because it shows that Pegasus Command as a whole is benefiting from the presence of the game guild. Members who participate beyond their individual game are more likely to vote, run for office, support other guild activities, form relationships across game boundaries, and have an impact on the larger community. A guild made up primarily of isolated players may be active inside its game while providing little benefit to Pegasus Command as a whole.
The nature of the game must still be considered. Some games naturally produce more guildwide involvement than others, and scheduling or major game events may affect participation. Even so, regular guildwide participation remains an important sign that the guild identifies with and contributes to Pegasus Command rather than operating as a separate community.
How the measures are used together:
No single measure gives a complete picture of a guild. Recruitment shows whether new members are entering. Operations participation shows whether members are actively playing together. Guild wide participation shows whether that activity benefits the larger Pegasus Command community. I read the measures together and consider the circumstances of the game before reaching conclusions.
Strong recruitment with weak participation may indicate that recruits are not being integrated. Strong operations participation with weak guild wide participation may indicate that the game guild is becoming isolated. Strong guild wide activity without adequate recruitment or game operations may indicate a dedicated core that is not producing a sustainable game guild. Balanced performance across the measures is therefore more valuable than an exceptional result in only one area.
These statistics are intended to prompt questions, discussion, and leadership attention. They must never encourage a Game Commander to manipulate attendance, roster, recruiting, or event figures to produce a preferred result. Accurate reporting is more valuable than an impressive number because the purpose of the report is to help leadership understand and strengthen the guild.
Final guidance:
I use these measures to judge whether each game guild is recruiting enough members to remain sustainable, involving a meaningful share of its membership in organized play, and contributing to Pegasus Command beyond the boundaries of its own game. The objective is not to produce perfect statistics. The objective is to provide an honest picture of the guild so that the Game Commanders, the Quorum, and the Supreme Commander can recognize success, identify concerns, and make informed decisions for the benefit of Pegasus Command as a whole.
So Ordered:
Aer
Supreme Commander
25 JUL 26