7-GCR-01.

Official Game Addition

1. Only the Supreme Commander may propose a new official game to the Quorum by follwoing the exploratory game rules.  Unless the addition is for a replacement game this must be done in the guild wide plan when initially proposed for approval to the Quorum. A new expansion game may never be proposed without the consent of the Quorum at any other time.

2. When a game is added through this office, we are looking at its overall impact on the guild.  A Supreme Commander will add a game of two types.  One, an expansion game, this game will be a game meant to add to the current membership and offerings of the guild.  While the second is a replacement game, which will replace a lost Official Game.  These two types of adds have different constituencies and different processes as to what kind of game we are looking for. 

A. Rules for any game add:

1. The game must have at least minimum guild functions, a roster and some type of in game chat must be present.

2. The game must be PC playable.

3. The game must be an online multiplayer game.    

4. All new expansion games and some replacement games will start under a Military Governorship, which means the Supreme Commander will directly oversee day to day activities and may delegate command duties as they see fit.

5. In looking at adding any game, the cost of the game should be taken into account.

It should be a primary concern of the Supreme Commander (SC) to move such a game into regular order as soon as the game is compliant with 6-SC-26 and a command team is in place. The plan for this should be well laid out in the game plan for building the new game guild.

B. Rules for Expansion Game Adds:

I.   An expansion game will add to the number of official games for our guild. 

II.  It will be used to grow the community and should not have a negative impact on any current official guild games membership.

C.   For game reviews the SC will at a minimum do the following:

I.    Read one or more game reviews by an independent game review outlet such as PC Gamer.

II.   Review the games Wikipedia article. Watch one or more gameplay videos for the game.

III.  If the game is to be proposed, play the game for a minimum of 30 mins while streaming on the Guild Twitch Channel. This is to be posted with its review, and on the guild discord.

IV.   Look for documented cheating issues with the game.

V.    Review the population health of the game, both current and historical.

VI.   Review the games official forums for new posts and guild advertisements.

VII.  Review number of hits the video gets on our twitch page.

VIII. Look at how many people are streaming the game.

VIV.  Understand the recruiting environment in the game, and the ease with which members can be recruited.

5. Rules for Replacement Games:

       1. A replacement game is to find a new home game for an existing game community in the guild.  This may be necessary due to the shut down of a game or inability to play it for other reasons.    It will replace that game and will not be expected to add new members at any large rate.

       2. The existing game community for which the game is intended to replace should be involved in proposing games to be reviewed. This is also non-binding but should take place on the website and be linked on discord.

       3. The review process for such a game should follow the same as for expansion games.

6.  In house guild game: If a game is on a server, we fully control this game will be considered an in-house guild game add. Due to the special nature of such game specific rules need to be put in place for their addition.

     a.Any in-house game will have the Pegasus Command Private Server rules applied to it.

     b.When such a game is added it will not be for replacement or for expansion of the guild.

     c. Such a game will be expected to enhance the value of membership in Pegasus Command and have the ability to serve as a community in game hub for special events of all the membership.

     d. The game will be promoted as a membership perk and be a center of multigame experience for the guild. It will strive to be a melting pot.

     e. Such games do not need guild functionality inside them.

     f. Such games do not need to be able to recruit from outside the guild. However, if postings in game official areas are allowed to be placed as server ads, these should be maintained.

     g. When added the game should follow all other actions for the add, such as streaming and review.

7. Supreme Commander Military Governorship: Such a status may be granted upon request by the office of Supreme Commander only for either a new game add or for extraordinary circumstances. If the game is a new provisional official guild game, the rules for provisional games must be followed. When taking a current official game out of normal order the following additional rules must be complied with:

    a.The Quorum must determine that the game needs immediate attention to being into compliance with 6-SC-26.  The Supreme Commander has provided reasons that a Game Commander in control of such a game is not in that guild’s best interest. That it is in the best interests of the guild as a whole to allow the change of status.

    b. When such status is granted, the Supreme Commander will have direct and full control of the guild with all Game Commander rules, requirements, and duties suspended during that time.

    c. The Supreme Commander will not be considered as acting as a Game Commander.

    d. Such status may not exceed a grant of 6 months but may be renewed.

    e. All membership protection rules remain in effect.

    f. The Supreme Commander must have a plan for returning the game back to normal order, and must report on this plan’s progress at each monthly meeting of the Quorum.

    g. Such status may be revoked by the Quorum at any time with a majority vote.