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= Longevity =

Incursions last up to five or six days and go through three different stages; ~~'''~~{{co|green|Established}}~~'''~~, ~~'''~~{{co|orange|Mobilized}}~~'''~~ and ~~'''~~{{co|red|Withdrawing}}''' <ref>The exact mechanics for when an incursion enters a new stage is unknown, but a popular theory is that the time is somewhat based on the effort put up by the incursion communities. If they fend off the Sansha the '''established''' stage in particular seems to last much longer.</ref>.

Incursions last up to five or six days and go through three different stages, in order; {{co|green|Established}}, {{co|orange|Mobilized}} and {{co|red|Withdrawing}}.

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| nowrap | '''Incursion {{co|green|established}}'''

| nowrap align="center" style="background-color:#111111;" | '''Incursion {{co|green|established}}''' (up to 3 days)

| Whenever an incursion spawns, this will be the first stage. Sansha Kuvakei's forces ~~have poured into the constellation and~~ are trying to take control of the systems.

| Whenever an incursion spawns, this will be the first stage. Sansha Kuvakei's forces are trying to take control of the systems. While the exact mechanic is unknown, beating down the influence right away makes this stage last longer.

~~'''This~~ stage ~~can~~ last ~~from a day up to several days~~.~~'''~~

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| nowrap | '''Incursion {{co|orange|mobilized}}'''

| nowrap align="center" style="background-color:#111111;" | '''Incursion {{co|orange|mobilized}}''' (2 days)

| The incursion has been around for a bit and Sansha Kuvakei's forces are either getting ready to finish off the incursion or they are losing too much ground and prepare to withdraw from the constellation.

~~'''Once the incursion enters this stage, it usually enters the last stage within a couple of days.'''~~

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| nowrap | '''Incursion {{co|red|withdrawing}}'''

| nowrap align="center" style="background-color:#111111;" | '''Incursion {{co|red|withdrawing}}''' (1 day)

| The incursion is ending, either due to Sansha Kuvakei's forces overrunning the constellation or because the incursion community managed to keep them at bay.

| The incursion is ending, either due to Sansha Kuvakei's forces overrunning the constellation or because the incursion community managed to keep them at bay. This stage means the end of the incursion within a day, one way or another.

~~'''~~This stage means the end of the incursion within a day, one way or another.~~'''~~

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==== Mothership sighted ====

The mothership site can occur as early as within the first ~~'''~~{{co|green|~~Established~~}}~~'''~~ stage, assuming the incursion runners fight down the influence and starts running headquarter sites. Once the mothership has been sighted, the incursion can be defeated by destroying the mothership and all accrued CONCORD Loyalty Points released.

The mothership site can occur as early as within the first {{co|green|established}} stage, assuming the incursion runners fight down the influence and starts running headquarter sites. Once the mothership has been sighted, the incursion can be defeated by destroying the mothership and all accrued CONCORD Loyalty Points released.

CONCORD Loyalty Points payouts are directly tied to the completion of the mothership site. Historically speaking the communities have always beaten the mothership site of highsec incursions, to ensure loyalty point payouts and potential loot from the mothership itself.

==== Community drama ====

While a lot of people would leave incursions up until they actually entered the '''{{co|red|Withdrawing}}''', or at least '''{{co|orange|Mobilized}}''' stage before completing the mothership site, sometimes individual incursion communities decide to finish off the mothership site prematurely. Sometimes it's a tactical decision in order to spawn a new Incursion for the weekend. Other times they just try to beat the crowd and do it just before it enters the withdrawing stage. Sadly, sometimes they finish the mothership site several days in advance for various personal reasons, often contributed to petty things like hurt egos and lost competitions.

Sometimes it's a tactical decision in order to spawn a new Incursion for the weekend. Other times they just try to beat the crowd and do it just before it enters the {{co|red|withdrawing}} stage. Sadly, sometimes they finish the mothership site several days in advance for various personal reasons, often contributed to petty things like hurt egos and lost competitions.

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There are also individuals who go into sites with the intention of keeping the site from respawning even when it's finished. Unless they leave, by their own volition or forcefully, the site will not despawn and no new site will be taking its place. As of January 17th 2013 this is considered an exploit and anyone found doing it will be dealt with accordingly, see the official [http://community.eveonline.com/news/newsFromEve.asp?newsTitle=incursion-site-exploit-notification Incursion Site Exploit Notification].

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~~From the '''Incursion Site Exploit Notification''' that has since been removed (January 17th, 2013)~~

~~{{quote|Good evening internet spaceship captains.~~

We would like to inform you all that after thorough investigation, the GM Team have come to the decision that loitering in completed Incursion sites with the intent of preventing further continuation of the Incursion is now considered an exploit.

~~Any players found engaging this activity will be dealt with according to our policies on exploits.}}~~

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= Encounters =

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 <small><references /></small>
 = Longevity =
-Incursions last up to five or six days and go through three different stages; '''{{co|green|Established}}''', '''{{co|orange|Mobilized}}''' and '''{{co|red|Withdrawing}}'''<small> <ref>The exact mechanics for when an incursion enters a new stage is unknown, but a popular theory is that the time is somewhat based on the effort put up by the incursion communities. If they fend off the Sansha the '''established''' stage in particular seems to last much longer.</ref></small>.
+Incursions last up to five or six days and go through three different stages, in order; {{co|green|Established}}, {{co|orange|Mobilized}} and {{co|red|Withdrawing}}.
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 ! align="left" valign="top" style="background:#222222;" | Explanation
 |- valign="top"
-| nowrap | '''Incursion {{co|green|established}}'''
+| nowrap align="center" style="background-color:#111111;" | '''Incursion {{co|green|established}}'''<br>(up to 3 days)
-| Whenever an incursion spawns, this will be the first stage. Sansha Kuvakei's forces have poured into the constellation and are trying to take control of the systems.
+| Whenever an incursion spawns, this will be the first stage. Sansha Kuvakei's forces are trying to take control of the systems. While the exact mechanic is unknown, beating down the influence right away makes this stage last longer.
-'''This stage can last from a day up to several days.'''
 |- valign="top"
-| nowrap | '''Incursion {{co|orange|mobilized}}'''
+| nowrap align="center" style="background-color:#111111;" | '''Incursion {{co|orange|mobilized}}'''<br>(2 days)
 | The incursion has been around for a bit and Sansha Kuvakei's forces are either getting ready to finish off the incursion or they are losing too much ground and prepare to withdraw from the constellation.
-'''Once the incursion enters this stage, it usually enters the last stage within a couple of days.'''
 |- valign="top"
-| nowrap | '''Incursion {{co|red|withdrawing}}'''
+| nowrap align="center" style="background-color:#111111;" | '''Incursion {{co|red|withdrawing}}'''<br>(1 day)
-| The incursion is ending, either due to Sansha Kuvakei's forces overrunning the constellation or because the incursion community managed to keep them at bay.
+| The incursion is ending, either due to Sansha Kuvakei's forces overrunning the constellation or because the incursion community managed to keep them at bay. This stage means the end of the incursion within a day, one way or another.
-'''This stage means the end of the incursion within a day, one way or another.'''
 |}
 <small><references /></small>
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 ==== Mothership sighted ====
-The mothership site can occur as early as within the first '''{{co|green|Established}}''' stage, assuming the incursion runners fight down the influence and starts running headquarter sites. Once the mothership has been sighted, the incursion can be defeated by destroying the mothership and all accrued CONCORD Loyalty Points released.
+The mothership site can occur as early as within the first {{co|green|established}} stage, assuming the incursion runners fight down the influence and starts running headquarter sites. Once the mothership has been sighted, the incursion can be defeated by destroying the mothership and all accrued CONCORD Loyalty Points released.
-CONCORD Loyalty Points payouts are directly tied to the completion of the mothership site. Historically speaking the communities have always beaten the mothership site of highsec incursions, to ensure loyalty point payouts and potential loot from the mothership itself.
 ==== Community drama ====
-While a lot of people would leave incursions up until they actually entered the '''{{co|red|Withdrawing}}''', or at least '''{{co|orange|Mobilized}}''' stage before completing the mothership site, sometimes individual incursion communities decide to finish off the mothership site prematurely. Sometimes it's a tactical decision in order to spawn a new Incursion for the weekend. Other times they just try to beat the crowd and do it just before it enters the withdrawing stage. Sadly, sometimes they finish the mothership site several days in advance for various personal reasons, often contributed to petty things like hurt egos and lost competitions.
+Sometimes it's a tactical decision in order to spawn a new Incursion for the weekend. Other times they just try to beat the crowd and do it just before it enters the {{co|red|withdrawing}} stage. Sadly, sometimes they finish the mothership site several days in advance for various personal reasons, often contributed to petty things like hurt egos and lost competitions.
-<!-- Removed for now
-There are also individuals who go into sites with the intention of keeping the site from respawning even when it's finished. Unless they leave, by their own volition or forcefully, the site will not despawn and no new site will be taking its place. As of January 17th 2013 this is considered an exploit and anyone found doing it will be dealt with accordingly, see the official [http://community.eveonline.com/news/newsFromEve.asp?newsTitle=incursion-site-exploit-notification Incursion Site Exploit Notification].
--->
-<!-- In case the news is removed at some point.
-From the '''Incursion Site Exploit Notification''' that has since been removed (January 17th, 2013)
-{{quote|Good evening internet spaceship captains.
-We would like to inform you all that after thorough investigation, the GM Team have come to the decision that loitering in completed Incursion sites with the intent of preventing further continuation of the Incursion is now considered an exploit.
-Any players found engaging this activity will be dealt with according to our policies on exploits.}}
--->
 = Encounters =