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| + | = What are Incursions? = | ||
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| + | | valign="top" | Incursions are automated events in which the NPC faction known as the [[Sansha's Nation]], led by [[Sansha Kuvakei]], invade space in an attempt to conquer it for themselves. Capsuleers must fight off Sansha's forces in order to return the contested space back into an area which can more safely occupied. | ||
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| + | The following quote is from the EVE Chronicle [http://community.eveonline.com/background/potw/default.asp?cid=20-12-10 Uplifted]: | ||
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| + | : ''"Then the wormhole let out a searing burst of white light, and they came through, bulbous metallic vessels covered in wicked, uneven spines. Hundreds poured from the shimmering portal, covering light years of distance in a single instant to cloud the skies above the helpless planet. Almost fishlike, darting in loose formation and changing direction simultaneously, they spread out in all directions. With synchronized releases of focused electromagnetic blasts, they smoothly wiped all defensive structures and communications satellites from orbit. For many people on the surface, the sudden glare of golden laser beams lancing across the night sky was the first sign that Sansha’s Nation had arrived."'' | ||
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| + | [[image:CDIA_Files_Sansha.png|thumb|right|250px|CCP has released both the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejX0Rym0NZw&list=PLF614A7A6461E61E1 Incursion trailer] and the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJKcK-Fv80I&list=PLF614A7A6461E61E1 CDIA Files: Sansha Incursions] videos concerning Sansha Kuvakei and Incursions. They also made a more cinematic version of Incursions, called [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YezGrLuosg0 Incursion - Cinema Cut].]] | ||
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| + | == Constellation penalties == | ||
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| + | | valign="top" | During an incursion there are constellation wide penalties: | ||
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| + | * ''System-wide cynosural field jammers are in effect.''<small> <ref>Cynosural field jamming has very little effect in high security space, but can be quite damaging for a nullsec alliance if one of their logistics hubs is locked down. This penalty is absolute and always in effect.</ref></small> | ||
| + | * ''Financial systems compromised. 50% reduction in CONCORD bounties.''<small> <ref>The 50% reduction in CONCORD bounties are always in full effect and doesn't scale with the influence.</ref></small> | ||
| + | * ''Vessel integrity compromised. Shield and armor resistances reduced.''<small> <ref>At full influence, a Vanguard system suffers a 10% penalty to resists. In Assaults the penalty is 25% and in Headquarter systems the penalty is as much as 50% penalty to your resists. Due to the way resists work, it practically means that a natural resist of 73% drops to 60% in Vanguard, 66% in Assaults and as low as 59% in Headquarter sites.</ref></small> | ||
| + | * ''Capsule interference detected. Turret, launcher, drone and smartbomb damage reduced.''<small> <ref>At full influence, you do 10% less damage in Vanguards, 25% less damage in Assaults and as much as 50% less damage in Headquarter sites.</ref></small> | ||
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| + | The strength of the penalties are tied to both the level of activity and how much influence Sansha's forces have in the constellation. As such the penalties are higher in high activity systems like headquarter system, than they are in low activity systems like the staging system. | ||
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| + | As players run sites and Sansha's influence drops the penalties are reduced, to the point where they are effectively cancelled at zero influence. The only notable exception is the 50% reduction in CONCORD bounties, which is always in effect regardless of the influence. | ||
| + | | valign="top" | [[image:incursions_staging_full.png|thumb|This incursion information shows in all systems, letting you know there is an incursion and what kind of system it is.]] | ||
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| + | === Native spawns are replaced === | ||
| + | Whenever a constellation is under incursion, the normal belt rats will be replaced by Sansha Incursion rats. These NPCs will be much stronger, tougher, more deadly than your run of the mill Sansha Mission rats and mining ships and weaker combat ships stand no chance against them. | ||
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| + | All the mission rats and exploration site rats will remain the same, but if you linger in a completed site or a cleared out pocket, eventually regular rats will spawn every once in a while and they too will be replaced by the Sansha Incursion rats. | ||
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| + | === Gate camps in low and null security space === | ||
| + | In low and null security space the constellations under incursion will have Sansha ''"gate camps"'' for lack of a better word. There will be groups of Sansha Incursion rats at gates in these system, catching people unaware of the danger they pose. It is easy to mistake these for normal rats and underestimate how hard they are to kill and most importantly, how much of a punch they pack. | ||
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| + | So if you're moving a small fleet or a fleet of small ships through a low- or nullsec incursion, don't dismiss the threat these NPCs pose. | ||
| + | |||
| + | = High-end PvE fleet content = | ||
| + | Incursions are high-end PvE fleet content, well above that of regular level four missions and have more in common with level five missions than anything else. The introduction of incursions to the game added some much needed incentive for fleet content in highsec. It also gave people a very controlled environment to train up their skills as a logistics pilot as well as giving people a feel for organized fleets outside of general PvP. | ||
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| + | Contrary to missions, incursion fleets rely on buffers and resists supported by logistical ships in order to survive. The ships you face in incursions utilize electronic warfare, capacitor warfare as well as playing on speed and signature to their advantage. This forces incursion fleets to find ways around that in order to be successful. | ||
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| + | Due to the restrictions to fleet size, each member of the fleet matters. You cannot compensate for lack of skill or efficiency by simply adding more ships. As such, incursions are not for the brand new players, but more geared towards those who've spent at least a few months in the game. | ||
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| + | = How do I get in contact with the community? = | ||
| + | We utilize the following EVE University services for communication: | ||
| + | |||
| + | * [[Mumble]] (voice comms, in one of the '''On-Demand Channels''') | ||
| + | * Ingame chat channel '''incursions.e-uni'''. | ||
| + | * Ingame mailing list '''Incursions.E-UNI'''. | ||
| + | * The [http://forum.eveuniversity.org/viewforum.php?f=242 Incursions] section on the forum. | ||
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| + | If you think that Incursions might be something for you, see the [[Roles in Incursions]] page to familiarize yourself with the various roles you could fill in an incursion fleet. Then have a look at the fitting pages for [[Vanguard Incursion fits|Vanguards]] or [[Assault Incursion fits|Assaults]], to make sure your ship is properly fitted for incursions. The [[Fitting for Incursions]] page will tell you the skills needed and the reasoning behind the way these ships are fit. | ||
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| + | We'd also appreciate it if you looked at the [[Incursion checklist]] page, because there are some preparations that you'll need to do and mechanics you'll need to be aware of. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Open community == | ||
| + | Our Incursion Community is open to everyone who is a friend of EVE University<small> <ref>Since we use the above mentioned services, you'll need to remain in good standing with the university to continue to have access to the forum, which in turn allows them to see the channel passwords, use Mumble etc.</ref></small>; Alumni, ex-unistas and alts are all more than welcome to come fly with us as long as you aren't at war and recognize that teaching comes first and that certain restrictions might be put in place, ensuring we conform with the [[EVE University Rules]] and the [[Wartime Standard Operating Procedures]] (WSOP). In order to accommodate for young unistas who cannot fly anything bigger than a battlecruiser, we also ask that non-unistas come with suitable ships, such as battleships or strategic cruisers<small> <ref>Battleships and strategic cruisers are much more efficient and will be an addition to the fleet instead of a liability. It may seem harsh, but it is a matter of fleet security; Having too many battlecruisers doesn't just make things go slowly, speed is a direct measure of safety and less efficient fleets increase the risk of losses exponentially.</ref></small>. | ||
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| + | === Mutual respect === | ||
| + | Historically we owe a lot to alumni and friends of the university. They were instrumental in building up the community we have today, bringing both much needed ships, high skills and lots of experiences to our fleets. Alumni in particular spent countless of hours helping us reach the point where we had several people capable of running incursions, improving the community and recruiting more people to come fly with us. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Those who fly with us respect the university and what we try to do, we in turn respect what they bring to our community. As such they've continued to be valuable members of the community. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Relations with the public communities == | ||
| + | While we have no official relation with either of the public communities, EVE University's neutrality and long-term goals of teaching the next generation of EVE-players means that we avoid putting ourselves in situations where future relations might be compromised. As such, we do not run with public communities while at war<small> <ref>Unistas aren't allowed to fly with public incursion communities while at war to avoid causing trouble that may lead to diplomatic incidents or worse, barring future unistas from joining the community in question.</ref></small>. | ||
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| + | This does not stop individual members of these communities to come fly with us, something that is often mutually beneficial. We've also had guest fleet commanders joining us for the more difficult headquarters or mothership sites. | ||
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| + | = Clarifications = | ||
| + | <small><references /></small> | ||
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Contents
What are Incursions?
| Incursions are automated events in which the NPC faction known as the Sansha's Nation, led by Sansha Kuvakei, invade space in an attempt to conquer it for themselves. Capsuleers must fight off Sansha's forces in order to return the contested space back into an area which can more safely occupied.
The following quote is from the EVE Chronicle Uplifted:
|
 CCP has released both the Incursion trailer and the CDIA Files: Sansha Incursions videos concerning Sansha Kuvakei and Incursions. They also made a more cinematic version of Incursions, called Incursion - Cinema Cut. |
Constellation penalties
During an incursion there are constellation wide penalties:
The strength of the penalties are tied to both the level of activity and how much influence Sansha's forces have in the constellation. As such the penalties are higher in high activity systems like headquarter system, than they are in low activity systems like the staging system. As players run sites and Sansha's influence drops the penalties are reduced, to the point where they are effectively cancelled at zero influence. The only notable exception is the 50% reduction in CONCORD bounties, which is always in effect regardless of the influence. |
File:Incursions staging full.png This incursion information shows in all systems, letting you know there is an incursion and what kind of system it is. |
Native spawns are replaced
Whenever a constellation is under incursion, the normal belt rats will be replaced by Sansha Incursion rats. These NPCs will be much stronger, tougher, more deadly than your run of the mill Sansha Mission rats and mining ships and weaker combat ships stand no chance against them.
All the mission rats and exploration site rats will remain the same, but if you linger in a completed site or a cleared out pocket, eventually regular rats will spawn every once in a while and they too will be replaced by the Sansha Incursion rats.
Gate camps in low and null security space
In low and null security space the constellations under incursion will have Sansha "gate camps" for lack of a better word. There will be groups of Sansha Incursion rats at gates in these system, catching people unaware of the danger they pose. It is easy to mistake these for normal rats and underestimate how hard they are to kill and most importantly, how much of a punch they pack.
So if you're moving a small fleet or a fleet of small ships through a low- or nullsec incursion, don't dismiss the threat these NPCs pose.
High-end PvE fleet content
Incursions are high-end PvE fleet content, well above that of regular level four missions and have more in common with level five missions than anything else. The introduction of incursions to the game added some much needed incentive for fleet content in highsec. It also gave people a very controlled environment to train up their skills as a logistics pilot as well as giving people a feel for organized fleets outside of general PvP.
Contrary to missions, incursion fleets rely on buffers and resists supported by logistical ships in order to survive. The ships you face in incursions utilize electronic warfare, capacitor warfare as well as playing on speed and signature to their advantage. This forces incursion fleets to find ways around that in order to be successful.
Due to the restrictions to fleet size, each member of the fleet matters. You cannot compensate for lack of skill or efficiency by simply adding more ships. As such, incursions are not for the brand new players, but more geared towards those who've spent at least a few months in the game.
How do I get in contact with the community?
We utilize the following EVE University services for communication:
- Mumble (voice comms, in one of the On-Demand Channels)
- Ingame chat channel incursions.e-uni.
- Ingame mailing list Incursions.E-UNI.
- The Incursions section on the forum.
If you think that Incursions might be something for you, see the Roles in Incursions page to familiarize yourself with the various roles you could fill in an incursion fleet. Then have a look at the fitting pages for Vanguards or Assaults, to make sure your ship is properly fitted for incursions. The Fitting for Incursions page will tell you the skills needed and the reasoning behind the way these ships are fit.
We'd also appreciate it if you looked at the Incursion checklist page, because there are some preparations that you'll need to do and mechanics you'll need to be aware of.
Open community
Our Incursion Community is open to everyone who is a friend of EVE University [5]; Alumni, ex-unistas and alts are all more than welcome to come fly with us as long as you aren't at war and recognize that teaching comes first and that certain restrictions might be put in place, ensuring we conform with the EVE University Rules and the Wartime Standard Operating Procedures (WSOP). In order to accommodate for young unistas who cannot fly anything bigger than a battlecruiser, we also ask that non-unistas come with suitable ships, such as battleships or strategic cruisers [6].
Mutual respect
Historically we owe a lot to alumni and friends of the university. They were instrumental in building up the community we have today, bringing both much needed ships, high skills and lots of experiences to our fleets. Alumni in particular spent countless of hours helping us reach the point where we had several people capable of running incursions, improving the community and recruiting more people to come fly with us.
Those who fly with us respect the university and what we try to do, we in turn respect what they bring to our community. As such they've continued to be valuable members of the community.
Relations with the public communities
While we have no official relation with either of the public communities, EVE University's neutrality and long-term goals of teaching the next generation of EVE-players means that we avoid putting ourselves in situations where future relations might be compromised. As such, we do not run with public communities while at war [7].
This does not stop individual members of these communities to come fly with us, something that is often mutually beneficial. We've also had guest fleet commanders joining us for the more difficult headquarters or mothership sites.
Clarifications
- ^ Cynosural field jamming has very little effect in high security space, but can be quite damaging for a nullsec alliance if one of their logistics hubs is locked down. This penalty is absolute and always in effect.
- ^ The 50% reduction in CONCORD bounties are always in full effect and doesn't scale with the influence.
- ^ At full influence, a Vanguard system suffers a 10% penalty to resists. In Assaults the penalty is 25% and in Headquarter systems the penalty is as much as 50% penalty to your resists. Due to the way resists work, it practically means that a natural resist of 73% drops to 60% in Vanguard, 66% in Assaults and as low as 59% in Headquarter sites.
- ^ At full influence, you do 10% less damage in Vanguards, 25% less damage in Assaults and as much as 50% less damage in Headquarter sites.
- ^ Since we use the above mentioned services, you'll need to remain in good standing with the university to continue to have access to the forum, which in turn allows them to see the channel passwords, use Mumble etc.
- ^ Battleships and strategic cruisers are much more efficient and will be an addition to the fleet instead of a liability. It may seem harsh, but it is a matter of fleet security; Having too many battlecruisers doesn't just make things go slowly, speed is a direct measure of safety and less efficient fleets increase the risk of losses exponentially.
- ^ Unistas aren't allowed to fly with public incursion communities while at war to avoid causing trouble that may lead to diplomatic incidents or worse, barring future unistas from joining the community in question.
