The event did die eventually with just Gallia logging caps more or less
I think the only one that kept going till the end was Bering
- If you have the disadvantaged side with a trade element people permanent logged and switching to combat ships to defend the trade route it will keep going a lot longer
The goody two shoes anime heroes kept logging to get swarmed for a very long time
Also, thanks to gallic discord for some nice tips for snub fights - I even learned about the scroll wheel throttle, and how to strafe up:down. And did my part for Kusari going 0:5 on my gallic heroes, demanding duels