SoulHeir

Glad it's not just me who's frustrated! I put WWD? after the Underground trial because I also used the canon timeline for when Prometheus popped up who references these names in the lore dump he provides for the BAF and Lambda dialogues, suggesting WWD? doesn't take place until after these trials. So, mid-Praetoria War, the Freedom Phalanx had to deal with Wade's shenanigans. I agree that the Homecoming devs should consider heavy retcons to return the game to "evergreen" status or at least make the timeline for newer content clearer. As is, new or returning players are completely lost on the placement of some of the game's best story content.

Done, great idea!! Yeah this is precisely why I was frustrated enough to try and come up with a timeline of events. Going Rogue really messed with the canon and it bugged the heck out of me. To my knowledge, the Cimerora arcs don't interact with the other timebound events on the timeline, but I'm happy to add if anyone else disagrees! I have updated the first post to reflect a few changes as suggested in the thread, and also because I re-read Prometheus' lore dialogue and realized that a certain character was namedropped during the intro to the Underground Trial that required edits.

I feel like once the game went Free-To-Play and went all in on the Praetorian storyline, it became a bit messier to figure out the order of events and general timeline that we the player are operating in. I'm attempting to write out a rough timeline of events to help newer players understand the story's chronological order, as I think it's unfortunately the game hasn't done super well. I recently rejoined since live and wished I had something like this. Can I ask you fine folks to review and correct me if I'm wrong, and perhaps add in any relevant Villain/Prae arcs as I'm not as familiar? Note that I'm only trying to lock in arcs that chronologically affect events, and one that don't require prerequisites spelling out the order in-game. It seems like a majority of the timebound arcs have to do with the overall Praetorian invasion and related Incarnate content. The canon timeline on the wiki was somewhat lacking: https://homecoming.wiki/wiki/Canon_Timeline#2010_-_Present My proposed writeup of the chorological order of events: A Mind in Danger (Calvin Scott Task Force, via Ouroboros) Midnight Draws Near (Darren Wade Story Arc, Villains Only) The Praetorian War (Tina Macintyre Flashback Story Arc) A Hero's Hero (Maria Jenkins Flashback Story Arc) The Anti-Matter Collision (Tina Macintyre Story Arc) The Instant Army (Tina Macintyre Story Arc) A Hero's Epic (Maria Jenkins Story Arc) Power Overwhelming (Mender Ramiel Story Arc) The Rift Enclosure (Provost Marchand Story Arc, Praetorians Only) Apex Task Force Tin Mage MkII Task Force Admiral Sutter Task Force First Ward Story Arcs Night Ward Story Arcs Behavioral Adjustment Facility Trial Lamda Sector Trial Keyes Island Trial Underground Trial Who Will Die? Signature Story Arc TPN Campus Trial Minds of Mayhem Trial Dark Astoria Story Arcs Dilemma Diabolique Trial Glory and Dark Tidings (Sister Valeria Story Arc) The Emperor's Sword (Belladonna Vetrano Story Arc) Magisterium Trial Praetoria's Last Gasp (Number Six Story Arc) A New Dimension, A New Team (Provost Marchand Story Arc) A New War (Provost Marchand Story Arc) Tipping the Scales (Provost Marchand Story Arc) Criminals of War (Mr. G Story Arc) Sweeps Week (Mr. G Story Arc) The End of a Yin (Mr. G Story Arc) Pandora's Box Signature Story Arc (where we currently are in the game's story) Thanks!