Discussion: Ten Ton Hammer Q&A with Tim Sweeney

Well, this bit about the AVs is sort of a hint:

Plus, this bit could be pretty interesting:

If that's a hint, then that has all kinds of implications for the future.

The thing about the MLW is that he's opposed to Silos and Ouroboros, but it's very hard to see how the devs could make the Menders be the bad guys, as it'd mean they'd have to remove the Citadel, and all access to it from us, including the flashback system - which seems very unlikely, meaning that we'll probably be siding with the Menders rather than the MLW, and with incarnate content being co-op, it seems like the MLW's offer to join with him against Silos might just be for flavor, rather than an actual gameplay choice, in the same way that Tyrant tells loyalists escaping to Primal Earth that they'll come around to his point of view when they see how "bad" the palce is.

The latest letter from the MLW on Ramiel's arc says:

That seems to fit with Prometheus, who the devs have described as being aginst the Well and all it stands for, still being the one who is guiding us in the fight against Tyrant, and helping us access power from the Well ourselves.

In that same letter, the MLW also says:

As this was from I19, Prometheus wasn't there - but the emphasis on the word "when" could almost be a hint that it's Prometheus - because it doesn't make sense to emphasize it, because we only ever get the letter on Ramiel's arc - so the "when" could be referencing if you played the arc before or after I20.

One more bit of potential interest is that the MLW seems to suggest that he supplied the the Aspect of the Pillar to the Midnighters that linked to Cimerora - and the whole classical vibe of Cimerora is quite a good fit for a Titan.


Going by what's been said in-game, and out of the game, the Coming Storm comes after we defeat Tyrant.
The Well of the Furies is trying to protect itself from the Coming Storm, and has made Tyrant it's champion - if we can defeat him, it'll prove to the Well that we're a better bet to protect the multiverse from the Coming Storm than Tyrant is.
Remember that the Well isn't good or evil, it just responds to power, so it'll switch its backing to us rather than Tyrant, just as long as we can prove that we're stonger than him.
Our actions have already gotten the Well's notice, and its favor in some cases, so now we need to take the next step and become its champions by defeating its current champion.

I'm not GG, but I felt like commenting.

I hope it's a different group. The enemies in TCS have been using Shivans as scouts, and all but decimated the Kheldians (for use as ship fuel!). That points to an extraterrestrial origin. It would be rather anticlimactic if it all turned out to be "Evil Statesman".

Really? So once again this is all linked to the Well.

That's . .. incredibly boring.

Interesting. Is this confirmed (i.e. mentioned in game), or just speculation?

I disagree. The Storm isn't linked to the well, the well is just aware of it and is seeking a Champion. I don't know of *any* solid hints on the actual nature of the storm, but it seems clear to me that Praetoria is just prologue.

Agreed. The Coming Storm must be really powerful if even the Well is intimidated enough to throw all it's weight behind Cole.

One of the new badges in FBZ reveals a Coming Storm of Rularuu.

Stormwatcher.

"It was here that Earth's explorers first encountered the mysterious entities of the Shadow Shard. Their threat was implicit and the need to keep them contained became a driving force in the establishment of Tempest Sector. As a representative of Paragon City, you have joined the fight to prevent the denizens of the Shadow Shard from extending their range into your home dimension. Some see their discovery of Primal Earth's dimension as inevitable; a "coming storm" which could rival the Rikti Invasion in destructive potential."

Anything to do with Incarnates is going to be linked to the Well - that's where Incarnates get their extra power.