[Sendaz]

Which all means plenty of jobs to be had. 

[Mirikon]

Which all means plenty of jobs to be had. 

Indeed. I expect that how some of those jobs play out in Shadowrun Chronicles and in possible Missions or convention play will determine who goes down and who rises.

[CitizenJoe]

Let me just squash that rumor.  Something in the game is going to change as a result of Lockdown, nobody of authority confirmed one of the big ten is going down.  People keep suggesting that as fact.  Simply put, things have already changed in the setting by introducing CFD. 

[Checkmate]

No one of Authority? So being openly stated in Shadowrun Chronicles, which has been confirmed as having an impact on Canon, doesn't count as authoritative?

[Sendaz]

Wak covered this in another thread:

Yeah, it's official, but I don't know where as I'm not on that team at all and haven't had anything to do with it other than work out trap doors once I heard about it. The Kickstarte rmaybe? Let's look!

And the best part is: In Shadowrun Online the collective actions of players will not only determine the fate of the online game world, but our unique player-driven plotline will enable you to determine the future of the whole Shadowrun Universe! Events players trigger will also cross over into the pen and paper storyline - so you can shape the future of the Shadowrun Universe!

Hrm. That tells us that *something* will happen but not *what*.

Man.

I need to figure out where that stuff was promoted. Hrm!

So yes the SR chronicles will have some impact on in-game events, however the exact effects are not well specified.

So there could be a mega going down based on player interaction, but it is not confirmed as yet.

We are only in chapter 1 of this arc, and this could take some time to go through it all, so we shall have to see where it leads.....

[belaran]

Coming across this topic, I thought I would try to reply to the original topic and add attempt to a sort of timeline:

2074: The Beginning : first cases of infection and headcases action, Fastjack and Miles Lanier comes out as "head cases" victim, and Fastjack disappear (Source: Storm Front). As this stage CFD is more of a rumor theory on the matrix than anything else.

2075: Discreet recognition: top management of most mega (and nations) are made aware and react (discreetly) by removing their nanoproduct from the market and start investigating in cure (or react bizarrely, like Sioux Nation openings their door to "head cases"), (Source: Stolen Souls). No public or official word, but my personal interpretation is that some rumors regarding "issues with nanoware" spreads among the public

2076 : Shit hit the fan: Boston Lockdown happens, Shadow world is aware of the strong ties with CFD, but public does not. (Source: Boston Lockdown).

2077: Monads comes out, claiming responsability (but who knows for sure ?) for CFD, but stating publicly that they have nothing to do with Boston mess. In the shadows, some "head case" have finally integrated with their new "personality" (or come to some arrangement), like Riser or Plan 9. A technomancer based solution, using a complex forms named Corollis, allowed to "cure" some CFD case - only if the IA is a Xenosapience, that can be convinced to "move away".(Source: Chrome Flesh). At this point, I'm not sure what the public knows, but my guess is that with the outing of the Monads, CFD rumors are stronger and stronger, and even wageslaves are becoming aware of this. Next step will probably be some mega paying the price, with an "official" story (and punishment) being released in 2078.