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I don't think it will quite reach FoB levels (unless Salem shows up). The biggest reason being that they haven't already have a metaphorical bomb dropped on them.

With Beacon they had people from all over the world visiting; global communications were hijacked, a weapon disguised as a child was revealed to them, and an unknown hostile force announced their evil scheme; all in the span of a few short minutes.

Add to that months of escalating attacks from the White Fang, serial theft of Dust, and the proxmitiy to Breach shaking things up in advance.

Plus, of course, Atlesian mechs going rogue as the icing on the cake.

The Mantle riots involve less extreme inciting factors and represent an internal threat rather than a blatant terrorist action.