Answers
Merits & faction war
Do the factions have different bonuses?
Not right now.
- Ganden and Tzhal are the two playable factions in Beta 1.
- Each has its own home hub, Ganden and Zhat Kali, and lower-tier breaches the other faction can't enter.
- What differs is who can join: the faction picker weighs Merit rank as well as headcount, and closes the leading faction to new recruits while it leads.
Does repairing faction NPCs earn Merits?
Not directly: a trusted player found that repairing allied NPCs gives no Merits on its own.
- Repairing allied players does pay: you earn a share of the Merits from their kills.
- Whether kills an NPC makes after you repair it count for you is unconfirmed.