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Ronyn

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#16
So... more on the side of what Defiance is doing? with upgrades to your gear stats rather than your own?
(maybe analogy is poor but cant think of any solid example atm)
Not really, Defiance system has vertical progression. Things get better and stronger.
Official information on Ember is: " Progression is horizontal, opening up more options and abilities and gameplay. "
Horizontal progression means we wont be getting stronger/better stats and gear.
Instead we will be unlocking new options and various side grades.
Whether or not XP will be something used to gain those is or if it will rely solely on gathering resources is still undecided.
Grummz hasn't nailed down all of those decisions yet.
 

Grummz

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Ember Dev
Jul 25, 2016
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#92
I guess it was too much to hope for something original.
I think you are confusing this for the main story. There are 28 systems and the US and Russia are not dominant parts of the story. The Crixa setting for tabletop is very wide and accomodates DM's need for the usual favorite tropes as well as new and unique ones.

Ember itself has nothing to do with these factions. They focus on a a single faction which has nomadic roots and is not allied with any past nation.