A new trailer from Games of Glory introduces the game's upcoming story, which is not always the focus in a MOBA such as this. Word is that developer Lightbulb Crew plans to add the persistent universe elements to the game next year, saying players' actions will "influence both the future development of the game as well as the course of history for lore and factions." Here's a bit on how this will work:

Players fight, embodying a powerful Clone, for their faction's influence within the broader universe. Each victory or loss changes things, raising their notoriety in the eyes of the Synarchy's - the dominant empire in the game's universe - population.
These dynamic evolutions on the script will shape the game's content and include announcements of new factions, introductions of new clones, armor and equipment as well as game mode modifications.