Day one noob question

[NephilimNexus]

So from what I read, this is a PvP game in the tradition of Tribes. Alright, sounds good to me. Some RPG elements thrown in because why not? So far so good.

So I made a character and ran through the tutorial. The tutorial kind of surprised me, because at no point was I offered any choice in which side I wanted to play - I was railroaded into the Resistance, no questions asked or answers offered.

Okay, thinks I, it's just a tutorial. Writing a second tutorial for Commonwealth players may have simply been too much trouble. It will probably let me make the actual decision when I'm done with it.

Nope.

So I'm sitting there in the Dome city, fresh out of the tutorial, and I'm thinking "How the heck do they have a PvP game with only one playable faction?"

Confused, I came here looking for answers from the more experienced players. At what point do I actually get to decide which side I want to support? Is it a certain level? A certain plot point? A certain specific scripted mission?

Help a noob out.