Reputation in The Outer Worlds The Outer Worlds guide, walkthrough
Last update: 05 November 2019
Reputation in The Outer Worlds influences how you are perceived by members of a given faction. If your reputation is low, faction traders will offer you higher prices and in extreme cases you may even be attacked by faction members. On the other hand, good relations with a certain faction ensure better (lower) prices at faction merchants. On this page of our guide you will learn about the activities that affect your reputation. Also, you we have explained the specific benefits and penalties related to reputation status.
What affects reputation?
In other words, your reputation status with a specific faction depends on the actions you take against its members. If you successfully complete missions for a specific faction and make decisions that are beneficial to this group of people (during conversations and key stages of quests), your reputation will grow significantly. On the other hand, if you steal from or even kill members of a given faction, make unfavorable decisions for them, your reputation will deteriorate.
The first quest, in which you will have to make a choice that affects the faction is Comes Now the Power - your decision on resolving the issue of energy transfer may affect your relationship with the deserters faction.
How does reputation work?
You can check the reputation status with a given faction in the character menu. It has a form of percentage value that is divided into two types - positive and negative reputation.. Both types of reputation are combined. For example, you can have a 70% positive and 70% negative reputation value among one faction at the same time. Depending on which indicator you have in both reputation types, you will receive different bonuses or penalties. For example, 80% of the negative reputation and 80% of the positive reputation among a certain faction will provide a different effect from 10% and 30% respectively. You can find a detailed overview of reputation benefits and penalties in the table below:
Negative reputation | Positive reputation | Effect |
From 0% to 29% | From 0% to 29% | N/A |
From 30% to 49% | From 30% to 49% | N/A |
From 50% to 79% | From 50% to 79% | N/A |
More than 80% | More than 80% | N/A |
From 0% to 29% | From 30% to 49% | Merchant's store prices of specific faction get reduced by 5% |
From 30% to 49% | From 50% to 79% | Merchant's store prices of specific faction get reduced by 5% |
From 50% to 79% | More than 80% | Merchant's store prices of specific faction get reduced by 5% |
From 0% to 29% | From 50% to 79% | Merchant's store prices of specific faction get reduced by 15% |
From 30% to 49% | More than 80% | Merchant's store prices of specific faction get reduced by 15% |
From 0% to 29% | More than 80% | Merchant's store prices of specific faction get reduced by 25% |
From 30% to 49% | From 0% to 29% | Merchant's store prices of specific faction are increased by 10% |
From 50% to 79% | From 30% to 49% | Merchant's store prices of specific faction are increased by 10% |
More than 80% | From 50% to 79% | Merchant's store prices of specific faction are increased by 10% |
From 50% to 79% | From 0% to 29% | Merchant's store prices of specific faction are increased by 25% Faction members will attack you |
More than 80% | From 30% to 49% | Merchant's store prices of specific faction are increased by 25% Faction members will attack you |
More than 80% | From 0% to 29% | Merchant's store prices of specific faction are increased by 50% Faction members will attack you |