The Elite Dangerous ingame reputation system thread
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Reputation and Warzone Missions
Can anyone explain the relationship between Warzone Missions and Reputation? Every time I complete a warzone mission for Empire - by fighting for Empire too - the mission summary says my rep goes up but the rep panel says my actual rep with them and all their subsidiaries goes down?! :/
Can anyone explain the relationship between Warzone Missions and Reputation? Every time I complete a warzone mission for Empire - by fighting for Empire too - the mission summary says my rep goes up but the rep panel says my actual rep with them and all their subsidiaries goes down?! :/
I don't really understand, I've done Warzone missions for the leading party in multiple systems now and they always lead to rep losses :/
Volungu reputation system is bugged
Hello everyone. I was grinding reputation missions for 2 days in the Empire (I am Baron). I did not get any naval ascension missions. The blue arrow for the minor Empire factions went up, as I was completing missions. However, the blue arrow did not go up for the Empire at all. I went to Volungu and went to a high intensity conflict. I sided with Patrons Principles and killed 2 Federal navy ships. Then I flew to Liaedin (Empire) and I saw Federal Progression Naval Missions ( I already competed them, why would they show up in the Empire space and in the Empire dock?). Then I went to V1686 Aquilae (Independent). I went to bulletin board and I saw Federal Progression Naval missions again (in the Independent space on a Independent station???). I noticed that there was a blue arrow pointing up for the Federation. I have not done anything positive for the Federation in the past 2 months !
Clearly this Reputation system is completely bugged. Please share your experiences with bugs. Thank you !
Hello everyone. I was grinding reputation missions for 2 days in the Empire (I am Baron). I did not get any naval ascension missions. The blue arrow for the minor Empire factions went up, as I was completing missions. However, the blue arrow did not go up for the Empire at all. I went to Volungu and went to a high intensity conflict. I sided with Patrons Principles and killed 2 Federal navy ships. Then I flew to Liaedin (Empire) and I saw Federal Progression Naval Missions ( I already competed them, why would they show up in the Empire space and in the Empire dock?). Then I went to V1686 Aquilae (Independent). I went to bulletin board and I saw Federal Progression Naval missions again (in the Independent space on a Independent station???). I noticed that there was a blue arrow pointing up for the Federation. I have not done anything positive for the Federation in the past 2 months !
Clearly this Reputation system is completely bugged. Please share your experiences with bugs. Thank you !
Not too surprising, it happens. It can take a long, long time between naval missions. By the time I got Earl, I was lucky to get one every week or two, and that was with lots and lots of missions (hundreds) in between.
Means you're max reputation allied with the Empire. Congrats. So am I.
Did you turn in your combat bonds in a Federation station? Did you buy or sell anything in a federation station? Reputation happens for lots of non-mission objectives.
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As long as one of the minor factions in a system is aligned to the Federation then their Naval missions will show up. They do not need to be the contolling faction of the system or the station you are docked at.
Have you handed in any Federation Bounties recently? This gives positive reputation with the factions.
I'm allied with all three factions, even though I've only ever been to Alliance space to hand in my bounty vouchers and the Federation has placed a 300k bounty on my head.
Have you handed in any Federation Bounties recently? This gives positive reputation with the factions.
I'm allied with all three factions, even though I've only ever been to Alliance space to hand in my bounty vouchers and the Federation has placed a 300k bounty on my head.
Totally Pointless Reputation System
Since launch, absurd bugs have plagued the reputation system, not to mention the *always* broken mission 'branches'.
And now, I'd like someone to explain how this makes any sense...
1. Faction war in system Fed/Independant (Kruger 60 Free (Fed) vs. Blue Pacific (Indy)
- Both above factions are at WAR status
2. Run several sorties into High Conflict, always faction with Fed.
3. Take mil-sec mission for Fed, side with Fed faction, clean up - per usual.
4. Turn in mission - FAIL, REPUTATION SUNK!
Having just destroyed several dozen Blue Pacific (Indy) ships,
they decide to +rep me, and with the feds I got -rep. Oh but the Feds
STILL PAY ME FOR THE KILLS!!!
Proof shots below. This is also partly the reason I asked for a mission log
so it might help repair this nonsense.
Since launch, absurd bugs have plagued the reputation system, not to mention the *always* broken mission 'branches'.
And now, I'd like someone to explain how this makes any sense...
1. Faction war in system Fed/Independant (Kruger 60 Free (Fed) vs. Blue Pacific (Indy)
- Both above factions are at WAR status
2. Run several sorties into High Conflict, always faction with Fed.
3. Take mil-sec mission for Fed, side with Fed faction, clean up - per usual.
4. Turn in mission - FAIL, REPUTATION SUNK!
Having just destroyed several dozen Blue Pacific (Indy) ships,
they decide to +rep me, and with the feds I got -rep. Oh but the Feds
STILL PAY ME FOR THE KILLS!!!
Proof shots below. This is also partly the reason I asked for a mission log
so it might help repair this nonsense.
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"Hostile" Faction Reputation with Federation
Some days ago I managed to go from the default "Unfriendly" to "Hostile" reputaion with the Federation. I'm not exactly sure how it happened. I did one successful mission and turned it in. Took another and after turning it in was blown up outside the spacedock. Later I figured out this is standard for a "Hostile" marked player in their space. I am guessing I could have lost reputation on the second mission because I mistakenly took one thinking it was a Federation allied one, when it may have been some local faction they didn't like. I really, don't know, but presume it was my blunder for not paying close enough attention.
Well, getting to the point, I've been trying to work it off, but I can't go into Fed space without being attacked on sight. So I have to stick to non-Fed stations and try to turn in bounties for them there. The thing is, even after many, amounting to a couple of hundred thousand maybe, I still don't seem to be able to go back to Unfriendly.
Any advice about what is the trick with this? The in game menu is very limited in giving me an intuitive idea about where I stand. All it says is "Hostile" and the percentage bar on one of the local allied factions was 66%, and never moves from that.
Some days ago I managed to go from the default "Unfriendly" to "Hostile" reputaion with the Federation. I'm not exactly sure how it happened. I did one successful mission and turned it in. Took another and after turning it in was blown up outside the spacedock. Later I figured out this is standard for a "Hostile" marked player in their space. I am guessing I could have lost reputation on the second mission because I mistakenly took one thinking it was a Federation allied one, when it may have been some local faction they didn't like. I really, don't know, but presume it was my blunder for not paying close enough attention.
Well, getting to the point, I've been trying to work it off, but I can't go into Fed space without being attacked on sight. So I have to stick to non-Fed stations and try to turn in bounties for them there. The thing is, even after many, amounting to a couple of hundred thousand maybe, I still don't seem to be able to go back to Unfriendly.
Any advice about what is the trick with this? The in game menu is very limited in giving me an intuitive idea about where I stand. All it says is "Hostile" and the percentage bar on one of the local allied factions was 66%, and never moves from that.
When you bounty hunt your standing with the faction will raise. Make sure your in a Federation controlled system, and not just a system that has a few Federation outposts. That is how I got friendly with Federation.
Also be careful who you do missions for because when you do a mission for an independent faction, then sometimes your reputation for other factions will go down, and that includes federation factions.
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So basically yes, bounty hunt, and avoid the Federation till they like you somewhat.
Also be careful who you do missions for because when you do a mission for an independent faction, then sometimes your reputation for other factions will go down, and that includes federation factions.
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So basically yes, bounty hunt, and avoid the Federation till they like you somewhat.
I think it's not possible to turn in Fed bounties at non Fed stations. Be careful that you don't make things worse.
Try to enter a station with silent running or visit an outpost. You can also try to do donation missions at a non fed station, minor factions do offer missions even if they are not in control of the station.
Try to enter a station with silent running or visit an outpost. You can also try to do donation missions at a non fed station, minor factions do offer missions even if they are not in control of the station.
It is possible to recover from being hostile with the Feds. What I did was find an outpost with a good set of missions and good facilities (in the Mufrid system iirc). It was pretty easy to then get that local faction to like me after a few reputation missions etc.
After that, I needed to move to another nearby system and run rep missions there. Took getting two or three local Fed factions to like me to salvage back an unfriendly status.
I would caution trying to do it with bounty hunting - it's all too easy to be hunting wanted Fed ships and that will be detrimental to your rep.
After that, I needed to move to another nearby system and run rep missions there. Took getting two or three local Fed factions to like me to salvage back an unfriendly status.
I would caution trying to do it with bounty hunting - it's all too easy to be hunting wanted Fed ships and that will be detrimental to your rep.
I've turned in fed bounties in independent stations... at least they're listed as independent as is the system. I can't hand in Alliance or Empire bounties in the same system, however. I think you only need a faction to be part of said station to hand in bounties for that faction. Like, if Federation have a minor presence in a system or station but don't own it you can hand it in to them. Makes sense I guess.
This happened to me really early on and I had to do a colossal amount of work to get back on 'unfriendly' terms. Most of what people have said is true. The best advice is to find a federation aligned outpost but in a system that is controlled by someone else. If you stay in a federation controlled system then the constant interdictions will drive you round the bend.
A couple of rules I found out about the hard way:
Don't abandon any missions for them otherwise it will wipe all your good work,
Don't get caught smuggling as the resulting fine, even if it's tiny can cause your reputation to get even worse,
Bounty hunting, trading and cashing in exploration data will all help your reputation, but in tiny, tiny increments,
Do not go bounty hunting in a federation controlled sytem, the security ships have a high probability of just opening fire on you for no reason.
Do not, under any circumstances, try to help out a federation aligned faction in a conflict zone. If the feds are hostile towards you, even when you select their faction, all of the ships on both sides show as red and they will all open fire on you. Quickest death I have had in game.
Security ships are allowed to open fire on you even if you're not 'wanted'. Apparently if you're out of favour with them the federation security ships are allowed to openly ignore their own laws - sounds like you may have experienced this already.
They are clearly extremely emotionally sensitive and can change their minds about you in an instant so once you've improved your reputation ensure you play nicely with them after that, always send a birthday card, send flowers etc etc.
My advice would be to fly to a part of human populated space on the borders of the Federation - there will be plenty of independant systems and when you want a break from the mindnumbing need to find 5 units of fish etc. you can fly quickly into the empire/alliance and play normally for a while.
Oh and completing Federation navy missions does, or at least did help improve my reputation hugely in one go.
When my reputation improved there appeared to be no rhyme or reason to it as I hadn't done anything for a couple of days and had been out exploring. But suddenly they were just unfriendly, when I was in deep space - not well balanced people.
I'm still emotionally scarred by my experiences, if you end up the same way maybe use the forum as a support group.
A couple of rules I found out about the hard way:
Don't abandon any missions for them otherwise it will wipe all your good work,
Don't get caught smuggling as the resulting fine, even if it's tiny can cause your reputation to get even worse,
Bounty hunting, trading and cashing in exploration data will all help your reputation, but in tiny, tiny increments,
Do not go bounty hunting in a federation controlled sytem, the security ships have a high probability of just opening fire on you for no reason.
Do not, under any circumstances, try to help out a federation aligned faction in a conflict zone. If the feds are hostile towards you, even when you select their faction, all of the ships on both sides show as red and they will all open fire on you. Quickest death I have had in game.
Security ships are allowed to open fire on you even if you're not 'wanted'. Apparently if you're out of favour with them the federation security ships are allowed to openly ignore their own laws - sounds like you may have experienced this already.
They are clearly extremely emotionally sensitive and can change their minds about you in an instant so once you've improved your reputation ensure you play nicely with them after that, always send a birthday card, send flowers etc etc.
My advice would be to fly to a part of human populated space on the borders of the Federation - there will be plenty of independant systems and when you want a break from the mindnumbing need to find 5 units of fish etc. you can fly quickly into the empire/alliance and play normally for a while.
Oh and completing Federation navy missions does, or at least did help improve my reputation hugely in one go.
When my reputation improved there appeared to be no rhyme or reason to it as I hadn't done anything for a couple of days and had been out exploring. But suddenly they were just unfriendly, when I was in deep space - not well balanced people.
I'm still emotionally scarred by my experiences, if you end up the same way maybe use the forum as a support group.
Be careful with this, the last two Navy missions I've taken (both were to kill pirates) actually decreased my overall Fed rep because although one Fed Faction went up, two others went down. This was on turning in the mission, not for killing the pirates. Also only one of them actually advanced my rank.
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Yep, it's going to take a LOT of work. Took me weeks (albeit in the short stints I'm able to play) to get back to neutral from unfriendly. Ideally you'll want to find an independent outpost with a fed faction to call home. The illegal missions are a risk worth taking so long as you don't get caught, and if you have cargo space keep a stock of food cartridges, medicines any anything else that crops up for Rep only missions.
Just stick at it. At the periphery of Fed space there are a few Independent systems with Fed outposts. That's your new home. Look for missions taking you TO Independent places, then you don't run the risk of up'n'down rep with Fed factions. Do anything. I don't even know if value has much to do with it, as I did a lot of the No Cargo Required ones in my exploring Adder.
It takes a while, but is strangely rewarding. You'll slingshot to Friendly in no time, and the Feds will be your little green friends.
It takes a while, but is strangely rewarding. You'll slingshot to Friendly in no time, and the Feds will be your little green friends.