The reputation system in Fallout 76 is a straightforward mechanic, but if you are having issues building reputation with your desired faction, here’s everything you need to know.

Ranking System

Two factions are affected by this social standing ranking system; Raiders and Settlers. Below are the tiers of possible reputation ranks from worst to best, along with each rank’s reputation point (RP) requirements and min-max time it takes to advance between tiers.

  • Hostile: -2,000 RP Cautious: -1,000 RP Neutral: 0 RP , 3-5 days after preceding tier Cooperative: 1,000 RP, 3-5 days after preceding tier Friendly: 3,000 RP, 6-10 days after preceding tier Neighborly: 6,000 RP, 9-15 days after preceding tier Ally: 12,000 RP, 18-30 days after preceding tier

Raising Reputation

The primary way to raise your reputation with the factions is to complete specific quests, either main quests, dailies, or encounters. Each faction has its own set of quests that earn you RP with that faction. Below is a list of the quests, their type, which faction they boost, and by how much.

Main Quests (Before Pledging A Faction)

Each of these quests earns 500 RP upon completion.

Settlers

  • Trade Secrets Invisible Ties Duty Calls

Raiders

  • Cheating Death Fun and Games The Ol’ Weston Shuffle

Main Quests (After Pledging A Faction)

  • Division of Wealth (+750 RP) All That Glitters (+750 RP)

  • From Russia With Lev (+500 RP) Buried Treasure (+750 RP)

Final Story Quest: ‘Secrets Revealed’

It’s the same quest, but the reputation you’ll earn fluctuates depending on what outcome you chose and which faction you sided with.

  • Split gold with the faction you chose (+1,000 RP) Keep gold (+500 RP) Split with both factions (+300 RP)

Dailies

  • Vital Equipment - Accept reward (+200 RP), Donate reward (+250 RP) Retirement Plan - In the Raider quest, Instruct the prior raider to relocate to Foundation (+25 RP) Photo Opportunity - Deliver Ward the photos and refuse the reward (+75 RP)

  • Vital Equipment - In the settler quest, find the Raider survivor and give them the item to keep (+10 RP w/ Raider faction, -10 RP w/ Settler faction.) Retirement Plan - Standard completion (+200 RP), Instruct the raider to return to Crater (+210 RP), or slay raider and select “Appalachia has a new corpse” (+225 RP) Photo Opportunity - Deliver Kiyomi the photos and refuse reward (+75 RP) The Importance of Communication - Accept reward (+200 RP), or decline reward (+225 RP)

Encounters

  • Faction Vs. Creature

  • Keep settlers alive (+10 RP w/ Settlers) Keep raiders alive (+10 RP w/ Raiders)

  • Faction Vs. Faction

  • Attack raiders, defend settlers, and no friendly fire (+25 RP w/ settlers if they survive) Attack settlers, defend raiders, and no friendly fire (+25 RP w/ raiders if they survive)

Notifications will tell you how much RP the completed action has earned you, while the Social menu displays your current standing with both factions. By clicking the factions it will show you how much reputation is required to rank up.

Rewards

Higher ranking with a faction opens up a wider market of goods and wares with that faction. Additionally, ranking up with a faction unlocks exclusive vendors that sell faction-themed blueprints for items. For example, Samuel is the settlers’ special trader, while Mortimer services the raiders’ community. Molly, another exclusive vendor, can be found at the raider’s base in the Crater as well. These ‘Plans’ can be bought with Gold Bullion currency.

Certain blueprints are unlocked after reaching a particular standing with either faction, which will then be available to buy from both using the Caps currency. Seek out Sunny amongst the Settlers to take a look at these blueprints. If you’re running with the raiders, ask Ae-Ri.

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