Your reputation with the factions of Star Wars Outlaws is a vital part of how you play, with the relationships you build in the criminal underworld having a significant impact on rewards and more. You might be welcomed into a syndicate’s territory, given access to unique rewards and gear, and offered the best jobs around. Alternatively, you might be spat at, charged a fortune for basic equipment, or simply opened fire if you get too close. Your reputation is crucial in Star Wars Outlaws, but often winning with one faction means losing face with another, as all the syndicates are at each other’s throats. If you want to know which faction is best to build reputation with in Star Wars Outlaws, and get some good reputation building tips, we can help you below.
Which faction in Star Wars Outlaws is best to have a good reputation with?
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Of the main Star Wars Outlaws factions you can focus on when building your reputation, none are inherently better than the others – it’s more a matter of what you want to prioritize – but if you have to choose one, we’d say it’s either the Hutt Cartel, or the Ashiga clan, the fourth faction that opens when you first reach Kijimi.
The Hutts have a lot of good traders and dominate Tatooine, probably one of the tougher worlds, so it’s helpful to have them on your side there. The Ashiga may be less present throughout the game, but they reward reputation very well, with gear that reduces damage, increases durability, and generally makes you a force in open combat.
All factions in Star Wars Outlaws
There are four main factions in Star Wars Outlaws that you can influence with your reputation (not counting factions you can’t turn to, like the Empire or the Rebel Alliance). Each of these factions has a niche that usually dictates the type of goods their vendors sell, as well as the type of jobs and contracts you can receive from them.
- The Pyke Syndicate: The Pyke Syndicate consists of smugglers and black market traders and places great value on spaceships and modern weapons.
- The Purple Dawn: As assassins, blackmailers, thieves and manipulators, Crimson Dawn focuses on stealth and behind-the-scenes control.
- The Hutt Cartel: As enforcers, beasts, and mercenaries, the Hutts rely on physical violence and aggression.
- The Ashiga Clan: The Ashiga are territorial and are only unlocked when you first reach Kijimi. They use close combat and fear to hold their ground.
How to build a reputation in Star Wars Outlaws
In Star Wars Outlaws you can earn your reputation in several ways. but the best are contracts: These side missions tend to build a solid relationship with the faction you’re doing the quest for. Quests usually end with a decision where you can betray the quest giver for some extra credits, but if you don’t, you’ll probably get a good, clean profit from their opinion of you.
In the meantime, here are some more recommendations for building your reputation:
- Pass on data to faction smugglers: Throughout the game, you can find data that is a valuable resource. Giving it to a smuggler belonging to a particular faction will boost your reputation, and certain data is highly valued due to that syndicate’s contextual habits – the Pykes love information on spaceships, for example, and Crimson Dawn likes blackmail material.
- Don’t get caught: Sooner or later you will have to face off against all of these factions, but provided you never break cover, they will never know you were there. It is only when you start shooting or are discovered that your reputation will drop.
- Look for random events: Whether in space or on Earth, you’ll occasionally receive markers for nearby conflicts. These are your chances to step in and help whoever is in trouble – even if it may mean upsetting others.
- Accept that you can’t please everyone: While it’s possible to form multiple factions like you, it’s ultimately really difficult. Since they’re all practically at war, supporting one faction means you’re upsetting another. Realize that you probably won’t be able to make them all your friends at once unless you’re willing to really put in the effort and complete lots of quests without blowing your cover.
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