👏 Reputation

🎗️ Social Interactions & Diplomacy

• Forming strategic alliances and honoring agreements can improve your reputation among peers and factions
• Acts of betrayal or breaking treaties are tracked and can lead to significant reputation penalties
• Engagement in the Landsraad and other political bodies influences your reputation, with decisions impacting both personal and factional standings
• Completing a Landsraad contract against your faction’s wishes may boost your Landsraad influence while hurting your faction loyalty

🔴 Combat Behaviors

• The game tracks not just whether you kill another player, but where, why, and whom you kill
• Killing players from your own faction or breaking declared truces in PvP zones may still be flagged and penalized by faction systems
• Some PvP actions are only penalized if they’re “seen” by faction NPCs, surveillance systems, or players who then report or react. That means ambushing someone in the open desert may have no consequence, while attacking near a faction node could trigger penalties.
• The game world is divided into various zones, each with its own rules regarding player interactions and PvP engagements:
  • Faction-Controlled Zones: These areas are under the jurisdiction of major factions. PvP is typically restricted here, and aggressive actions may lead to reputation penalties or other consequences
  • Lawless Zones: Regions where traditional laws and faction controls are absent. PvP is unrestricted, and players can engage freely without immediate repercussions
  • Neutral or Contested Zones: Areas where control is disputed or neutral. PvP rules may vary depending on current events, faction influence, or player actions

💊 Addictions

• Regular consumption of spice grants abilities but excessive use can lead to addiction, which is tracked and affects reputation
• Signs of addiction, such as the "Eyes of Ibad" (blue eyes) are visible indicators that can influence how NPCs and factions perceive you

🏗️ Crafting Activities

• Fair trading and fulfilling contracts can bolster your reputation, while deceitful practices may harm it
• Producing high-quality goods contributes positively, whereas substandard items can have the opposite effect

🏘️ Base Building and Territory Control

• Building in prohibited zones or encroaching on faction territories can negatively impact your standing
• Successfully defending your base against raids may enhance your reputation, showcasing strength and resilience

Action / Decision	Faction Reputation	Landsraad Reputation	Personal Power Gain	Future Opportunities / Risks
Complete faction mission supporting war effort	↑ Increase	→ Neutral or ↓ Slightly	↑ Resource access	Faction promotions, gear access, political support
Accept Landsraad vote/motion that weakens your faction	↓ Decrease	↑ Increase	↑ Influence or spice	Risk of faction penalties, possible switch to Landsraad alignment
Use spice excessively (and visibly)	↓ Decrease	↓ Decrease (if visible)	↑ Abilities short-term	Addiction risk, possible health debuffs, political distrust
Defend faction territory in PvP zone	↑ Increase	→ Neutral	↑ Respect, possible fame	Reputation gain, stronger ties to faction leadership
Engage in unprovoked PvP in neutral zones	↓ Decrease (if seen)	↓ Decrease	→ Loot/XP gain	Risk of being flagged, bounty placed, limited social access
Broker peace or alliance with another faction	→ Mixed (contextual)	↑ Increase	↑ Diplomatic clout	May create internal faction friction, but opens up cross-faction trade routes
Betray faction in covert Landsraad deal	↓↓ Major drop	↑↑ Major boost	↑ High-value reward	Faction may blacklist or hunt you, opportunity to defect or become double agent
Sabotage rival faction in secret	→ Neutral (if hidden)	↑ Increase (covert gain)	↑ Unique gear/intel	Risk of exposure; if caught, reputation nosedives with multiple groups
Maintain balanced relations (low-conflict diplomacy)	↑ Gradual increase	↑ Gradual increase	→ Slow gain	Long-term access to diverse networks, but slower power scaling