Fence Guide
The conflict had barely started when Fence began setting up anonymous outlets for buying and selling goods. Keeping incognito, he nevertheless managed to put together a well-organised smuggler network, operating all over the Norvinsk region.
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How to Increase Fence Reputation (Scav Karma)
Fence works completely differently from other traders. His loyalty is set not by how much money you spend but by a reputation score called Scav karma. This score mostly rises or falls based on what you do as a Scav, and it ranges roughly from -7 to +6. The higher it climbs, the more often you can play as a Scav, the better gear you spawn with, and the higher Fence loyalty levels you unlock. The table below shows exactly how many points each action gains or loses.
| Action | Points |
|---|---|
| Extract safely as a Scav Small but the safest, most reliable source. A regular Scav player stacks up a lot over time. | +0.01 |
| Use a vehicle (V-Ex) extract +0.25 on first use. Halves on each repeat on the same map (0.13, 0.08, 0.04), but each map counts separately. | +0.25 |
| Use a co-op extract Extract together with a player Scav or PMC. A high gain most new players miss. | +0.25 |
| Kill a PMC as a Scav The reward grows the more Scavs that PMC had already killed that raid. | +0.02–0.03 |
| Kill a traitor Scav Punish a Scav (player or AI) that attacked other Scavs without reason. | +0.03 |
| Help a Scav boss / guards Backing a boss against PMCs gives ~+0.05, supporting its guards ~+0.02. | +0.05 |
| Complete Fence's daily task Finishing the daily Scav tasks Fence offers. | +0.01–0.04 |
| Recover negative karma via PMC quest If your karma is negative, certain PMC quests restore a large amount. The fastest way back. | +1.00'a kadar |
| Kill a player Scav unprovoked Killing a player Scav that never attacked you. Also lengthens your Scav cooldown. The most common mistake. | -0.10 |
| Kill an AI Scav Killing a neutral AI Scav while playing as a Scav. | -0.03–0.05 |
| Kill a Scav boss guard Boss guards belong to the Scav faction too. | -0.05 |
| Kill a Scav boss Bosses are part of the Scav faction, so this drops reputation sharply. | -0.20+ |
| Go MIA as a Scav Running out of time without extracting. Dying, on the other hand, carries no penalty. | -0.01 |
Key Details
- A car extract's reward halves on each reuse of the same map, so the most efficient method is to use car extracts across different maps.
- Between +6.00 and +8.00 karma, penalties are applied as if you were at +6: for example, at +7 killing a player Scav (-0.10) drops you straight to +5.90. Above +8.00, an extra -2 is added on top of penalties.
Benefits of High Reputation
- Shorter Scav cooldown: the default ~20 minutes drops to around 5 minutes at +6.00 karma.
- Better Scav gear: as it rises you spawn with more valuable weapons and items, reaching top-tier loadouts at the top.
- Higher loyalty levels: see the required values in the Loyalty Levels table below; +6.00 is the top tier (with perks like buying uninsured items).
- Friendly bosses: at high enough karma, Scav bosses and their guards stop attacking you and may fight alongside you.
- More extracts and cheaper car extracts: certain special Scav extracts open up and vehicle extracts get cheaper.
Loyalty Levels
| Level | Player Lvl | Reputation | Commerce |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2 | 1 | 6.00 | — |