Post your thoughts on the reputation system if you'd like.

But I had a question come to mind myself, if I kill a member of a faction
wether no other NPCs saw it or it was a sneak attack
I'm guessing my reputation with that faction is still affected?

I am very happy about the Reputation System. I don't think killing someone when no one is around will effect you're reputation with the faction. Things that effect you're reputation are quests, dialogue and just gunning everyone down.

i would like to kill people in a city without anybody knowing about it IF nobody saw it

the karma system in FO3 didnt really seam to have much effect especially since i could blow up mega ton then give away a few waters and be at neutral karma. hopefully the rep system will add dept to roleplaying and quest.

Personally, I think the Reputation System is fantastic. It will stop the world becoming so black and white like Fallout 3's did with the karma system, and it generally sounds more realistic. I mean, I could be the most psychotic killer in the Mojave, but if I save one town's cattle and protect them from raiders, they're gonna like me anyway.

What's better is that apparently Reputation will actually change the world around you -- I can't wait to see how that turns out.

The only potential problem that I anticipate with the Reputation system, is when performing a stealth kill.

Can you get away with a "quiet assassination" or will your reputation auto-magically tank even if you perform a discreet kill with no witnesses?

yeah thats what I was wondering to

I wonder that too.

Because if your reputation still goes down even though no one noticed or know it was you, then it would be just as bad as with Karma where everyone seem to magically know you're a bad guy even though no one of that goodie settlement survived to tell/no one saw me slaughter them.

I think the reputation system is a fantastic idea! Brought in from the originals is just epic win! I'll need to play the game to see if it lives up to being amazing

I hope not, most games that have the rep system though do it only if someone is looking.

Can someone help me understand the rep/karma system please? All factions/towns will have separate rep meters correct? So I can have good rep with some and bad with others but the karma is just one separate stat that is the average pretty much of ALL your rep with everyone? So I could be generally good and have more good rep than bad so my karma will be more on the good side? What does karma affect than if rep is separate with everyone? I'm confused...

You're right about each faction (this includes towns and such) having their own Reputation meter with you. You can he loved some places and loathed in others. Karma doesn't really come into it at all.

Karma is something completely seperate and more of the game's way of saying what you're like. So, you'll gain karma by giving water to beggars, etc, but I don't think, say, joining the Ceasar's Legion will lower your karma.
Really, I think Karma will hardly play a part in NV -- Reputation is the real thing, and Karma's probably just there as it's Fallout tradition.