How to farm XP in Flintlock and earn Reputation

Jul. 18, 2024

Farming Reputation in Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn is best done through rapid 1-on-1 fights with enemies

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The best Flintlock XP farm method is based around quickly building your Reputation multiplier in a safe, controllable way - and that’s done through a bunch of easy, low-risk fights. Experience in Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn is referred to as “Reputation” in-game, but there’s no real distinction - it’s a points system used to acquire skills and weapon upgrades, with Reputation / XP obtained through playing the game skillfully, defeating enemies and completing quests.

However, the big distinction is that Flintlock has a rare kind of XP multiplier system, where varied and skilled combat multiplies the amount of Reputation that Nor gains – but the whole thing is reset to zero if you take damage before banking that Reputation. With this unique system in play, we’ve come up with a solid XP farming system for players in Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, with principles that can be applied at any point in the game (but in some locations to better effect than others).

How to farm XP and Reputation in Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn

To farm XP in Flintlock, players need tobuild up their multiplier quickly and safelyfor the best payoff. With the constant risk of getting hit and having that multiplier reduced back to zero, here’s how to do it:

We’ve suggested specific farming locations that players will be able to reach relatively early in the game, especially if they’re focusing on the main story, but this principle can be applied anywhere. Depending on the length of run, you can build the multiplier higher for more risk, or do short, efficient farming runs for less reward, but with less chance of losing that bonus.

If you don’t want to go about the hassle of farming Reputation XP, there’s still some principles you can keep in mind while playing that’ll vastly improve your rewards. Here’s some basics:

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