First of all, reputation is just what it means, standing, status, repute, etc. A unit must have a certain reputation in order to apply for any contract type. Reputation is gained by successfully completing contracts. Beside the positive reputation gained by a contract, a unit also receives a negative reputation with the enemy they are fighting with. The following table shows the gains and losses of reputation by contract type.
| Type | Working For | Working Against |
| Static Defense | +1 | 0 |
| Territorial Campaign | +2 | -3 |
| Combat Campaign | +3 | -2 |
| Minor Raid | +3 | -1 |
| Invasion | +4 | -3 |
| Major Raid | +4 | -2 |
| Black Market Minor | +3 | -3 |
| Black Market Major | +5 | -5 |
Every Mercenary Unit begins on zero reputation score for all possible contractors and reputations increase or decrease from performing contracts for and against those contractors. A Mercenary Unit must have a certain level of reputation score to do certain contract types for the particular contractor. (If a contract expiration date is within 48 hours, all you need is a reputation of 1 with that employer to bid of any and all contract types)
The Overall Reputation will allow for discounts at the Military Hardware Brokerage for a percentage equal to the OR score. For Example: if a Mercenary Unit has a OR of 5, they would receive a discount of 5% on their purchases at MHB. (Maximum discount is 25%)
*Black Market & Supplemental contracts are not subjected to reputation limitations.
| Score | Reputation | Level of Access to Contracts |
| 55+ | Count (equiv.) | Any and All Contract Types! + 3 Landhold's |
| 40-54 | Viscount (equiv.) | Any and All Contract Types! + 2 Landhold's |
| 25-39 | Baron (equiv.) | Any and All Contract Types! + Landhold |
| 10-24 | Hero of the State | Any and All Contract Types! |
| 9 | Honored Reputation | Static Defense, Territorial Campaign, Combat Campaign, Minor Raid & Invasion |
| 8 | Great Reputation | Static Defense, Territorial Campaign, Combat Campaign, Minor Raid & Invasion |
| 7 | Good Reputation | Static Defense, Territorial Campaign, Combat Campaign, Minor Raid & Invasion |
| 6 | Loyal Reputation | Static Defense, Territorial Campaign, Combat Campaign & Minor Raid |
| 5 | Loyal Reputation | Static Defense, Territorial Campaign, Combat Campaign & Minor Raid |
| 4 | Liked Reputation | Static Defense, Territorial Campaign, Combat Campaign & Minor Raid |
| 3 | Liked Reputation | Static Defense, Territorial Campaign & Combat Campaign |
| 2 | Known Reputation | Static Defense, Territorial Campaign & Combat Campaign |
| 1 | Known Reputation | Static Defense, Territorial Campaign & Combat Campaign |
| 0 | Neutral Reputation | Static Defense, Territorial Campaign & Combat Campaign |
| -1 | Apathetic Reputation | Static Defense & Territorial Campaign |
| -2 | Apathetic Reputation | Static Defense & Territorial Campaign |
| -3 | Disliked Reputation | Static Defense & Territorial Campaign |
| -4 | Disliked Reputation | Static Defense & Territorial Campaign |
| -5 | Belligerent Reputation | Static Defense |
| -6 | Belligerent Reputation | Static Defense |
| -7 | Hostile Reputation | Static Defense |
| -8 | Hated Reputation | Static Defense |
| -9 | Despised Reputation | Static Defense |
| 10 | Enemy of the State | Can never work for this employer again! |
Landhold Rules
1. Landhold's can only be offered by a Major House.
2. A Mercenary Unit must achieve 25 reputation with a particular Major House for a Ambassador to offer a Landhold.
3. The Mercenary Unit's Commanding Officer becomes a Noble within the realm of the Major House.
4. A Mercenary Unit can be granted another Landhold for every 15 reputation reached above 25. (To a maximum of 3 Landhold's)
5. Multiple Landhold's can be on the same planet or spread over separate planets nearby. (Chosen on the prerogative of the Faction Ambassador)
6. If the Mercenary Unit takes a contract against the interests of the Major House that the Landhold's are within, they forfeit a Landhold and loose half of their reputation with that Major House.
7. A Landhold acts as a MHB Depot world for the Mercenary Unit and they are able to purchase MH there.
8. The Mercenary Unit must always leave a Garrison force on the Landhold (Minimum of a single Company sized mechanized force per Landhold), if the planet is taken by a rival faction, the Mercenary Unit will lose 10 reputation with that Major House and loose the Landhold or Landhold's on the planet.
9. If a rival faction contests the planet, the Mercenary Unit will be forced into a Defensive Campaign, Siege Campaign or Guerrilla Warfare contract with no payment. (Chosen on the prerogative of the Faction Ambassador)
10. The Mercenary Unit may be asked to form a Protectorate, Garrisoning one or more nearby planets at the behest of the Major House. (Chosen on the prerogative of the Faction Ambassador)
11. Semantic details about law/order, policing, infrastructure responsibilities, corporate agreements, mining, health and other aspects of planetary governance are negotiated with the Major House before titleship is given.
12. Income for owning each Landhold is held at a standard agreed by Star League treaty, a Mercenary Unit can gain 60,000,000 C-Bills every (In Character) year after Major House and Star League taxes and levies, collected on the 1st of January. A unit must own the Landhold for a complete year before seeing any Income. (The IC years cycle on the RT dates of; 4th of May and 4th of November).