Bug:Memorable perk huge reputation lost for 'handsome charlie' bounty quest

[Ēarendel]

This perk makes you lose lots of reputation with the handsome charlie quest where you hunt down bandits. For example if you kill the bandit leader in a duel surrounded by charcoal burners they scatter and hate you, this gives you a reputation loss of 20-30 with ALL of the region.

[Bonifaey]

It can't be (only) the perk "Memorable" because I experience the same devastating reputation loss (even so the charcoal burners gift me money for not harming them) and I don't have that perk. But I did also duel with "Handsome Charlie".

[Corinthas]

Yeah just ran into this.. FFS.
EDIT:
Reloaded it.. and instead of walking in the front gate and confronting him... I went around he back where he was working a saw.. interacted drew him out for the duel and killed him. This time WITHOUT the massive reputation loss? Dunno.

[sosha]

Originally posted by Bonifaey:

It can't be (only) the perk "Memorable" because I experience the same devastating reputation loss (even so the charcoal burners gift me money for not harming them) and I don't have that perk. But I did also duel with "Handsome Charlie".

can confirm, the reputation loss happens even without this perk. sigh. can't complain though. this is the first serious bug I encountered in almost 70h and it hasn't even been a month since the release.

[freddebw2]

Dont have the perk, got huge rep hit, but only with the charkoal burners..

[🟦💀🟦]

Happened to me. Made me lose 50 rep in all towns at trosky from 100. Had to do 2 side quests and pay ~3k groschen at the indulgence box. Got it back up eventually.

Also, I had the reputation drop even before dueling handsome charles. I got the reputation hit when I back stabbed a group of randomly spawned bandits on the road near the charcoal burner camp. Very strange.

[joxertm22]

We will see in patch notws when it gets released if this is a bug as it might not be.

But as odd symbols nick previous player said, indulgence chests are not there as cosmetics. Use them. Or talk to any priest to gain more rep overall from "pilgrimage".

[Schuttenbach]

It does seem like a bug. I got from 100 to -20 after killig Handsome Charlie. However, there is a workaround (credit to people who suggested luring him out of the camp).

Here's how it played out fo me.

I really wanted to defeat him in a duel, instead of simply assassinating him. So, I lured him just outside the fence by throwing rocks (had to be careful not to attract anyone else).
At this point I was going to reveal myself to him and try to lead him away from the camp. To may surprise, he took an issue with my horse standing nearby and tried to shoo her away. Good old Pebbles lead him away from his gang and to the edge of the "private area".

There I talked to Charlie and challenged him to a duel. Just to be on the safe side, during combat I backed off a bit to lead him even further from the camp.
One Master Srike later Mr. Handsome was no more, I had his hat and my Reputation was intact.

Hopefully this will work for others as well. Sorry for the long and conoluted tale :)

[Tenchuu Khan]

Hm, I assassinated him - no problem there

[Schuttenbach]

True, assassination bypasses the issue entirely , but I'm playing an honorable Henry (for the most part ;) so dueling Charlie seemed appropriate.
The path of a rightious man is not an easy one to follow :)

[Tenchuu Khan]

Originally posted by Schuttenbach:

True, assassination bypasses the issue entirely , but I'm playing an honorable Henry (for the most part ;) so dueling Charlie seemed appropriate.
The path of a rightious man is not an easy one to follow :)

Would love to as well, but the crime stats are bugged right now so there's not much of a point :(
Had a real blast doing the no-kill run in KCD1 for instance - I mean that's impossible in KCD2 but there's a certain aspect in the game where you'd rather not commit any crimes.

[Schuttenbach]

It's not like my Henry desn't commit any crimes. I just make sure nobody knows about it ;)
When the hardcore mode finally arrives I'll probably have a more relaxed playthrough.