The Scav Karma system (also known as Scav Reputation) affects your Scav runs and interactions with Fence. Your Scav Rep increases by successfully extracting as a Scav, killing rogue PMCs as a Scav, or extracting with a PMC as a Scav. It decreases if you kill friendly Scavs (AI or player) as a Scav.
Benefits of High Scav Rep:
- Shorter Scav cooldowns.
- Better starting gear on Scavs.
- More valuable items from Scav Case.
- Better prices from Fence.
- AI Scavs are less likely to attack you.
Penalties of Low Scav Rep:
- Longer Scav cooldowns.
- Worse starting gear.
- AI Scavs will be hostile towards you.
- Worse prices from Fence.
Maintaining high Scav Rep is generally beneficial for passive income and risk-free gear acquisition.