SWTOR Contraband Resale Corporation Reputation guide

dulfy 59 Comments Mar 12, 2013

A guide to the newly added SWTOR Contraband Resale Corporation Reputation, Cartel Market Certificates, and their items.

Reputation system & trophies

Unlike other Reputation systems, the weekly cap for Contraband Resale Corporation is 36000 instead of 12000. There are 3 types of reputation trophies.

All the reputation trophies are obtained exclusively from the Contraband packs from the cartel market (or brought from other players via the GTN). Every contraband pack will drop a trophy.Note that all of these reputation items are bound and cannot be sold on the GTN!

Banned Holovid – Green reputation item for Contraband Resale Corporation – 270 Reputation

Prohibited Medical Supplies – Blue reputation item for Contraband Resale Corporation – 630 Reputation

Confiscated Artwork – Purple reputation item for Contraband Resale Corporation – 1440 Reputation

Rank	Reputation Required (per rank)	Reputation Required (Cumulative)	Weeks to Reach*	Title
Outsider	2500	2500	0
Newcomer	5000	7500	0
Friend	7500	15000	0	Discerning Customer
Hero	10000	25000	0
Champion	15000	40000	1
Legend	30000	70000	1	Contraband Connoisseur

*Assuming 36000/week

Reputation Rewards

There are three vendors that sell items located in the Crew Skill section of the fleet. In addition to reputation requirements, some items also requires a number of Cartel Market Certificates, which are rare drops from the Contraband packs.

Aratech Eclipse

Champion Standing
100k credits + 4 Cartel Market Certificate
Bind on Pickup, Requires Level 10 and Speeder Piloting I. It is adaptive so it will go up to Speeder Piloting III.

BK-0 Combustion armor set

Hero standing
9.4k to 15.5k credits per piece
Bind on pickup (BOP) and require level 1 to use.

Elite Regulator armor set

Friend standing
9.4k to 15.5k credits per piece
Bind on pickup (BOP) and require level 1 to use.

Voss Dignitary armor set

Newcomer standing
9.4k to 15.5k credits per piece
Bind on pickup (BOP) and require level 1 to use.

Enforcer’s Eyeguard

Outsider Standing
2400 credits
Bind on pickup (BOP) and require level 1 to use.

Resplendent Crown of Avarice

Legend Standing
160k credits + 6 Cartel Market Certificate
Bind on pickup (BOP) and require level 1 to use.

Companion Customizations

All cost 15k credits and requires Newcomer Standing
Vette and Kaliyo customization provided by John Tennyson

Vette Customization 9
Kaliyo Djannis Customization 9
Tharan Cedrax Customization 9
Elara Dorne Customization 9

Rare Items from Cartel packs

Some of the rare items from the Cartel packs can also be purchased. They all need Cartel Market Certificates in addition to credits and reputation requirements. In addition, all of the items are Bind on Pickup (BOP)

Item	Reputation	Credits	Cartel Market Certificates
2V-R8/C2-N2 Customization – Butler	Newcomer	20k	3
Darth Malgus/Satele Shan Holostatue	Friend	25k	4
Diplomat’s Mediation Hoverchair	Champion	100k	10
Mask of Nilhilus	Legend	100k	10
Overlord’s Command Throne	Champion	100k	10
Revan’s Mask	Legend	100k	10
Ruddyscale Kowakian Monkey-Lizard	Hero	100k	10
Shadow Nekarr Cat	Friend	25k	4
Speckled Blurrg	Outsider	10k	2
Ubrikki Crimson Skull	Outsider	10k	2

Discontinued chest pieces from Cartel Market

All of the armor costs 40k, requires Newcomer standing and is BoP.

Bioware response to concerns and common issues

Erked. | 03.12.2013, 03:21 PM

I can see from reading over this thread (and some others) that there are some questions around this new Reputation so I wanted to hopefully clarify a few points in this thread.
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Reputation is based on money spent! - Although to an extent this is certainly true as the Reputation is gained by opening Contraband Packs, keep in mind that if you do not want to spend Cartel Coins on packs you always have the option of purchasing them through the GTN from other players. I know this will not diffuse the notion that it is a "pay to Reputation" but it is an alternative to spending Cartel Coins if that was your primary concern.

Pay To Win - When designing a system for the Cartel Market this is always something we are very aware of. With this new Reputation system almost all of the items you can get have no stats and are purely cosmetic items or Adaptive shells. The only exception is the level 43 armor which was previously found on the Cartel Market.

Exclusive Items - As a part of this Reputation there are three vendors found on the fleet, only one of these vendors contains items exclusive to this organization (which again, has no stats on it). The other two vendors contain items which are either found in packs from Shipment One, or were previously a part of the Cartel Market (which are most likely all available from other players on the GTN). These items all cost credits, Cartel Market Certificates, or both.

I know these clarifications will certainly not alleviate all of your frustrations. I want to note that the design philosophy behind this Reputation was to specifically thank the players who purchase the best-selling items on the Cartel Market, the packs. I hope those clarifications can alleviate some of your concerns, however, please keep the feedback coming. As you explore the system we want to hear your thoughts and will be keeping an eye on this thread.
-eric

enderandrew

I’m curious what the drop rates are like, or how many cartel packs you’d have to open on average to get these rep items.
- http://dulfy.net/ Dulfy
  
  I opened like <10 packs and got like 3 green, 4 blue and 1 purple. Didn't get any Cartel Market Certificates though
  - Woodbear
    
    Opened four packs and got three certificates
    - Woodbear- Dickinson
      
      LIAR!!!! U DONT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY PACKS , SON
- dbaswell
  
  8 packs, 2 Purple Rep, 5 Blue, and 1 certificate. Got enough rep for Newcomer. The Certificates seem like they’re going to be the real pain to get.
arterial

I can see people getting upset with a paid faction, but most of the stuff is fugly IMO
Zaejii

I don’t understand why they haven’t added things to the VIP, CE, or Security Key vendors all of this time, but now they add a vendor with rep drops from the cash shop?
- enderandrew
  
  They just added one item to the CE vendor in this latest patch actually, a monocle.
  - Zaejii
    
    Hm. Gold Efficiency Scanner. Pretty ugly, but guess it is nice they finally did add SOMETHING.
    - AshalBoga
      
      I actually don’t find it ugly at all.
kdn1221

I sure wish Bioware get some real clothing designer. It seems like everytime they release new gear, they achieve another level of ugly or stupidity. How about some practical and nice looking outfits to wear instead of the junk that they keep coming up with. What does any of this have to remotely do with Star Wars?
Okamakiri

I don’t like the direction of the game that this change is suggesting. The rep on its own would be tolerable if not for the certificates. That’s a blatant greedy strategy to force you to continue buying packs even after hitting Legend. They will of course continue adding new items to the vendor over time, which will of course require the certificates to purchase. And as if that wasn’t enough, the certificates are gated by RNG on top of it!
- AshlaBoga
  
  If people want to engage in a paid rep grind then that’s their problem. I will not be buying any of the new packs.
  - Okamakiri
    
    Neither will I. But the change nonetheless leaves a bad taste in my mouth. If they’re profitable with this choice (and I fear they will be), it could be an indication of things to come.
    - dingwog
      
      So you would rather the game not be profitable. This is the single most brilliant thing they have come up with and the guy who thought of it ought to get a huge raise. Money makers like this will do nothing but help the game grow and isn’t that what we all want? You don’t have to participate and all it is is cosmetic gear.
      - DS
        
        Proof that the money made from Cartel Packs goes back into the game?
      - Okamakiri
        
        I would rather the game earn money by producing quality content, not exploiting the weak minded who have a gambling problem. I’ve been subbed since release, so I have been contributing to game’s profitability in what I find value in. But if this greedy mentality starts affecting the game on a larger scale, I won’t be sticking around. It starts with looking harmless, and before you know it, it’s game breaking.
      - andreafawcett
        
        here is a scary thought… make a game profitable by adding actual playable content that people enjoy and want to continue playing. you can tell by the recent “state of the game” letter from BW that the developers actually believe adding “New and exciting content” to the cartel market is more important than things like developing things like new Hard modes, new raids, and more story lines. sadly the new 2.0 Rise of the hutt cartel is just a bandaid to their actual Content and game development system. rather than making more new 55 Flash points..they are jsut recycling the ones they didnt do HM’s for previously.
BlyWoods7

12 packs 2 certificates I think they are making those hard to attain items even harder one guy claimed to have 10 certificates after opening 75 packs makes me sad i will most likely never get revan’s mask
Tyler Stewart

Where do i get the certificates?
- http://dulfy.net/ Dulfy
  
  Rare drops from contraband packs. Pretty low drop rate.
  - Tomas Vorobjov
    
    I got 3 from the pack of 24, other guildies got one or two. Have not yet heard of more than 3 …
    - Rottic
      
      i got 4 out of 24 packs plus enough rep tokens to get half way to hero rank.
  - Tyler Stewart
    
    Yeah, ive bought 14 ish of them now…. i have 1 of those damn things.
Michael Lagor

I dont like this. It sets a dangerous precedent, considering that they made something close to a “Pay2Win” system.
- AshalBoga
  
  It’s a paid (reputation) grind. That’s a dangerous precedent to set.
- http://twitter.com/iMaximusRex Rex
  
  Doing what other companies have been doing for decades, offering buyer rewards program, is hardly precedent setting.
Reasor

Selling cosmetic gear like this is probably the furthest thing from a Pay2Win system, but it does come close enough to funding the game by cynically exploiting the gambling addictions of a few to put me off of my dinner.
- http://twitter.com/iMaximusRex Rex
  
  What makes this any different form buyer rewards programs that many business and Credit card companies offer? Do you puke every time a Capitol One Rewards commercial comes on as well?
  - DS
    
    Because it opens the precedent for moving more resources to only produce content for the Cartel Market. It also tells subscribers that their subscription isn’t good enough for ALL the content. Well, this and the fact that they’ve openly stated that they consider the Cartel Market to be content.
  - Reasor
    
    What makes it different is the nature of the Cartel Packs themselves. The contents of each purchased pack is a random draw from a loot table. Each pack is a pull on a slot machine. And yes, boss kill loot works the same way; boss kills aren’t sold as individualized transactions, the way the packs are.
http://www.facebook.com/Elfindreams John Tennyson

Kaliyo’s for you. [http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a581/elfindreams/SWTOR%20Images/3231466a-d45c-4a70-ae18-878da0de36b0_zpsf1b2f011.jpg]
- http://www.facebook.com/Elfindreams John Tennyson
  
  And Vette’s [http://i1285.photobucket.com/albums/a581/elfindreams/SWTOR%20Images/f6c8fcce-d0e2-4f59-a298-96af6d1f0e00_zpsc499f8e1.jpg]
- http://dulfy.net/ Dulfy
  
  thank you
12e

I wont spend real money on virtual reputation. I hope this stupid game dies soon and BioWare will be closed by EA.
Guest

Are the items from this vendor BoP or can you sell on the gtn?
- http://dulfy.net/ Dulfy
  
  All BOP
http://www.facebook.com/jean.luc.3720 Jean Luc

I agree with AshalBoga.

Seriously the only item I would ever think about buying from this is the enforcer’s eyeguard and that only requires outsider reputation. As long as they only stick to ugly vanity items for the top reputation (like that crown ) I don’t really care.
DrXenu

why on earth does the Tharan customization look exactly like Lt. Irresso?
David Dingledongle

LOL at Kaliyo with a mustache.
Rai Reaver

The helmets and the armor from contraband are so much nicer than the new pvp armor. I plan to swap out my mods into them. As a 30+ year star wars fan I know what the ‘look’ is and this certainly syncs with the look much better than other stuff. This game keeps getting better and better.
- DS
  
  I think you mean to say that the Cartel Packs keep getting better and better. Or, at least, the armor. From what I can tell, the game is pretty much the same that it was back in April of last year.
  - http://twitter.com/_allusionist Karl
    
    the cartel packs are part of the aesthetics of the game – making them part of the game and its changing appearance. sometimes being too clever doesnt work.
scott mulinax

I’d like to buy my first mobile fleet rep with money as well. I’d hate to actually play the game to level that and since it’s fluff items like the cartel stuff it shouldn’t matter if I buy it as well. I should be able to buy my way through that too. Why really play the game. /sarcasm
dd

I really like the BK-0 Combustion armor, it’s a really nice set, maybe the first new one BioWare put in the game. But I won’t get this type of reputation – and no one else should. Released a game with ugly armor, expanded the game with recolored versions of this ugly armor… and now the wan’t hundreds of $ for the permission to use the nice armor? No.
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slaniwani

Can someone tell me, which Lightsaber “Seelia” is using with the new purple crystal?

Its the same on the developer blog Picture:

http://cdn-www.swtor.com/sites/all/files/en/cb/2013_thumbs/shipment_2/purple_crystal_01_854x480.jpg

Can someone tell me which robe this is?
Andromeda

So basically, people are getting upset about a completely benign cosmetic addition to the game because they are erroneously extrapolating some sort of precedent or direction from it? I don’t know…I would wait to get all bent out of shape until there is actually a problem.
buttis

I think the big concern is exploiting players to get the $$ without adding actual content, because if profits are what it’s about, you just make more sellable packs.

Pretty sure if I look at what I spent on the software vs what I did when packs first came out.. it is probably almost equal. Which is bad if you are looking at money spent vs content gained.
greebo

$60 USD spent on packs

3 Cartel Market thingys. Glad I bought this out of sheer curiousity, and not out of desire for something specific.

10 Cartel Certs would probably run in the SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLAR category.

Such a situation is a total pile of stinky grobble and is most ungreebly!!!
- aron brookes
  
  cheapest alternative instead of spending money, is to hit the GTN, and search for the enforcers packs, they ususally go very cheap, between 3-4k each…most people won’t even see them, because they are actively searching for something. It depends on your server, but it’s a whole lot cheaper than actually buying those packs, when in reality bw need to cough up content rather shitty stuff, like wow swtor rep grind..why not be original? more raids, when more people want content, more class storylines etc. they have promised a lot, but delievered nothing failed promises…worst part is, the cartel as minted this developer
greebo

But I also wanted to add;

announcements of the dyes, appearance modification, and cathar.

This sounds to be greebly. It does seem content is coming faster than it did before we were ‘f2p’ model. Generally I consider an mmo to be immature for the first 2 years. But SWTOR is finally coming into its own.

These are greebly times my friends, greebly times!
aron brookes

There is a lovely little exploit you can use on the rep npc’s to make them give you the item’s for free without ever having to spend any money at all. Which is middle finger to a company who care more about robbing you, than providing you with content. I mean cmon, nightmare modes, seeker droids, i mean wtf is with all that anyway? BW is minted, they are making a fortune off the cartel, which is where I find it hilarous, take from the thieves :p
- Sackrow
  
  Mind telling about this exploit ?
  - Guest
    
    Seriously please tell
- Kerii-kun
  
  Please tell us kind person
Seg

So now that the vice commandants pack is gone there is only a few contraband packs left on GTN. Not enough to reach legend which means….is there virtually no way Revan’s mask or Nihilus mask can be obtained or the aratech eclipse?
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Eriksonix

Damn i rly rly want that eyepatch :/

but its a bit to late isnt it D:

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