Ok so I stumble across three powder gangers, legions, NCR , ect ... I decide to quickly and quietly wack them for there gear and bang band bang to the head they all three drop like flies . Then I get a message saying Blank gang knows what I did and are not liking me . How did they know ? They don't got cellphones or radios to talk to one and other and it aint no satellite cause even if I'm inside they know . What is Santa Clause ratting me out ?

Your just not ninja enough. :ninja:

It was really either that or having no reputation system at all.

I can't envision a system like this that acts -completely- realistically. Under such a system, you'd probably have to leave one guy alive as a survivor to run back home and tell his buddies, and I just don't see that amount of programming effort happening without reducing the quality of other aspects of the game.

If you kill them within a window you lose no reputation.

E.g. if you kill someone without them turning aggressive.

Usually a sniper rifle while [Hidden] works best. Not sure if Mr. Sandman does the same.