Given thatStarfieldis a single-player game, one could be forgiven for questioning the inclusion of a Social skill tree. However, the 16 Social skills inStarfieldactually dictate how players interact with non-playable characters, allowing them to persuade, intimidate, or manipulate NPCs into doing their bidding for them.
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The best Social skills inStarfieldaren’t all about tricking NPCs though, with some affecting the playable character’s finances and others improving and impacting the relationships that they have with their companions. All of them can be useful given the right circumstances, but there are a few that are just too helpful to live without.
Those looking for a list of every Social skill inStarfieldcan find onehere.
Buy for 5% less and sell for 10% more.
Buy for 10% less and sell for 15% more.
Buy for 15% less and sell for 20% more.
Rank 4
Buy for 20% less and sell for 25% more.
Regardless of how players plan on approachingStarfield,it seems safe to assume that buying and selling will play a fairly significant role in their playthrough. As such,the Commerce skill is a bit of a no-brainer, as it allows players to sell things for more and buy things for less.
Those wishing toupgrade the Commerce skillneed only buy and sell a set number of unique items. By the time they hit Rank 4, they’ll be saving 20% on all of their purchases and bringing in an extra 25% on everything that they sell. Just one of these bonuses would make this a great skill, but together, they make it one of the very best Social skills inStarfield.
50% increased chance of success when persuading someone.
Although players don’t technically need the persuasion skill to be able to persuade people, unlocking and upgrading it can make life considerably easier. It also ties in with several of the game’s other Social skills, making it a worthwhile investment for those who prefer to solve conflicts with words rather than bullets.
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To unlock the Persuasion skill, players will simply need to succeed in a certain number of speech challenges, the first of which can be encountered whiledealing with the space pirate Brogan during the tutorial section. It’s far from the most glamorous skill in the game, but it is definitely one of the most useful.
There’s a chance you’ll find extra ammo when searching containers.
Rank 3
There’s a chance you’ll find extra aid items when searching containers.
Tracked resources will get highlighted when using the hand scanner.
There are plenty of things to spend Credits on inStarfield, fromchanging the playable character’s appearance at Enhanceto purchasing new ships. As such, finding skills that can decrease the amount of Credits that players need to spend on other stuff should be pretty high on most players' to-do lists.
Scavenging is arguably the pick of the bunch in this regard, as it allows players to find extra ammo and medical supplies while looting, not to mention extra Credits. Players can upgrade the Scavenging skill by looting containers, which they’ll find on just aboutevery planet inStarfield, as well as on most ships and space stations.
Occasionally, bribery won’t cost any money.
Some may perhaps find the Deception skill to be more useful than Negotiation, particularly those who dream ofbecoming a mighty space pirate. However, Negotiation can come in handy in a wider array of situations, allowing players to buy their way out of trouble, which can often mean keeping hold of any stolen items or contraband that may be on their person.
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The Negotiation skill goes hand in hand with Persuasion too, giving players the option to pay people off with Credits in situations when they’re struggling to convince them using words. In fact, players can upgrade the Negotiation skill by using it in these kinds of situations, with each rank decreasing the overall cost of bribery for the player.
You can have up to eight active crew members.
Just as bigger doesn’t always equate to better, having more of something isn’t always the best way to go. However, when it comes to active crew members, players can never really have too many at their disposal, which is what makes Ship Command one of the very best Social skills inStarfield.
In order to upgrade the Ship Command skill, players will simply need to board or destroy a set number of ships with the maximum number of active crew members by their side. As the maximum number of crew members increases with the skill’s rank, players will need to be actively recruiting new crew members as they go.
Starfieldis available now for PC and Xbox Series X|S.
