In this guide, we’ll talk about Likes in Death Stranding, why you’re not getting any likes despite completing your deliveries and building multiple structures, and what you can do about it.
Getting Likes in Death Stranding is an important part of the game. Likes are the reward you get for completing orders and deliveries. Your character’s abilities and game stats largely depend on the number of Likes you got.
Do This If You’re Not Getting Likes in Death Stranding
If your contributions are not getting acknowledged, here are some things you need to check.
Place your structures in places where they’ll be considered worthwhile.
Don’t just place them randomly on the map simply because you know that building structures will get you Likes. If you did that, that may explain why your Death Stranding structures are not getting Likes.
Place your structures in useful locations on the map and you’ll max out your chiral bandwidth earning you Likes even when you’re not playing.
Build the right structures.
Focus on building the structures that have the highest chances of being used. This includes roads, bridges, generators, well-placed ladders, zip lines, anchors in places that are dangerous to cross, and so on.
Donate to the auto-pavers.
This will bring you massive Likes. Starting with Episode 3, you’ll come across many auto-pavers which are shared structures that a lot of gamers will be using.
Raise your Bridge rating.
You can raise your Bridge rating by giving likes to other players’ structures, donating to structures such as auto-pavers, or picking up and delivering the cargo of other players.
You can then use your improved Bridge rating to promote your structures for upgrading.
In this manner, you’ll increase their chances of showing on other players’ maps. Those interested can enter into a contract with you for mutual help.
Look for signs left behind and build what people need.
Check for request signs added by other players asking for specific structures. Building what people need is a guaranteed way to get more likes.
How Are Likes Awarded?
Here’s a quick view of the Likes system:
- Players can voluntarily give Likes to other players as a way of thanking them for the structures they built, such as roads and bridges.
- Likes are automatically awarded by the game when another player uses the structure you built.
- Players get likes for completing deliveries from NPC characters.
- You can get more likes by filling up the garage at the delivery stations to help other players.
- Reading your emails gets you more Likes. Not reading your emails prevents you from getting stars. Do read your emails carefully. Don’t just discard them as you do with the emails you get from work.
Why Are Likes so Important
The number of Likes you get directly influences your porter grade. They can help you to boost Sam’s abilities. The more Likes you get and the faster you get them, the better.
Likes also play a motivational role. They make players feel good about themselves after completing difficult orders and deliveries. Knowing your efforts paid off and you were well appreciated will definitely make you feel good.
And now you know.