Best beginner's tips and tricks for Where Winds Meet

Where Winds Meet is a massive open-world MMO, bringing along an all-new wuxia adventure to global players as an ambitious free-to-play game. With a huge world full of action, discovery, and challenge, adjusting to it during the early hours can be overwhelming due to the amount of mechanics and elements in the game.

This guide aims to familiarize players with the basics to ease them into the experience and make for a smooth start in Where Winds Meet. Read on to know more.

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Best beginner's guide for Where Winds Meet

Pick the right weapon

The right weapon can make all the difference, especially in co-op game modes (Image via NetEase Games)

Players will begin their journey in Where Winds Meet with a basic setup of starter weapons, including a spear and a sword. However, those who do not find them to be their cup of tea should not worry, as they will be able to swap to something else fairly early on. Upon discovering the first map and saving the vendor, players will be able to pick between one of four choices.

This includes a fan, a glaive, dual blades, and an umbrella. Once picked, however, this starter choice is sort of permanent, as players will be unable to select another weapon unless they learn the martial arts skill associated with the other weapon via a master in the overworld. This can take more than a dozen hours to discover in the case of the glaive and the umbrella.

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Set the difficulty for the ideal experience

Single player challenge can be made as hard or as easy as needed (Image via NetEase Games)

Where Winds Meet also boasts a number of difficulty options to pick from at the start, allowing players to tackle single-player content as per their skill level. As a combat-heavy action-RPG, this can be a punishing adventure, especially against the numerous powerful bosses across the storyline.

The options include: Easy, Recommended, Expert, Legend, and Hardcore. While this accessibility option allows lesser-skilled players to enjoy this wuxia journey, only the first three options can be changed anytime as required.

The Legend difficulty mode is an exception in the sense that difficulty can be changed but cannot be reverted to once lowered. However, it allows earning unique cosmetics upon defeating bosses, making it a worthwhile investment for those who are familiar with the game.

Hardcore is the toughest as it is a perma-death mode,d eleting the player's character save file if they fall in combat. This tough-as-nails moede is only intended for the most hardcore fans who are confident in their skills and is not recommended for a first playthrough.

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Changing Character Name costs real money

Changing the player name later can be a hassle (Image via NetEase Games)

Character creation is the first order of things in Where Winds Meet, as players create their warrior who will embark on a perilous journey through a richly detailed wuxia world. Logically, this also includes naming the character to personalize them further.

Note that this name must be unique in the sense that no two players can have the same name. Additionally, players must ensure the name they pick at the start is what they want to stick with for the rest of the journey, as changing the name later costs real-world money.

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Avoid gaining a bounty

Causing chaos and disrupting order in the open world can put a bounty on the player (Image via NetEase Games)

The world of Where Winds Meet is a surprisingly dynamic one, where NPCs will react to player actions. This includes being a nuisance to others, such as attacking them in broad daylight. Being a troublemaker can result in a bounty being placed on the players' heads.

This is best avoided as bounties allow other real players to invade the "criminal" players' session (even in Single Player), to hunt them for the bounty. While players familiar with the game's mechanics may welcome this challenge, newcomers will want to hold off until they are used to the PvP multiplayer aspects.

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Mounts are invaluable for traversal

Mounts are an integral part of exploration (Image via NetEase Games)

The sandbox maps of Where Winds Meet are sizable, meaning mounts are the way to go to make getting around easier. While players will obtain a free mount early in the game, it will be a standard affair. More extravagant and over-the-top mounts can be purchased from the in-game store in exchange for real money.

In addition to boasting crazy designs that make them stand out from the rest of the world and even other players, they also have certain field bonuses. From improved movement skills for even faster traversal to being able to collect resources automatically, these can be a game-changer when it comes to the long-term grind. As such, those in it for the long haul may want to consider getting a premium mount.

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Where Winds Meet is on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S platforms.

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Edited by Siddharth Patil