In Where Winds Meet, there are time restrictions that affect certain quests and level caps. This leads to the temptation to simply change the time on the device or in the game to influence gameplay. But does this work to skip them?
Can you bypass the time limitation? The short answer is: unfortunately not. There is currently no effective way to skip the time restrictions for leveling or for certain quests. You have to sadly wait for this time or spend it on other activities. An exception is quests where you find a mention in the quest log that you can manually change the time to proceed with the story.
The level limits are based on when you created your character and therefore apply individually to you. So at first, it seems logical to think that adjusting the time on your own device could influence this. But that does not work.
What is the benefit of changing the time on the device? Changing the time on your PC or console settings does not change anything in the game, as the in-game time does not depend on your device but rather on the servers of Where Winds Meet.
Furthermore, there is also the option to change time within the game. You will learn what this is good for and when to use it in the next section.
Changing time in the game – when and why is it useful?
Why should one change the time in the game? Some quests have specific times and waiting periods that you need to meet to start or continue them, such as with the main story quest involving the ferryman.
When you open the quest in your journal, you will also see a hint that you can change the time in the game to start it earlier. You can click on the hint or access the time menu and move the clock forward.
For other quests, you must wait until the next day, and that is meant literally. In these quests, you will not find a reference to the time feature in your quest overview.
Similarly, by changing the time, you can influence the time of day and weather in your game world, which can be relevant for certain enemy types and side quests.
How do you change the time? You can adjust the time in the game by either opening the main menu and clicking on the clock in the top right corner, or by opening your radial menu and selecting the clock found in the second field at the top right.
This opens a clock overview where you can select a time of day in 2-hour increments:
- Chou (1-3)
- Yin (3-5)
- Mao (5-7)
- Chen (7-9)
- Si (9-11)
- Wu (11-13)
- Wei (13-15)
- You (15-19)
- Xu (19-21)
- Hai (21-23)
- Zi (23-1)
If you have a quest that starts at a specific time of day, you need to select the appropriately named time interval and adjust your time accordingly. Then you can start or continue the quest.
Can you also adjust the time in multiplayer? No, you can only change the time in solo mode. If you want a specific time of day for your co-op or multiplayer mode, you must set it and then invite the respective players into your world.
Many players are less pleased with the time restrictions. Even MeinMMO editor and MMORPG expert Karsten Scholz actually likes the game so much that he is playing it a second time. However, the time factor in the release version is frustrating for him: Where Winds Meet is so good, I’m playing it through for the 2nd time, but one new feature annoys me
