In Where Winds Meet, social features and aspects play a significant role. Of course, relationships and romances cannot be missed. We explain how it all works.
How do romances work in Where Winds Meet? Where Winds Meet gives you the opportunity to have relationships and even to marry. While you can build bonds with NPCs and befriend them, you can only have real romances with other players. The gender of your characters does not matter. You can freely choose your partner.
To do this, you need to increase your familiarity, and once it reaches a certain point, you can also embark on marriage together. Since Where Winds Meet places great emphasis on social interactions, you have several ways to build bonds and find kindred spirits. You also receive various bonuses depending on the status and type of your connection.
We will summarize how relationships, romances, and weddings work in Where Winds Meet.
Entering and building various relationships
In Where Winds Meet, you have 5 different ways to enter into relationships. These focus significantly on (social) role-playing but also provide you with some bonuses:
- Friendships with NPCs through conversations, quests, and items
- The higher your familiarity level, the better rewards you receive
- You also receive better items if these NPCs are traders
- Familiarity
- Here you gain various familiarity levels through playing and certain tasks, building friendships in the process
- Partnership
- This consists of romances with other players – in principle, you can only enter into a partnership with one player at a time and marry them
- The exception is the sect “Velvet Shadows“, if you are a member there, you can have multiple romances – however, joining the sect is not yet possible in the global version
- This consists of romances with other players – in principle, you can only enter into a partnership with one player at a time and marry them
- Apprenticeship
- As a master or apprentice, participate in groups and help each other understand the game while collecting bonuses and exclusive currency (masters must have reached level 50)
- Blood Brothers
- Blood Brothers are recurring groups of up to 10 players, particularly suitable for regular multiplayer content and provide bonuses
Marrying romances and other players
To enter into a partnership with another player and thus start a romance and ultimately get married, you must first reach the familiarity level “Companion”. This is the second familiarity level and is quickly reached, so you won’t need long if you already know with whom you want to enter into the partnership.
Once you have reached that, follow these steps:
- Open the “Social” menu
- Go to the “Partnership” option
- Then select “Go to Partnership”
- Select your desired partner and form a group
- Go together to the Red Maple Forest and speak with NPC Shi Yimo
- Form a partnership or enter into a fateful connection
With the partnership, you also start the wedding and can increase your partnership level for further bonuses and collect partnership points and Harmony Tokens, which you can exchange for rewards in the associated shop.
However, you can only have one partnership and thus only one romance at a time. The exception is a membership in the Velvet Shadows sect, which allows for multiple partners. This is not yet possible in the global version of Where Winds Meet for us in the West.
Finding the right partner – Explained Fateful Search
If you have no idea with whom you want to enter into a partnership or no one who plays the game with you, but still want to use this feature, Where Winds Meet has another option for you.
Through the Fateful Search, you can leave messages at the Wishing Band Tree in the Red Maple Forest near Shi Yimo, which other seekers can view and contact you. This way, you can form friendships and perhaps even find a suitable player for your partnership.
Building and Increasing Familiarity with Other Players
If you want to form bonds with other players, you just need to play cooperatively or in multiplayer together and/or send each other gifts that increase your familiarity. You can find these items in your bag.
Your familiarity is divided into 10 levels, each granting you different bonuses. For example, depending on your level, you can perform actions in sync, lend each other outfits, or receive more adventure tokens when you play together. You can then exchange these in the designated shop for valuable items.
Some familiarity levels can only be reached if you complete specific quests or goals, which will then be displayed to you. You can build familiarity with an unlimited number of players and connect with them.
Where Winds Meet is not exactly known for being self-explanatory, and with its mass of various, sometimes confusing menus and content, it can also be overwhelming. So if you encounter questions or problems, take a look at our guide overview, maybe we already have the answer for you: Where Winds Meet: All Guides, Tips, and Builds at a glance
