Where Winds Meet is a free-to-play Wuxia action RPG developed by Wind Thundra that has a flexible combat system and a boundless world with a gacha system as well as a gacha system; however, unlike numerous other games, its gacha mechanics vary greatly. There are many gacha games which many players can participate in for free and enjoy all of the games without spending money. The games are pay-to-win, which is a major problem with the genre. The games are also pay-to-win.

How Gacha Works

The gacha system in Where Winds Meet is purely cosmetic. Both the permanent and limited-time banners only contain items such as:

• Character skins
• Skill and ability cosmetic effects
• Dyes and other consumables
• Medicines and temporary buff items

None of these affect your character’s long-term strength or give you a combat advantage. They only change appearance or offer minor temporary effects that can also be crafted in the game world.

Pity System

• You get one Epic item every 10 pulls.
• You hit full pity at 150 pulls on a single banner.

Gacha Currencies

Second release of the game Where Winds Meet also features gacha mechanics, as the main game mechanics involve obtaining various rewards from loot boxes. The primary gacha currency is divided into: Resonating Melody, which is used on the game’s permanent banner, costing 160 Echo Jades, and Lingering Melody, which is used on the limited time banner costing 200 Echo Jades, can only be bought in limited numbers and time. Both melodies are purchasable through Echo Jades currency, which can be earned for free through normal game activities, chest openings, quest completions, arena battles, and guild activities. As Echo Jades are easily and freely earned from normal game activities, gacha pulls can be easily accessed without any monetary purchases from the player. 

In summary, the game’s gacha pulls are completely optional, fair, and non-intrusive. The gacha only rewards players with non-assets that only add on minor things that can be earned by crafting, pushing the players to not feel monetary pressure and be competitive on anything in the game. Earning Echos through non-intrusive activities is abundant in everyday game engagement, allowing players to easily join into the gacha system for free. Players can simply engage into the game for the cosmetic completions, gacha mechanics, or even storage management in counterpart as the systems do add to character self-identity without distorting character resistance and balance. The system integrating with the game also highly respects the players time on the game and offers gacha without reporters and other systems that alter base gameplay.