Among all the big new releases next week, Everstone Studio is releasing the biggest update yet for Where Winds Meet globally in the Hexi Expansion. Chapter 1, Jade Gate Pass, goes live on March 5th, but a new PlayStation Blog post details everything you can expect. Hopefully, you’re ready to traverse three huge maps, one per chapter, for a total of almost 20 new sub-regions.
There are 11 new bosses to fight and dozens of side quests, but perhaps the most interesting part is that you’re effectively traveling back in time to the Tang Dynasty. As you venture through a massive desert in Jade Gate Pass, you’ll unlock two new skills – Sand Race for some sand surfing and Cosmic Reversal to rebuild ruins by rewinding time. Upon reaching Whitecrown City, you’ll face off against Guo Xin, but there’s also the Wandering Ark to contend with, which continuously drifts through the desert.
You’ll unlock two new martial arts – Spring Dreamscape for Umbrella weapons and Fleeting Clouds for the Rope Dart, the former enabling “endless combos” in “tight spaces or group skirmishes,” and the latter dealing extensive area damage. In April, a new weapon, the Heng Blade, will become available, offering a more defensive playstyle.
It’s also when the next chapter, Liangzhou, goes live with a new wintry mountain to explore. Chapter 3 ventures to Qinchuan within the Painting Realm scroll. You can check out a good chunk of this content below in the latest trailer. Head here for more details on all the hostile bosses as well.
