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Where Winds Meet: Analysis of New Inner Way Effects and Armor Changes (Update 1.2)
This video details the unannounced changes in the 1.2 update of Where Winds Meet, focusing on balance adjustments to Inner Ways, weapon buffs/nerfs, and modifications to armor sets. Significant changes for Rope Dart users in PvP and buffs for Nameless Sword are highlighted.
1. 🔄 Introduction to the Unannounced Changes in Update 1.2
- ✅ The update brought unannounced changes to the Inner Ways.
- ✅ Nameless Sword received a decent buff, while Strategic Sword received a minor buff.
- ✅ Silkbine Jade, Inkquil Fan, and Vernal Umbrella got a damage buff.
- ⚠️ Bamboo Cut with Dual Blades and Rope Dart received a nerf, especially in PvP.
- ✅ Energy recharges every 8 minutes instead of 9.
- ✅ The upgrade guide was updated with additional rewards in Bound for the World.
- ✅ Seashells and melodic stones can now be obtained by recycling equipment, guaranteeing tuning perks.
00:00 - 01:25
1. 🔄 Introduction to the Unannounced Changes in Update 1.2
- ✅ The update brought unannounced changes to the Inner Ways.
- ✅ Nameless Sword received a decent buff, while Strategic Sword received a minor buff.
- ✅ Silkbine Jade, Inkquil Fan, and Vernal Umbrella got a damage buff.
- ⚠️ Bamboo Cut with Dual Blades and Rope Dart received a nerf, especially in PvP.
- ✅ Energy recharges every 8 minutes instead of 9.
- ✅ The upgrade guide was updated with additional rewards in Bound for the World.
- ✅ Seashells and melodic stones can now be obtained by recycling equipment, guaranteeing tuning perks.
01:26 - 02:27
2. ⚔️ New Mystic Skills and Adjustments to Weapon Martial Arts
- ✅ New entertainment mystic skills were introduced.
- ✅ Updates were made to weapon martial arts, affecting animations and combos.
- ✅ A PvP streamer, A Verse, shared observations on changes in weapon animations such as Nameless Spear and Twin Blades.
- ✅ Changes in armor sets are mentioned, which will be detailed later.
02:28 - 08:41
3. ⚖️ Detailed Changes in the Inner Ways: Buffs and Nerfs
- ✅ Moral Chant: No changes.
- ✅ Blossom Barrage: The cast speed effect of Tier 4 was moved to Tier 3, duration increased to 15 seconds. New effect in Tier 4 that increases charged attack damage (Spring Away) by 10% against targets with combo effect, and increases the maximum number of targets to five.
- ✅ Sword Horizon: Tier 5 now gives direct affinity rate instead of physical penetration.
- ✅ Sword Morph: Buff in Tier 3, giving up to 15% damage for 5 seconds (24% if the target is exhausted). Tier 6 now recovers 20 endurance and has a new cooldown effect.
- ✅ Royal Remedy: New effects that give two vitality.
- ✅ Exquisite Scenery: No longer gives a battle will bar by default. Tier 2 gives critical rate instead of HP. Tier 3 refunds all battle will consumed with light and heavy attacks. Tier 5 gives critical damage bonus instead of physical damage reduction.
- ⚠️ Echoes of Oblivion (Rope Dart): Ignores 10 bamboo cut resistance instead of 10%. Tier 2 gives critical rate instead of precision rate. Tier 3 increases karma flame when damaging with samsara. Tier 4 (formerly Tier 6) gives cooldown effect to adult mind. Tier 6 increases HP damage.
- ✅ Mountains Might: Buff in Tier 1, now lasts 8 seconds and reduces the endurance cost of sprint and charge skills by 10%. Tier 3 increases the amount of endurance gained. Tier 4 increases direct affinity rate against bosses. Tier 6 lasts 12 seconds when using marshall skills.
- ✅ Wolf Chasers Art: Increases the probability of activating combo attacks.
- ✅ Adaptive Steel: The sword effect (horizontal blade/nameless sword) was buffed to 100% chance to activate bleed. Cooldowns are different for each weapon.
- ✅ Insightful Strikes: Tier 2 gives bell strike attack instead of HP.
- ✅ Restoring Blossom: Tier 2 gives min silkbind attack instead of HP.
- ✅ Rock Solid: Tier 2 gives max HP instead of stone spplit attack. Tier 5 gives physical damage reduction instead of stone split penetration.
- ⚠️ Vendetta (Rope Dart): Significant nerf. Tier 1 makes the vendetta token last 20 seconds. Tier 4 no longer gives 20% damage against the target's chi, but increases token of gratitude recovery to 50%. Tier 6 reduces damage to 30% instead of 50%.
- ⚠️ Breaking Point: Nerfed to five physical penetration per stack instead of 10.
08:42 - 10:35
4. 🎯 Summary of Key Changes in Weapons and Playstyles
- ✅ Bell Strike, Splender, Nameless Sword, and Nameless Spear received a damage increase.
- ✅ Sword Morph Tier 3 increases damage against exhausted targets by up to 24%.
- ✅ Wolf Chaser is now easier to activate all Somber Sorrow combo attacks.
- ✅ Silkbine Jade received a damage increase in Blossom Barrage.
- ⚠️ Bamboo Cut experienced the biggest changes, especially in PvP, with nerfs in Echoes of Oblivion and Vendetta.
- ✅ Healer received small buffs, such as extra vitality and silk bind jade attack.
10:36 - 12:37
5. 🛡️ Changes in Armor Sets: Jadeware Set Rework and More
- ✅ Jadeware Set: Reworked, now lasts 8 seconds with a 12-second cooldown. Increases affinity damage and direct affinity rate against targets with a lower chi percentage or below 40%, making it solid for PvE.
- ✅ Hawkwing Set: No changes.
- ✅ Rain Whisper Set: No changes.
- ✅ Swallow Call Piece Set: Damage buff only for Bamboo Cut.
- ✅ Mist Willow Set: No more 12% to light and heavy attacks.
- ✅ Ivory Bloom Set: No changes.
- ✅ Whirlwind Piece Set: No changes.
- ✅ Mountainfalls Piece Set: No changes.
- ✅ Swallow Call Piece Set has dropped from 15%, making it less useful for classes other than Bamboo Cut.
- ✅ The set effect on equipment pieces can be changed eight times per season for free.