Where Winds Meet is a sprawling open-world Wuxia RPG that can be played entirely solo, but like most games, everything's more fun with friends. You can complete quests and tackle bosses in online co-op with a squad of friends in Where Winds Meet, but not everything is available in multiplayer.
How to Unlock Co-Op in Where Winds Meet
Multiplayer is unlocked after reaching level 10 in Where Winds Meet. You can reach level 10 after completing a few main quests, but you can speed things up by accepting side quests and defeating enemies in the early regions of the game.
Once you've unlocked multiplayer, you can either enter Online Mode to give the game an MMO feel or invite friends to a private squad to complete challenges and quests. To do so, select the Mode Switch button at the top of the screen. The icon looks like a man wearing a pointy hat.
In Online Mode, you'll see other players throughout the open world. You can team up and take on quests together or just hang out in social spaces. Some things (like main story quests) can only be completed in Solo Mode, but you can swap back at any time.
How to Invite Friends in Where Winds Meet
Despite what the name may suggest, Solo Mode also allows you to invite friends for co-op exploration and questing. You just won't see random players out in the open world. To invite your friends, select the Mode Switch button and then choose Solo/Co-Op Mode in the bottom right corner.
This will bring you to a list of active co-op lobbies that are available to join. To add your friends to your session, choose the Invite Visitors button in the bottom-right corner. You can invite them directly through Steam or PSN, or you can generate a co-op code to share with cross-platform player. You can have a maximum of five players in your session including yourself.
Where Winds Meet Co-Op Restrictions
Where Winds Meet lets you do mostly everything in co-op, but there are a few key restrictions.
The most important difference between solo and co-op play is story missions, which can only be completed in a solo session. You can't do story missions with your friends in Where Winds Meet, sadly.
Every other open-world activity — including side quests, dungeons, and exploration — can be completed in co-op, however. Most of the important stuff is found on the Wandering Paths menu, giving you easy access to bosses, trials, and other tasks.
The other disappointing bit about co-op in Where Winds Meet is the lack of level scaling. The difficulty is balanced around the host of a session, so you'll have a hard time if you're joining a high-level player with better equipment and skills. On the flip side, that also means your high-level friends can come and help you out with challenging bosses so you can kickstart the leveling process.
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