Winds of Change
Winds of Change (
WoC) is the third chapter of
Guild Wars Beyond, taking place in Cantha. Like other
Beyond content, it foreshadows the events leading up to the state of Tyria during
Guild Wars 2. It begins by following the story of the Ministry of Purity and their attempt at removing the last of The Betrayers' Afflicted from Cantha.
Winds of Change content
Winds of Change content is available only to characters who have completed the Factions campaign. In order to do Cleansing Zen Daijun, characters must also complete the Zen Daijun mission.
Enemies
Various enemies received new skill bars for Winds of Change, along with the addition of new foes. These foes do not appear outside of quests until the explorable area is altered through completion of certain quests. These foes include:
- Afflicted
- Am Fah
- Jade Brotherhood
- Scavenger
Quests
Winds of Change's story follows a chain of quests. Initiate Zei Ri begins the main quest chain, which currently consists of seventeen quests (and their hard mode equivalents). For more detail on the quest chain, see the walkthrough.
Initiate Tsuriai has a quest chain of three quests, beginning with Rescue at Minister Cho's Estate.
Lei Jeng has a quest chain of three quests, beginning with Light My Fire.
Xan Hei in Xaquang Skyway has a quest chain, beginning with Intercepting the Am Fah.
Changes to explorable areas
With the completion of certain quests, some explorable areas are altered. The altered explorables and their associated quests are as follows:
- Bukdek Byway - Cleansing Bukdek Byway
- Shadow's Passage - Cleansing Shadow's Passage
- Shenzun Tunnels - Cleansing Shenzun Tunnels
- The Undercity - Cleansing the Undercity
- Sunjiang District - Cleansing the Sunjiang District
- Pongmei Valley - Cleansing Pongmei Valley
- Minister Cho's Estate - Rescue at Minister Cho's Estate
- Haiju Lagoon - Cleansing Haiju Lagoon
- Zen Daijun - Cleansing Zen Daijun
- Rhea's Crater - Cleansing Rhea's Crater
- Silent Surf - Cleansing Silent Surf
- Morostav Trail - Cleansing Morostav Trail
Hard mode versions of explorables are not altered until the hard mode version of the quest is completed.
Encounters
As the storyline progresses, new encounters will be viewable throughout Cantha.
Notes
- Winds of Change was released on July 7, 2011.
- The story of Hearts of the North has a connection to Winds of Change, most likely Miku and her background story.
- Winds of Change "involves the plight of the tengu, the origins of the Ministry of Purity, and the isolation of the entire continent."
- The amount of story content will be comparable to a small expansion.
- Winds of Change will contain 3 acts, each with its own story conclusion.