While Where Winds Meet is an action-packed game, that does not mean you’ll go around starting brawls with others. The developers have created a strict Law Violation system for punishing notorious players. If you want to avoid falling prey to the police or if you have committed a violation and want to rectify it, read below.
What Is Law Violation In Where Winds Meet?
Damaging and/or killing other players and non-attacking NPCs, along with vandalizing property, lands you in the law violators category. There is no menu to keep tabs on your crimes. But you’ll get a message from the game once you commit a crime. Akin to the GTA series, the game takes note of your ill behavior and starts keeping your criminal record.
This record can range from Vandalism and destruction of others’ property to Intentional Harm to others. At the start, the game will give you Atonement Options so that you can fix what you did wrong and clear your criminal record. But if you continue to do that, you’ll become a wanted criminal.
Becoming a Wanted Criminal
Once you land multiple law violations, a report will be filed against you for the crimes you committed. Like GTA, police will start chasing you, gradually increasing the manpower after you. You can escape them multiple times, triggering the Escape Successful message. But the real problem arises once you are caught.
On your first major run-in with the law, getting caught means a straightforward trip to Jail. You simply sit through a 15-minute sentence before you’re free again. This in-game punishment also lasts 15 minutes in real time. There’s nothing else to do apart from just waiting out the timer.
A second major offense comes with a harsher punishment. Instead of Jail, you’re sent to a corrective facility and must complete labor for about 30 minutes to finish your sentence. So, a second time is 30 minutes of doing meaningless tasks in the game.
What Is A Pardon Parade In Where Winds Meet
If you are caught and want to avoid the above fate, you have one option. You can opt into the Pardon Parade instead. It cuts the penalty down to 10 minutes and, aside from being publicly mocked as you’re marched around, your character doesn’t take any actual damage or long-term penalties.
It’s essentially a shorter, hands-off way of paying for your crimes. But do note that your Karma system points fall during this. To maintain your honor, you shouldn’t commit any crimes. If you still fall for petty crimes, try to quickly atone for them so that you don’t land in the bad books of the Law Violation system.
For example, if you broke someone’s property, a marker will appear at that location. Heading over to that marker and pressing the Repair public property button (F key on PC) will successfully atone your crimes for that task.
How To Resolve False Accusations
Sometimes, NPCs will falsely accuse you of committing a crime. The game still treats these claims as if they were true, so leaving them unresolved can cause trouble later. To clear them the standard way, you can either hand yourself over to the guards or complete the required atonement tasks to wipe the mark from your record.
There’s also a more indirect method. Head to a bounty board and put up a contract targeting the NPC who made the claim against you. A bounty hunter will track them down and convince them to retract their report, which clears the accusation without you needing to serve time or perform any additional tasks. But this method requires some hard-earned Bounty Tokens from your end.
You can also click on Persuasion button at the scene of crime. A scholar will come forward to resolve the issue between you and the NPC. If you have the Gift of Gab, the scholar is more likely to rule in your favor.
This was everything you needed to know about the Law Violation system in Where Winds Meet. For more guides, read How To Leave Your Guild and How To Unlock & Upgrade Celestial Seize.
