As mentioned earlier, players may spend considerable time creating new accounts, particularly if they aim for Jiyan through limited pulls. However, if Jiyan isn't the priority, players should be able to obtain their desired characters within a few rerolls. This is because, at the game's launch, F2P players will likely have more access to standard pulls than limited banner pulls. Here're all the quick steps (spoiler-free) for reroll

It's no surprise that a game designed to make you play for as long as possible doesn't give you a lot of resources. From the early game itself, you'll start feeling the lack of crucial items like resonator or weapon upgrade EXP , but it will get a lot worse during the late game since you'll also fall short of boss materials, Shell Credits, and Echo materi

Verina: Verina emerges as the most potent Support character upon release, and essentially the only 5-star support character as of now. She provides universal buffs, healing, and also resurrects a party member once every 10 minutes. In typical team setups that feature a Main DPS, a sub-DPS/support and a sustainer, Verina is one of the only characters alongside Baizhi that can fill the last spot. However, compared to Baizhi, she is a bit easier to play since she can offer longer buffs, and less effort or field time, allowing players to spend more time on other characters. Priority: Very

Combat also feels snappy and responsive in Wuthering Waves , with well-made character movement a crucial element of the flow of battle. Dodges felt especially pinpoint and rewarding, and combat also features a parry system where a unit can time their attack to respond to an enemy's vulnerability indicator during their own lunge - doing so results in damage and a stagger that can set up the next chain of a combo. The hands-on was a little too short to really go in-depth on these systems so it's difficult to ascertain exactly how the interplay between dodging, parrying, and swapping units really flows, but what was on display felt intuitive and

The last innovation in combat is Wuthering Waves ' echo system, which is sort of a blend between traditional equipment-based abilities and a creature collecting game. Players can collect the Echoes of enemies they defeat in the game and then equip them to a character (one per unit), which in turn provides stat bonuses and the ability to transform into that echo during a battle to briefly call upon their abilities. We defeated a boss, equipped their Echo, and then used it in the next battle to great effect; it was also pretty cool to occupy the body of an enemy that was fun to fight just minutes bef

Lingyang: Lingyang is a melee DPS character with a unique playstyle that divides opinions. Like Calcharo and Encore, he deals most of his damage during his Ultimate, which enhances his normal combos. During his Ultimate, Lingyang is in the air, essentially flying, making him a good choice for players that enjoy such a combat style. Nevertheless, while this flying ability is unique, it also presents challenges. Players have limited control over direction and dodging, and issues with hitboxes can cause missed attacks, resulting in potential significant damage loss. Nevertheless, he is quite beginner-friendly and easy to master as far as his combos go, since they are essentially executable with button-mashing. In short, despite Lingyang's unique playstyle, his lower damage output compared to Encore or Calcharo him less appealing as a main damage dealer. Priority:

Each character has different combinations that you'd want to execute. For example, Jiyan can have two different attacks based on how you perform his Heavy Attack . Moreover, some characters can get various buffs with their skills while others can give these buffs to their allies with their Outro Sk

Verdict: While the early-game meta is prone to change, players aiming for an early advantage in endgame content should prioritize obtaining Verina, with Encore and Calcharo being secondary options. That being the case, if players are only looking for one of these characters to obtain, they should not need to spend as much as time with rerolling, as they can pick any of them for their Beginner Convene after the first 50 pulls are comple

Don't spend your Astirite on the Novice, Beginner's Choice, or Permanent Convene banners . These stay in the game and it makes a lot more sense to save your Astirites or use them on the limited bann

While attending the Game Developers Conference 2024, Screen Rant was able to participate in a hands-on demonstration of a newer build of Wuthering Waves . Following a brief demonstration of mechanics from a member of the Kuro Games team, we were able to play through a brief combat section against a boss, an open-world puzzle, and some exploration of one of the game's settlements. Make no mistake: this SLG Game Walkthrough is unabashedly attempting to capitalize on the space Genshin Impact carved out for the genre years ago. But it does it well enough that it feels like it has its own identity,