Wuthering Waves Hands-On GDC Preview: « Another Open-World ARPG With A Very Strong Hook »

As a healer, the best Echo set for Baizhi is the Rejuvenating Glow set. This Sonata Effect set...

As a healer, the best Echo set for Baizhi is the Rejuvenating Glow set. This Sonata Effect set will increase Baizhi’s Healing Bonus , while also granting the entire party an attack buff when they are healed by Baizhi . This works especially well with her Outro Skill , which heals the character she swaps into while also buffing their dam

While the environment and scenery are visually fairly indistinct from what we saw, they were interesting enough, with materials to gather, enemies to defeat, and puzzles to solve. We played through a brief logic puzzle that was just above the boss fight demo, and it was a Tetris block-style conundrum that was a fun distraction. Obviously, one puzzle isn’t enough to judge an entire game’s worth of open world content so it’s mostly speculation at this point, but based on other closed beta impressions/streams it **looks like the world of Wuthering Waves will have more than enough on offer to keep people interested in its early days

Similarly, Guardian Sword is fine if it’s your only option, but shouldn’t be used in place of any of the weapons above. Guardian’s Sword’s increase to Resonance Skill damage does come in handy for Danjin, howe

Spectro Rover in Wuthering Waves mostly relies on their Resonance Skill and Liberation to deal DMG. After acquiring their S4, Rover will have the ability to slightly heal the team , which can transition them into a more Supportive role. However, they still have a limit to their DMG and utility in com

The majority of Danjin’s damage comes from her Heavy Attacks and Resonance Skill , but her Resonance Liberation and Basic Attack are also important. When upgrading her Forte skills, you should prioritize her Forte Circuit , as this dictates the damage of her special attacks Chaoscleave and Scatterbloom . Danjin’s Resonance Skill should also be high on your list of prior

Taoqi is a Support who shields her team and buffs their Resonance Skill in Wuthering Waves . On paper, her kit is acceptable and can work with a couple of characters to enhance their power. However, on the battlefield, Taoqi suffers from taking so much time to set up her utility, and that doesn’t help anyone in a game that focuses on timed cont

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 game 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,

Her ability to boost her teammate’s Resonance Liberation and Fusion DMG makes her perfect for a quick swap team. However, overflowing palette rewards unlike characters like Yinlin and Zhezhi, Changli is not a waste as a primary DPS. She pairs well with Resonators like Encore, who benefits fully from Changli’s Fusion and Resonance Liberation DMG bonus, or Yinlin, who works best in a quick swap style. One bad thing about Changli is that she can be tough to use, as the timing of her rotation is quite demand

Carlotta is a rather straightforward character that can be played from a safe distance, given her Pistols weapon makes her a proper ranged unit. One bad thing about her is that her hits are mostly single-target, and she has a long cooldown on her best s

This weapon’s effect is only slightly weaker than Abyss Surges’, but is a bit more difficult to maintain. However, Hollow Mirage has ATK% as its secondary stat, which will greatly increase Lingyang’s damage compared to other 4-star Gauntl

When upgrading Lingyang’s Skills, you’ll want to prioritize them in the following order. Lingyang’s damage comes evenly from his Basic Attack and Resonance Skill . He deals the most damage by alternating these attacks , so upgrading them simultaneously is b

Calcharo is a very dangerous mercenary who defeats his targets with his Electro DMG. Using his Broadblade, Calcharo heavily depends on his Basic and Heavy ATK to deal DMG, especially during his Resonance Liberation. Calcharo’s combos are strong and allow him to continuously deal damage effectively to single or multiple targets at o

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