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[[Winds of Change]] continues the story of [[Cantha]] and the [[Dragon Empire]]. The storyline follows the newly formed [[Ministry of Purity]]'s attempts to eradicate the [[Afflicted]]. This is the third major installment in [[Guild Wars Beyond]], which serves to bridge the storyline between Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2.
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[[Winds of Change]] continues the story of [[Cantha]] and the [[Dragon Empire]]. The storyline follows the newly formed [[Ministry of Purity]]'s attempts to eradicate the [[Afflicted]]. The event also serves to bridge the storyline gap between Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2.
 
   
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'''WARNING!''' Initiating the Winds of Change storyline by completing the first quest, [[Cleansing Bukdek Byway]], will irreversibly change the enemy spawns in most explorable areas of [[Kaineng City]], as well as a few areas on [[Shing Jea Island]]. See the [[#Notes and warning|Notes and warning]] below for details.
== Requirements ==
 
   
 
== Requirements ==
 
For a character to access the Winds of Change content (including dialogues, quests, and spawns), the player's account must include the [[Guild Wars Factions|Factions]] campaign, and the character must have finished the Factions storyline by completing the [[Imperial Sanctum (mission)|Imperial Sanctum]] mission, either NM or HM.
 
For a character to access the Winds of Change content (including dialogues, quests, and spawns), the player's account must include the [[Guild Wars Factions|Factions]] campaign, and the character must have finished the Factions storyline by completing the [[Imperial Sanctum (mission)|Imperial Sanctum]] mission, either NM or HM.
   
 
== New allies ==
 
== New allies ==
 
=== The Ministry of Purity ===
 
=== The Ministry of Purity ===
The Ministry was formed to protect the people of [[Kaineng City]] and finally destroy [[Shiro]]'s [[Afflicted]] creations shortly after the end of the Factions campaign.
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The Ministry was formed to protect the people of [[Kaineng City]] and finally destroy [[Shiro]]'s [[Afflicted]] creations shortly after the end of the Factions campaign. The [[Ministry of Purity]] is attempting to clean up all the leftover [[Afflicted]] from [[Shiro Tagachi]]'s brief return to power.
   
 
== Quests ==
 
== Quests ==
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The "(HM)" after each quest links to that quest's [[hard mode quest|hard mode version]], which becomes available after completing both the normal mode version of the quest and the hard mode version of the quest's prerequisite.
=== Ministry of Purity ===
 
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The [[Ministry of Purity]] is attempting to clean up all the leftover [[Afflicted]] from [[Shiro Tagachi]]'s brief return to power.
 
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=== Primary ===
   
 
* [[Initiate Zei Ri]]
 
* [[Initiate Zei Ri]]
** [[Cleansing Bukdek Byway]]
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** [[Cleansing Bukdek Byway]] ([[Cleansing Bukdek Byway (Hard mode)|HM]])
** [[Cleansing Shadow's Passage]]
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** [[Cleansing Shadow's Passage]] ([[Cleansing Shadow's Passage (Hard mode)|HM]])
** [[Cleansing Shenzun Tunnels]]
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** [[Cleansing Shenzun Tunnels]] ([[Cleansing Shenzun Tunnels (Hard mode)|HM]])
** [[Cleansing the Undercity]]
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** [[Cleansing the Undercity]] ([[Cleansing the Undercity (Hard mode)|HM]])
** [[Cleansing the Sunjiang District]]
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** [[Cleansing the Sunjiang District]] ([[Cleansing the Sunjiang District (Hard mode)|HM]])
** [[Cleansing Pongmei Valley]]
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** [[Cleansing Pongmei Valley]] ([[Cleansing Pongmei Valley (Hard mode)|HM]])
** [[Rescue from Minister Cho's Estate]]
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** [[Rescue at Minister Cho's Estate]] ([[Rescue at Minister Cho's Estate (Hard mode)|HM]])
 
* [[Initiate Tsuriai]]
 
* [[Initiate Tsuriai]]
** [[Cleansing Haiju Lagoon]]
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** [[Cleansing Haiju Lagoon]] ([[Cleansing Haiju Lagoon (Hard mode)|HM]])
** [[Cleansing Zen Daijun]]
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** [[Cleansing Zen Daijun]] ([[Cleansing Zen Daijun (Hard mode)|HM]])
* [[Initiate Zei Ri]]
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* Initiate Zei Ri
** [[Cleansing Rhea's Crater]]
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** [[Cleansing Rhea's Crater]] ([[Cleansing Rhea's Crater (Hard mode)|HM]])
** [[Cleansing the Silent Surf]]
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** [[Cleansing the Silent Surf]] ([[Cleansing the Silent Surf (Hard mode)|HM]])
** [[Cleansing Morostav Trail]]
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** [[Cleansing Morostav Trail]] ([[Cleansing Morostav Trail (Hard mode)|HM]])
 
* [[Xan Hei]]
 
* [[Xan Hei]]
** [[Intercepting the Am Fah]]
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** [[Intercepting the Am Fah]] ([[Intercepting the Am Fah (Hard mode)|HM]])
** [[Tracking the Corruption]]
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** [[Tracking the Corruption]] ([[Tracking the Corruption (Hard mode)|HM]])
** [[Architect of Corruption]]
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** [[Architect of Corruption]] ([[Architect of Corruption (Hard mode)|HM]])
** [[The Gangs of Kaineng]]
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** [[The Gangs of Kaineng]] ([[The Gangs of Kaineng (Hard mode)|HM]])
** [[What Waits in Shadow]]
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** [[What Waits in Shadow]] ([[What Waits in Shadow (Hard mode)|HM]])
   
 
* [[Herald of Purity]]
=== Imperial Guard ===
 
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** [[A Chance Encounter]] ([[A Chance Encounter (Hard mode)|HM]])
The Imperial Dragon Guard is also doing some cleanup, but of a more beastly nature. At the same time, [[Courier Falken]] has arrived with a message from [[Queen Salma]].
 
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* [[Guardsman Qao Lin]]
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** [[A Favor Returned]] ([[A Favor Returned (Hard mode)|HM]])
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** [[Deadly Cargo]] ([[Deadly Cargo (Hard mode)|HM]])
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** [[Trading Blows]] ([[Trading Blows (Hard mode)|HM]])
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** [[Even Closer to the Edge]] ([[Ever Closer to the Edge (Hard mode)|HM]])
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** [[Violence in the Streets]] ([[Violence in the Streets (Hard mode)|HM]])
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* [[Miku]]
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** [[The Rescue Attempt]] ([[The Rescue Attempt (Hard mode)|HM]])
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* Guardsman Qao Lin
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** [[Warning the Angchu]] ([[Warning the Angchu (Hard mode)|HM]])
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* [[Soar Honorclaw]]
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** [[Free Birds]] ([[Free Birds (Hard mode)|HM]])
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** [[Honorable Combat]] ([[Honorable Combat (Hard mode)|HM]])
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** [[A Treaty's a Treaty]] ([[A Treaty's a Treaty (Hard mode)|HM]])
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* Miku
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** [[Finding Jinnai]] ([[Finding Jinnai (Hard mode)|HM]])
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* Guardsman Qao Lin
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** [[Calling All Thugs]] ([[Calling All Thugs (Hard mode)|HM]])
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** [[Raid on Kaineng Center]] ([[Raid on Kaineng Center (Hard mode)|HM]])
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** [[There Goes the Neighborhood]] ([[There Goes the Neighborhood (Hard mode)|HM]])
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** [[Ministry of Oppression]] ([[Ministry of Oppression (Hard mode)|HM]])
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** [[Raid on Shing Jea Monastery]] ([[Raid on Shing Jea Monastery (Hard mode)|HM]])
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* Miku
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** [[The Final Confrontation]] ([[The Final Confrontation (Hard mode)|HM]])
   
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=== Side quests ===
 
* [[Lei Jeng]]
 
* [[Lei Jeng]]
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** [[Cantha Courier Crisis]] ([[Cantha Courier Crisis (Hard mode)|HM]])
** [[Light My Fire]]
 
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** [[Light My Fire]] ([[Light My Fire (Hard mode)|HM]])
** [[When Kappa Attack]]
 
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*** [[When Kappa Attack]] ([[When Kappa Attack (Hard mode)|HM]])
** [[Cantha Courier Crisis]]
 
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** [[Family Matters]] ([[Family Matters (Hard mode)|HM]])
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** [[Vassal States]] ([[Vassal States (Hard mode)|HM]])
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** [[Redemption for the Lost]] ([[Redemption for the Lost (Hard mode)|HM]])
   
 
== New items ==
 
== New items ==
 
=== Trophies ===
 
=== Trophies ===
 
*[[Ministerial Commendation]]: Awarded for completing quests for the Ministry of Purity. 15 can be traded for a [[Weapon of Purity]] from [[Iza Yoi]].
 
*[[Ministerial Commendation]]: Awarded for completing quests for the Ministry of Purity. 15 can be traded for a [[Weapon of Purity]] from [[Iza Yoi]].
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== Notes and warning ==
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* The progression through time causes drastic changes to Cantha. In particular, the Afflicted that formerly populated the "cleansed" areas (cf. the area-specific quests given by [[Inititate Zei Ri]] and [[Initiate Tsuriai]]) will no longer appear.
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** The original version of Cantha can be accessed by taking the quest [[Memories of Purity]] from the [[Herald of Purity]] in [[Kaineng Center]]. While the quest is active, all Winds of Change alterations will be reversed, and the quest can be abandoned at any time to restore the Winds of Change modifications.
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** On [[Shing Jea Island]] (in [[Minister Cho's Estate (explorable)|Minister Cho's Estate]], [[Haiju Lagoon]], and [[Zen Daijun (explorable)|Zen Daijun]]) they are replaced by large groups of high-level [[Scavenger]]s.
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** In [[Kaineng City]] they are replaced by high-level [[Am Fah]] or [[Jade Brotherhood]]. The 8 Afflicted bosses are replaced with equivalent human bosses at or near the same location (see table below).
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** In the [[Echovald Forest]] and [[the Jade Sea]] there are no replacements, the Afflicted are simply gone.
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* '''WARNING!''' Many players find the new enemies to be significantly more difficult, with the Scavengers even more so due to the limited party size on Shing Jea. Characters working on the [[Vanquisher]] or [[Cartographer]] titles should avoid Winds of Change until they have completed these areas.
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=== Boss replacements ===
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{| class="stdt"
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! Area || Skill || Original || New
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| [[Pongmei Valley]] || {{skill icon|Weapon of Quickening}} || [[The Afflicted Hakaru]] || [[Uris Tong of Ash]]
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|-
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| [[Shadow's Passage]] || {{skill icon|Enraged Smash}} || [[The Afflicted Ako]] || [[Tuila the Club]]
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|-
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| [[Shenzun Tunnels]] || {{skill icon|Stolen Speed}} || [[The Afflicted Li Yun]] || [[Rai Zhon the Manipulator]]
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|-
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| [[Shenzun Tunnels]] || {{skill icon|Mind Burn}} || [[The Afflicted Kam]] || [[Xi Lin of the Flames]]
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|-
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| [[Sunjiang District (explorable)|Sunjiang District]] || {{skill icon|Broad Head Arrow}} || [[The Afflicted Huan (Ranger)|The Afflicted Huan]] || [[Zu Jin the Quick]]
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|-
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| [[Sunjiang District (explorable)|Sunjiang District]] || {{skill icon|Shadow Form}} || [[The Afflicted Soon Kim]] || [[Fah Yu the Shadow's Eye]]
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|-
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| [[The Undercity]] || {{skill icon|Ray of Judgment}} || [[The Afflicted Miju]] || [[Ming the Judgment]]
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|-
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| [[The Undercity]] || {{skill icon|Order of Apostasy}} || [[The Afflicted Huan (Necromancer)|The Afflicted Huan]] || [[En Fa the Awakened]]
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|}
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Boss non-replacements:
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* [[Ritualist's Construct]] in [[Morostav Trail]] does not appear, and has no replacement. [[Soul Twisting]] can still be captured from [[Defiant Ancient Sseer]] in [[Raisu Palace (explorable)]].
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* [[Assassin's Construct]] in [[Silent Surf]] still appears as normal. This is probably because the only other locations to capture [[Temple Strike]] are from random spawns during missions.
   
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://store.steampowered.com/news/?appids=29600 Source] — Stumme in an interview with Steampowered.com
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*[http://www.guildwars.com/windsofchange/ Winds of Change at GuildWars.com]
   
 
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[[Category:Guild Wars Beyond]] [[Category:Winds of Change|*]]
 
[[de:Wind des Wandels]]
 
[[de:Wind des Wandels]]

Latest revision as of 20:36, 10 February 2012

Winds of Change continues the story of Cantha and the Dragon Empire. The storyline follows the newly formed Ministry of Purity's attempts to eradicate the Afflicted. This is the third major installment in Guild Wars Beyond, which serves to bridge the storyline between Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2.

WARNING! Initiating the Winds of Change storyline by completing the first quest, Cleansing Bukdek Byway, will irreversibly change the enemy spawns in most explorable areas of Kaineng City, as well as a few areas on Shing Jea Island. See the Notes and warning below for details.

Requirements[ | ]

For a character to access the Winds of Change content (including dialogues, quests, and spawns), the player's account must include the Factions campaign, and the character must have finished the Factions storyline by completing the Imperial Sanctum mission, either NM or HM.

New allies[ | ]

The Ministry of Purity[ | ]

The Ministry was formed to protect the people of Kaineng City and finally destroy Shiro's Afflicted creations shortly after the end of the Factions campaign. The Ministry of Purity is attempting to clean up all the leftover Afflicted from Shiro Tagachi's brief return to power.

Quests[ | ]

The "(HM)" after each quest links to that quest's hard mode version, which becomes available after completing both the normal mode version of the quest and the hard mode version of the quest's prerequisite.

Primary[ | ]


Side quests[ | ]

New items[ | ]

Trophies[ | ]

Notes and warning[ | ]

  • The progression through time causes drastic changes to Cantha. In particular, the Afflicted that formerly populated the "cleansed" areas (cf. the area-specific quests given by Inititate Zei Ri and Initiate Tsuriai) will no longer appear.
  • WARNING! Many players find the new enemies to be significantly more difficult, with the Scavengers even more so due to the limited party size on Shing Jea. Characters working on the Vanquisher or Cartographer titles should avoid Winds of Change until they have completed these areas.

Boss replacements[ | ]

Area Skill Original New
Pongmei Valley Weapon of Quickening Weapon of Quickening The Afflicted Hakaru Uris Tong of Ash
Shadow's Passage Enraged Smash Enraged Smash The Afflicted Ako Tuila the Club
Shenzun Tunnels Stolen Speed Stolen Speed The Afflicted Li Yun Rai Zhon the Manipulator
Shenzun Tunnels Mind Burn Mind Burn The Afflicted Kam Xi Lin of the Flames
Sunjiang District Broad Head Arrow Broad Head Arrow The Afflicted Huan Zu Jin the Quick
Sunjiang District Shadow Form Shadow Form The Afflicted Soon Kim Fah Yu the Shadow's Eye
The Undercity Ray of Judgment Ray of Judgment The Afflicted Miju Ming the Judgment
The Undercity Order of Apostasy Order of Apostasy The Afflicted Huan En Fa the Awakened

Boss non-replacements:

External links[ | ]