Where Winds Meet players have discovered a major exploit that allows them to gain quest rewards without lifting a finger. NetEase's wuxia-inspired open-world RPG launched last month to widespread player disbelief: many were shocked to discover that a game so big and so expansive was absolutely free.
Players continue to discover new possibilities in Where Winds Meet, and the latest discovery seems to be a method for tricking certain NPCs into giving you rewards without having to coimplete a quest. The exploit, reported by Dexerto, only works on certain quest-givers who use generative AI instead of pre-written dialogue trees. If you manage to reply obtusely enough to confuse the NPC AI, they'll sometimes just hand over the quest in order to escape the conversation.
In order to receive free quest rewards in Where Winds Meet, you'll first have to find an eligible AI NPC. They're fairly easy to recognize: when you talk to them, they'll appear in your DMs instead of simply speaking to you in a more traditional cutscene format.
Then, you'll need to trick the AI by carrying on a conversation without really saying anything. Some players have dubbed this the "Metal Gear Method,"...
