The Giveaway emote in Where Winds Meet looks like a throwaway social flourish, but it quietly sits at the center of several systems: sect errands, multiplayer rituals, and a small economy of Commerce Coins and buffs. It’s also surprisingly easy to miss, especially if you spend most of your time in solo mode.
Where to unlock the Giveaway emote
The emote is tied to a specific multiplayer hub built around a fountain called the Merit Pool near Blissful Retreat in the Qinghe region. You never buy it from a shop or earn it as a random reward — you learn it from an NPC standing at that pool.
| Step | What to do | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switch the world to Multiplayer from the top-left toggle on the map screen. | The Merit Pool and its NPC do not exist in solo/offline mode. |
| 2 | Fast travel to a Boundary Stone near Blissful Retreat in Qinghe. | Blissful Retreat is the reference point for the main multiplayer hub. |
| 3 | Head west from Blissful Retreat toward the coast until the “Merit Pool” location marker appears. | The Merit Pool is the official name of the fountain area that hosts the NPC. |
| 4 | Look for a large fountain with the NPC Le Yuan standing beside it. | Le Yuan is the character who teaches the Giveaway emote. |
| 5 | Talk to Le Yuan and pick the first dialogue option. | This adds the Giveaway emote to your emote list. |
Players who walk to the right spot in solo mode will only see empty ground or a harmless goose; the fountain and Le Yuan are instanced into the multiplayer version of Blissful Retreat. Time of day can also be misleading: if you arrive at night and nothing looks right, staying in multiplayer and waiting for daytime can help the environment load in more clearly, but the core requirement is simply being in multiplayer.
How to confirm where to get Giveaway from the emote menu
Even before you unlock it, the game quietly tells you where to go.
| Context | Action | Result |
|---|---|---|
| In solo mode, with Giveaway still locked | Open the emote window (default F2 on PC) and hover over the grayed-out Giveaway icon, then click it. |
A hint points you toward the NPC by the well/fountain near Blissful Retreat. |
That built-in hint lines up with what you actually see once you flip to the multiplayer world and walk west from Blissful Retreat toward the coast.
How to use the Giveaway emote once it’s unlocked
After talking to Le Yuan, Giveaway is treated like any other unlocked emote in your menu.
| Control scheme | How to open emotes | How to select Giveaway |
|---|---|---|
| Keyboard and mouse (PC) | Press F2 to open the emote panel. |
Use Q / E to cycle tabs until “Solo” is selected, then choose Giveaway and press its bound number key (1–9). |
| Controller | Press the Y button together with the function wheel button (as shown in the in‑game prompt) to open the emote wheel. |
Navigate to the Solo tab and highlight Giveaway, then confirm to perform it. |
In the emote list, Giveaway sits under the Solo tab rather than the Multiplayer tab, even though many of its uses depend on other players standing near you.
Using Giveaway at the Merit Pool (Beg, Heart Gesture, Eternal Vow)
The Merit Pool is more than a backdrop. Throwing coins there with Giveaway temporarily unlocks a cluster of special co-op emotes tied to small rewards.
| Location | What to do | What you gain |
|---|---|---|
| Merit Pool fountain, west of Blissful Retreat | Use the Giveaway emote while standing in the fountain. | Temporarily unlocks multiplayer-only emotes such as Beg, Heart Gesture, and Eternal Vow. |
| Same | Perform Giveaway in the fountain multiple times (six uses if you also want Beg via this route). | Unlocks several emotes including Beg, which pairs with Giveaway for sect errands. |
| Anywhere with other players | Use those temporary multiplayer emotes with a partner. | Earn Coins, experience, and Adventure Slips, depending on the emote and buffs active. |
Beg in particular is important for Jianghu errands and for players who like role‑playing as beggars near busy hubs. The fountain is a natural gathering point; it tends to be one of the easiest places to find players who are already cycling Giveaway for reputation and buffs.
How Giveaway works with Beg and Jianghu errands
Within the sect system, Giveaway and Beg form a matched pair for simple daily errands that hand out reputation and minor rewards. The core loop is straightforward: one player begs, another gives.
| Errand or use | Required emote(s) | What actually happens |
|---|---|---|
| “Giveaway” Jianghu errand | Giveaway, Beg | You go to the Heaven's Pier begging spot and use Giveaway on NPC beggars to complete the errand objective. |
| Co-op Giveaway/Beg with players | One player uses Beg; another uses Giveaway nearby | The giver tosses Commerce Coins; the beggar receives those coins and, with the right buff, extra EXP and Adventure Slips. |
| General sect reputation farming | Both, used cooperatively | Repeated interactions tick off simple errands that convert into sect reputation for cosmetics. |
Commerce Coins — the rarer currency, distinct from basic Coins — are what actually leave the Giveaway user’s pockets and land with whoever is begging. That makes long Giveaway sessions a deliberate choice rather than a cosmetic-only animation.
Two practical setups work well:
- Inside the Merit Pool fountain: Plenty of players cycle Giveaway here to unlock or refresh multiplayer emotes and buffs, so finding a Beg partner is trivial.
- Dedicated begging spots in Qinghe: These locations are built for Jianghu errands; standing there and spamming Beg makes it clear to everyone what you’re asking for.
Why the Giveaway emote can be hard to find
The confusion around Giveaway isn’t about difficulty; it’s about presentation. Several design choices make players think the emote is missing or bugged:
| Pain point | What players see | What’s actually going on |
|---|---|---|
| Mode mismatch | Walking to the marked spot west of Blissful Retreat in solo mode shows only grass or a goose. | The Merit Pool and Le Yuan are only loaded in the multiplayer instance of the region. |
| Subtle hints | The Giveaway icon in the emote menu is grayed out with no obvious prompt. | Clicking the locked icon reveals the hint about the NPC at the fountain, but the game doesn’t push this very hard. |
| Time‑of‑day noise | Some runs to the spot (often at night) seem to show an empty field; later, the fountain “suddenly” exists. | The area can feel inconsistent if you’re switching modes or arriving mid‑load, but the only firm requirement is being in multiplayer. |
There’s also naming confusion. Players sometimes mix up:
- The in‑game Giveaway emote used at the Merit Pool and for sect errands.
- Platform promotions and Twitch-drop cosmetics that happen to be framed as “giveaways” which are entirely separate.
Only the in‑game emote tied to Le Yuan and the Merit Pool will complete Jianghu errands or toss Commerce Coins at beggars.
Once the Giveaway emote is unlocked and slotted into your Solo emotes, it becomes one of the lowest-friction ways to turn a few spare minutes in a hub into sect reputation, temporary co‑op emotes, and small bursts of currency. The friction is front‑loaded into finding the Merit Pool in multiplayer and talking to Le Yuan exactly once; everything after that is as simple as tapping F2, switching to the Solo tab, and throwing coins at whoever is begging in front of you.
