The Pioneer Podcast isWuthering Waves’take on the battle pass system that’s become prevalent in a lot of games over the last few years, especially in the Gacha sphere.
Taking heavy inspiration from Genshin Impact,Wuwa’sversion does have some differencesin monetization but the core concept remains the same. The more players play the game and spend time in the world, the more rewards they earn as a result. Buying the battle pass gives access to bigger rewards in addition to the base tier rewards, and the premium tier offers even more. Here’s the breakdown.
Pioneer Podcast Public Channel
Free
Offers basic rewards for increasing Podcast levels including Lustrous Tides,Shell Credits, and Weapon and Character XP items.
Pioneer Podcast Insider Channel
$9.99
Unlocks access to premium rewards for increasing Podcast levels including680 Astrite, Radiant Tides, Premium Tuners, Overlord Class Echoes, Shell Credits.
Pioneer Podcast Connoisseur Channel
$19.99
All Insider Channel Rewards, +10 Podcast Levels, Jinzhou Record Sigil, x3 Lustrous Tides, Gilded Ginkgo.
Pioneer Podcast Channels are subscriptions that reset in every new version. Players will have to repurchase access to the premium channels every time.
Should You Buy the Pioneer Podcast Insider/Connoisseur Channel in Wuthering Waves
The biggest benefit of getting the Pioneer Podcast Insider Channel is access to the weapon selector, which offersfive exclusive4-Star weaponsonly available to Insider (and Connoisseur) Channel users. The 4-Star weapons available through this method are some of the best in the game, barring the 5-star weapons on limited banners. The weapon selector unlocks at Podcast level 30 (of 70). Only one weapon can be selected per reset, which happens every time a new version of the game comes out. This means players can only obtain one of these 4-Stars every 35 days.
Other than the 4-Star Weapons, thePioneer Podcast Insider Channel is only worth buying for players who are certain they are going to remain active for an entire month.This includes logging into the game every day,doing your daily missions religiously, completing the weekly boss fights before the timer runs out, participating in seasonal events, anddraining the Waveplates to 0every single day for the entire 35 days. Leveling up the Pioneer Podcast requires this sort of commitment, and if you cannot stomach the grind, there is no reason to spend the money on rewards that you’re not going to be able to receive.
For the Connoisseur Channel, players will need to pay $19.99 in exchange for 10 Pioneer Podcast levels and a few extra rewards. The main purpose of this tier is to give players who don’t have as much time to spend on the game the same benefits as the players buying into the Insider Channel. This does not mean that buying the Connoisseur Channel access allows players to passively collect the rewards. No, even with the highest tier of the Pioneer Podcast, players will have to spend time earning the remaining 60 levels to earn all the rewards.
