Ages of Harvest: A 2024 Wuthering Waves Convene Story

Back in the summer of 2024, Ren—a Rover who had just scraped together enough Union EXP to hit Level 8—found himself glued to the Convene screen. The 1.1 update had landed, and with it came Absolute Pulsation, a Featured Weapon Convene that dangled Ages of Harvest like a carrot on a stick. For anyone who had been grinding with a scuffed broadblade, the 5-Star weapon looked like the real deal. Ren had completed the combat trial in First Resonance weeks earlier, so the Convene function was unlocked. Now, the only question was whether his stash of Forging Tide would hold up.

The banner ran from the 1.1 update until 2024-07-22 09:59 server time, and the fine print was classic gacha fare. Ren pulled up the rules and gave them a once-over:

• Currency: Forging Tide only. No shortcuts.

• Ten-pull safety net: every 10 attempts guaranteed at least one 4-Star or higher rarity Resonator or weapon.

• Pity sharing: the guarantee count was shared across all Featured Weapon Convene events and carried over until a 5-Star weapon dropped.

• The big one: any 5-Star weapon you Convened was guaranteed to be Ages of Harvest.

• Exclusivity: the featured weapon would not be available by other means once the event ended.

Ren whistled. 'So it's a straight shot,' he said to his buddy Jae, who was lounging in the Discord call. 'No 50/50 nonsense. If I see gold, it's the harvest blade.'

Jae laughed. 'Famous last words, mate. RNGesus doesn't care about your math.'

The rate-up also boosted three 4-Star weapons: Discord, Commando of Conviction, and Amity Accord. Ren didn't turn his nose up at those—Commando of Conviction had a reputation for hitting like a truck in the right hands—but his eyes were on the prize.

Ren had been saving Forging Tide like a squirrel hoarding nuts. He was mostly free-to-play, with a battle pass here and there, so every pull counted. 'Odds are I'll need to go all in,' he muttered. He had enough for a few ten-pulls, but not enough to hit hard pity if things went south. Still, the pity carry-over rule gave him a safety net: if he didn't snag a 5-Star before the banner ended, his count would roll into the next Featured Weapon Convene. That softened the blow—slightly.

The first ten-pull was a dud. A couple of 4-Star weapons, no gold flash. 'No dice,' Ren sighed. Second ten-pull: Discord showed up, which was nice, but still no Ages of Harvest. Third ten-pull: another 4-Star, this time Amity Accord. Ren was starting to sweat. He had watched streamers drop thousands of Asterite on day one, and some of them had walked away empty-handed. The gacha gods were a fickle bunch.

'Don't sweat it,' Jae said. 'You're building pity either way. Worst case, you're setting yourself up for the next banner.'

'Easy for you to say,' Ren shot back. 'You're not the one staring at a half-empty wallet.'

He bit the bullet and went for a fourth ten-pull. The screen shimmered. Gold. Ren's heart did a somersault. The weapon card flipped, and there it was: Ages of Harvest. He hit the jackpot.

'LET'S GO!' he yelled, loud enough that his mic peaked. Jae burst out laughing. 'There he is! The luckiest man in Solaris-3!'

Ren wasn't sure about luck—he had dumped a decent chunk of his savings into the banner—but the payoff was sweet. Ages of Harvest wasn't just a stat stick; it looked incredible, and it made his main damage dealer feel like a proper threat. For the rest of the 1.1 cycle, Ren strutted around co-op lobbies with the weapon equipped, soaking up the jealous emotes.

The banner closed on 2024-07-22, and true to the rules, Ages of Harvest vanished from the Convene pool. No other means, no rerun announced at the time—just a clean cut. That exclusivity turned the weapon into a badge of honor for early adopters. By 2026, veterans still bring it up in community threads, half-joking that 'you had to be there.' Newer players can only listen and nod, because the Absolute Pulsation event is long gone.

Looking back, Ren's story is a tidy snapshot of Wuthering Waves' first big weapon banner: simple rules, a guaranteed 5-Star, and a pity system that rewarded patience—or a willingness to go all in. For anyone who missed it, the lesson is classic gacha wisdom: when a guaranteed banner shows up, sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and pray to RNGesus. And if you're lucky, you walk away with a story worth telling. 🎲⚔️