Guild Wars 2

If I do a level 8 FotM with a fresh level 1 character I don’t go up to level 2? But if I do a level 1 I do. Why? Doesn’t make sense to me. I say this because Im currently doing FoTM in another class. Ive got chars around 20. But this makes it much harder to get a group together when you have to do a very specific level to increase yours. I can see negatives to it being structured this way and not positives, so what is the rationale behind having it this way?

You gain a level if you complete a run that is your level or higher.

I always thought you had to do the starting instance, which, upon completion puts you at level 2? What did you just go to heart of the mists right away?

You can do any level higher or equal to yours to level up. It will increase your fractal level after the whole run.

Isslair.4908:

You can do any level higher or equal to yours to level up. It will increase your fractal level after the whole run.

I just did a run with a guardian. First run ever. I did all 3 and Jade Maw at the end. I go back to the FoTM entrance and the highest level I can join is level 1. I’m not in a party. I do not believe this is correct.

You didn’t wait long enough. After you kill the maw, you have to sit there for awhile before the level will become the next highest number. If you leave beforehand, it doesn’t count.