Guild Wars 2

I am just wondering why going to the downed state is considered a death even when you are not defeated. Even on the Lifetime Survivor achievement as soon as you go down it is a death and not when you are defeated.

No, being downed does not stop survivor.

Traveling to a new zone does however. So does logging out. (Which is technically a version of travel to a new zone…)

Downed used to stop the monthly survivor but yesterday I was disappointed when I got downed, I thought I had lost all progress. But it kept growing as I played after that.

But then I didn’t want my banners & food to run out so I logged out while I got a snack and realized on my return that logging out resets Lifetime Survivor kitten

I’ve found the easiest way to get the Lifetime Survivor is to just sit in town and level up crafting until you get it.