Guild Wars 2

I don’t know if I understand correctly so maybe someone can confirm this for me.

• Right now, I cen create a new character, level it with tomes, and unlock all skills with skill scrolls. That means, I can create and level a character in PvP, and it will be fully usable in PvE.

• In the future I will (probably) be able to create a new character, level it with tomes, but will be 65 skill points short to unlock all skills. Scrolls of knowledge will award crafting materials, so I will have to take my alt into PvE and do skill challenges?

I would be a tiny little bit upset if I had to take all my new (and existing) alts and run them through half of Tyria to (re-) unlock their skills/traits.

From what I understood, in PvP all traits and skill will be automatically unlocked, no need for extra gold, points or whatever and if you buy the HoT the elite specialization and related traits/skills also unlocked.

From the Primer Blog Part Two:

“For now, characters will only be able to equip a single elite specialization. Doing so will be as easy as it currently is to swap trait points; simply exit combat and select your new elite specialization, or do it in Heart of the Mists for PvP. We made this system to build upon it, so let the speculation about future specializations begin before we’ve even revealed the first full set!
Elite Specialization Reward Tracks

Finally, these reward tracks unlock everything for an elite specialization: weapon, unique mechanics, skills, and traits. They’ll also reward items, including new runes and sigils, a fancy weapon skin for your new weapon type, and an armor skin for a single matching piece of armor (usually headgear or shoulders). As long as you’ve purchased Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns, you’ll automatically unlock access to all elite specializations in PvP."

I understand this – so far, traits and skills were already unlocked in PvP. But PvP also dropped skill scrolls to unlock skills for PvE (and WvW).

I am asking whether there will be a replacement mechanism for this.

Oh, good question, I’m not really sure how it will work.