Guild Wars 2

I need clarification on the trait blog, I just have a few questions about the transition.

I am planning to make a new character and use an Experience Scroll to get to level 20 right now(pre-feature patch). That character will remain level 20 until the feature patch hits live.

Starting with this feature pack, new characters will unlock the adept tier at level 30, the master tier at level 60, and the grandmaster tier at level 80.
Since my character was made before the Feature Patch hits, my new character will already have Adept traits and some trait points by reaching level 20 pre-Feature Patch.
Q: Does that mean I will still need Manuals to unlock each tier like right now, even post-feature patch?
Q: Or does that mean you will take away my current trait points until I get to 30?

All major traits will be locked on characters created after the feature pack. All existing characters created before this feature pack will have all previously existing major traits unlocked.
Q: Even though the character has not unlocked Master and Grandmaster tier yet, my new character created right now can skip all the annoying parts of unlocking 1-12 traits post-feature patch and have them ready to use upon reaching the level requirements of that tier, right?
Q: The requirement to unlock Grandmaster trait tier of my new character will still be level 60 post-feature patch, right?

Some people think so.

I can’t help but feel they’re talking about characters who already have those traits unlocked though.

Hope a dev answers this.

No you won’t need manuals, characters that are created before the patch will have all major traits unlocked.

As for the trait points, you are confused, pre-level 30 characters won’t have any trait points at all and any points you already used before the patch will be removed. Keep in mind that you will have 14 traits now instead of 70.

The requirement for Grandmaster traits is 80 not 60, so post feature patch it will be 80 for all characters.

maddoctor.2738:

No you won’t need manuals, characters that are created before the patch will have all major traits unlocked.

As for the trait points, you are confused,* pre-level 30 characters* won’t have any trait points at all and any points you already used before the patch will be removed. Keep in mind that you will have 14 traits now instead of 70.

see that part is confusing.
What he wants to know is if he creates a character now, but leaves it unleveled. …will have all traits unlocked..or not.

Andr from the blog, I’m don’t they will be.

Taygus.4571:

maddoctor.2738:

No you won’t need manuals, characters that are created before the patch will have all major traits unlocked.

As for the trait points, you are confused,* pre-level 30 characters* won’t have any trait points at all and any points you already used before the patch will be removed. Keep in mind that you will have 14 traits now instead of 70.

see that part is confusing.
What he wants to know is if he creates a character now, but leaves it unleveled. …will have all traits unlocked..or not.

Andr from the blog, I’m don’t they will be.

I think the traits will be locked, but only in the sense that you are not yet at level to use them. Once you hit the right level, any character made before the patch will be able to select from all the major traits available at that level just as before (I believe, minus the book charge for tiers).

Any characters created after the patch will find that upon reaching a major trait slot, they cannot access the traits until they either pay gold and skill points or complete particular challenges/events/tasks in the open world.

Taygus.4571:

maddoctor.2738:

No you won’t need manuals, characters that are created before the patch will have all major traits unlocked.

As for the trait points, you are confused,* pre-level 30 characters* won’t have any trait points at all and any points you already used before the patch will be removed. Keep in mind that you will have 14 traits now instead of 70.

see that part is confusing.
What he wants to know is if he creates a character now, but leaves it unleveled. …will have all traits unlocked..or not.

Andr from the blog, I’m don’t they will be.

As i understand it, yes the traits are unlocked as soon as you have enough points for them, so you don’t need to kill Boss X for that trait.

However unclear for me is, what happens to the way you earn your next point. If you are for example 20 and have 10 / 2 points will you get the next at 25 or at 30, or will you even have 0 points till 30.