Guild Wars 2

So a friend has told me there are various changes coming in the HoT expansion. All good from what I’ve seen and read.

My question is: All the changes being implemented, like Camera View, are they only available if you buy and install HoT – or do they come in a base patch for the core game?

Some you are getting if you only have the core game like the camera settings, wvw map and I believe the spvp. Stuff like the specialization, Revalent class, HoT maps and masteries will be for those that bought the expansion.

Ok cool. Cheers

Some changes are coming to the base game, while others are limited to those who buy the expansion. I don’t know of a definitive list, but here’s the impression I have:

Everyone
-Action Cam
- Guild Initiative HQ (not a guild hall, but provides features that are moving out of the guild panel for those who don’t upgrade)
-Hero Points in WvW, Changes to liquid World Experience.
-Minions take 95% less damage from big AoE attacks since they don’t dodge
-Fractal Changes
- Ascended salvaging
-PvP Stronghold mode, Mist Champions (Turai Ossa and Grymm Svaard)
-WvW Desert Borderlands Map
- Multiple Guild Chat Channels
- Changes to guild currencies
- Guild Missions, new mission rotation
- Improved guild claiming in WvW
- Improved commander/squad interface
-Map bonus rewards

Expansion-Only
-Guild Halls
- Heart of Maguuma Maps
- Adventures
- Raids
- Revenant Class
- Elite Specializations

???
*Pact Tyria Mastery Track
—- Fractal Attunement Mastery
—- Pact Commander Mastery
—- Precursor Crafting Mastery

THIS IS NOT A DEFINITIVE LIST. I’m fairly confident about the sorting, but I don’t want anyone banking one way or the other because they read something on here.

I think the Pact Tyria Mastery Track is open to everyone, not just HoT owners, because most of it has to do with Central Tyria, but I can’t say for sure. I’m also not sure about Precursor crafting, for new or old weapons.

Here’s what should be one of the most definitive lists out there:

http://mmoarlee.com/2015/07/07/everything-we-officially-know-about-heart-of-thorns/

Thanks Donari – but doesn’t really answer the question

Alas, it is the best answer we have since ANet hasn’t provided a similar official list

Talking about Action Cam specifically, which is too new for the (excellent!) list that Donari posted, I don’t think they’ve said one way or another. Because it’s enabled from the options window, though, I’ll be very surprised if it’s a HoT-required feature.

Pretty sure all Masteries, core-Tyria or not, are HoT-exclusive.

What I am unsure about is Map Bonus Rewards. It’s cool if they are all game version-wide.