Questions from a returning player
1. Each class doesn’t have their own story, but each race does. The decisions you make in the first half of the story it can change, and even each race can have a different story based on what choices you make at character creation. There is also the order arc, where there are three different orders to join that have their own stories and choices. But once you start the pact arc, that is where it all becomes the same.
2. Not sure about this but if you lost the email it may be hard to recover your older account.
3. They haven’t said anything about ‘raiding’ in the sense you’re talking about, but they haven’t denied it later.
4. World map completion, living story episodes, creating ascended gear ( Anet’s answer to the gear treadmill ) creating your legendary, explorer dungeons, fractals, collecting minis, collecting all wardrobe slots, Spvp, WvW, guild activities and building are all things that you can do at level 80. Achievement hunting as well.
You can contact the CS Team about accessing your first account, and they will assist you. Be aware, the Team is somewhat overwhelmed at this time, so it may take weeks.
As you are undoubtedly aware, an expansion is coming, which will provide plenty of content (likely) for L80 characters. There will be plenty for you to do in the time leading up to said expansion release.
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Welcome return, and good luck. =)
There is one story that branches slightly here and there based on decisions in the game and your character. (There is a race arc, a history arc based on the backround you pick during character creation, etc)
But its fundamentally the same story.
Once you hit 80 you either play other classes, farm skins, ascended items or legendaries or go pvp&wvw.