Guild Wars 2

All the HoT upgrades say they come with a copy of the base game, is there a cheaper alternative that doesn’t include the base game?
If I do end up buying it with the base game, do I get a code to use for a second account or give to a friend? Ir what happens to it?

No, you do not get a second code for the core game. You just get one code for HoT.

If dont have the core game and buy HoT, you get Hot and the core game.
If you do have the core game and buy HoT, you just get HoT when you add the code to your account, nothing more.

The core game is currently valued at $0 and had been trending downward in value over the past year. All future expansions will have the core game and the previous expansions bundled with the new expansion for the cost of the new expansion. If you do not want to pay full price for HoT then you could wait until the next expansion launches and you would get HoT with the purchase of that one.

Would it make any difference if I just applied the code to a second account?

You can apply the HoT code to whatever account you choose. If you are not yet heavily invested in your current account (no level 80’s, very little gold, few achievement points, etc.) Then it might make more sense to just make a new account for HoT. You could still pull in daily rewards on your original account.

For me, I had over $50 of personal value on my account so it made more sense to buy the expansion. $50 for both the core game and the expansion is an awesome deal, really.

If you apply the HoT code to a second account that account will have core game and HoT completely unlocked, regardless of what is was. The first account will remain exactly as it is now. Won’t change a bit, won’t get anything unlocked and you will have no code to put on that one either.

You do not get 2 codes, one for HoT and one for base. You just get one upgrade to HoT unlock which simply happens to include unlocking the core game in one swoop if that wasn’t done yet (so in f2p accounts).

So up to you to decide if having a fresh full HoT unlocked account and a account you have now staying exactly as it is, is more worthwhile then upgrading your only account to HoT and have all you achieved so far be in the upgraded account as a result.

I heard that you can get more character slots for having the base game, is that true?

Moogle.4908:

I heard that you can get more character slots for having the base game, is that true?

Not anymore, you had to preorder to get the bonus character slot.

Oh ok, so you get nothing for having the account beforehand? I think I’m just going to use it on a new account then. :P