(edited by lynspottery.6529)
Contested HoT waypoints? Rez Issues
There’s a considerable discussion on this here you might be interested in:
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/gw2/Contested-Waypoints-2/first#post5766458
They are used in events, like selecting the ones who get the golden power armors.
The starting WP is also always open. Taking a bouncing mushroom near it will land you near several Exalted Portals that you can use to get to contested areas of the map. Never really seen this as an issue as it only takes a couple of minutes (depending on load times) to get back. With no armor repair costs there has to be some downside to death.
Fools N Gold [FNG] of Tarnished Coast