Guild Wars 2

That is, if I buy HoT for myself and give my account the expansion, can I then go and give the included copy of the base game to a friend? I’d imagine it’s all one code, but you never know.

No, you can’t. Vague statements and misleading information are Anet’s bread and butter it seems.

No. You either create a new account with Heart of Thorns, or you add the expac to an existing account. The core game isn’t tradable.

RabbitUp.8294:

No, you can’t. Vague statements and misleading information are Anet’s bread and butter it seems.

Pretty Pixie.8603:

No. You either create a new account with Heart of Thorns, or you add the expac to an existing account. The core game isn’t tradable.

Figured as much! Ah well, probably not going to be grabbing HoT unless it goes on sale then.
In any case, thanks for the information!