Guild Wars 2

Being a veteran player, it may seem quite silly to some of you that I am asking this but I need to know, with launch being so close (can’t wait!!) how will actually downloading HoT work? Will it just install automatically when it goes live or will I have to enter a code of some sort to get it? Do we even know yet? I have never bought an expansion for anything before so this is all new to me. Thanks in advance

It will be just like a HUGE patch, your current client will be updated, no extra efforts needed.

If you have pre-purchased it already, then just patch when the expac hits on the 23rd. Nothing else will be required

Thanks for the help! I have already pre purchased so there will be nothing more to worry about.

I think you do have to enter the serial code on your account page.

Yeah, he’ll have to activate/link the code on his GW2 account.

You’re already downloading it. Check out thwtshaman all the stuff he data mined.

LanfearShadowflame.3189:

Yeah, he’ll have to activate/link the code on his GW2 account.

SHould do it automatically, although it depends how it was pre-purchased. I did mine in game and it auto added everything

I think the bulk of the content is already downloaded onto your pc to save time in the final download.

Randulf.7614:

LanfearShadowflame.3189:

Yeah, he’ll have to activate/link the code on his GW2 account.

SHould do it automatically, although it depends how it was pre-purchased. I did mine in game and it auto added everything

Right, depends on where he bought it. I bought from the gw2 site (cause I wanted the ult lol), so my codes got emailed to me. I had to log in and apply the codes to their respective accounts (I have 2).

Suffish, I hope you’ve been reading the thread, but to make it very clear: If you bought from the GW2 site and had a code emailed to you you need to go to the registration page to enter the code. If you bought in game you’re already upgraded.

The fastest way for you to check if you have been swapped to a HoT account is to look at your character selection screen. Scroll the avatars to the end. If you have 4 beta slots, you’re in. Those slots will vanish as of launch (or possibly in an earlier patch) but they should still be there right now.

Donari.5237:

Suffish, I hope you’ve been reading the thread, but to make it very clear: If you bought from the GW2 site and had a code emailed to you you need to go to the registration page to enter the code. If you bought in game you’re already upgraded.

The fastest way for you to check if you have been swapped to a HoT account is to look at your character selection screen. Scroll the avatars to the end. If you have 4 beta slots, you’re in. Those slots will vanish as of launch (or possibly in an earlier patch) but they should still be there right now.

Or, if he’s on the forums and can’t get on the game at the moment, he can just scroll up and click “My Account” and check his overview page. He should see “Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns” and then “Active” to the right of it. Like the attached.

Donari.5237:

Suffish, I hope you’ve been reading the thread, but to make it very clear: If you bought from the GW2 site and had a code emailed to you you need to go to the registration page to enter the code. If you bought in game you’re already upgraded.

The fastest way for you to check if you have been swapped to a HoT account is to look at your character selection screen. Scroll the avatars to the end. If you have 4 beta slots, you’re in. Those slots will vanish as of launch (or possibly in an earlier patch) but they should still be there right now.

I have been reading the thread, and I checked and I do in fact have 4 beta char slotswhich means I will be able to just download it. I bought from the gw2 website btw.
Thanks for helping everyone because I was very worried I would end up in a disastrous situation where I would have been unable to play which I know I will not now!