Guild Wars 2

The focus of this thread is to discuss what core players(those who do not buy the expansions) get out of this.

Do core players get access to the new WvW map?

Do core players get access to the stronghold pvp mode?

Guild Halls? Some people in the guild might not have HoT while others do.

Obviously core players will not be getting Specializations, Masteries, or access to the new maps or living story(if there will be any more LS) that is in the new maps.

I will buy Hot, but it will just suck to start a party with guildies/friends and find out one of them doesn’t have the expansion.

From what I interpreted from the anouncement.

No. It’s like EotM.
No. Optional map is optional.
No, since the halls will physically be in the new region.
Sort of but not really. Mastery points can be earned in the existing regions, but only usable by those with the expansion.

I’d say core players might get access to the new WvW map, because it is specifically described as borderlands, and that it would be in a rotation. It is not described as EotM anywhere.

What is the percentage of players that will just stick with the base game?

I think allowing people to experience everything except the new region, guild halls (and perhaps some sort of PvE content) makes no sense for them to do. They want to sell copies of the expansion and from my experience with other MMO’s, most players will get the expansion reasonably soon after it launches and almost all players will get it eventually.

the WvW map is definitely free for everyone to join in. it would make no sense to lock people out of an entire game mode because that week the new map was in play.

stronghold might be free as well, but i’m not sure.

guild halls, i have no idea, but i doubt it would require everyone in the guild to have the expansion to have them.

Assuming the new region is level 80 only, it will keep players in the original game until they max out.

my personal assumptions:

PvP – Need to buy in order to select it from the map selection or create rooms/arenas that uses it. But can still fight on it when other people with the expansion has selected it and then the arrow lands on the new map.

WvW – Can join the map and fight there, but no access to map specific features.

PvE – Need to buy obviously.

Guild Hall – Guild leader needs to have expansion.

Lazaar.9123:

I’d say core players might get access to the new WvW map, because it is specifically described as borderlands, and that it would be in a rotation. It is not described as EotM anywhere.

They have to give the new map to everyone. It will replace the current borderlands map, it would be insane to deprive core players from WvW for a week just because they didn’t purchase the expansion.

I dunno about all the rest but I might have idea how it may work for guild halls:

to claim guild hall for your guild you need to have an expansion
only someone with high enought rank can do so.

to enter the guild hall… well back in gw1 guild panel had a button “enter guild hall” so I uppose its gonna work even for dudes without exp.