Returning, don't understand LW

Returning, don't understand LW

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Posted by: Rip.5980

Rip.5980

I bought GW2 when it first came out, and tried it for a couple months, but did not understand how the game worked. I kept playing it like any other MMO, not realizing there were no real quest lines and such.

Anyhow, I am returning to it with a better understanding, but what I don’t understand is how this Living World season stuff works.

If I am starting a new character, is this something I won’t worry about till max level?

Am I automatically going through Season 1 as I level?

Do I have to buy content in order to do seasons?

How do I know when I am in season content?

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Posted by: Woljnir.7810

Woljnir.7810

Living World is essentially one long questline released in installments to add to the gameplay. Generally it is for level 80 characters.

Season 1 is over and currently there is no way to replay it. Season 2 is set up the same way as personal story, but unlike personal story you can replay each episode of Living World that you unlock. Speaking of unlocking, you get it for free by logging in when it is released for the first two weeks. After that you have to buy it off the Gem Shop. ALL you have to do is log in, so if you’re breaking from the game, just be sure to check periodically so that when you come back you have it to play through.

To change between Personal Story and Living World, go to the story tab of your character menu in game and you can choose which one to activate.

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Posted by: Donari.5237

Donari.5237

Season One is not available to anyone. It was meant to be part of the evolution of the game that once finished became part of history. Enough people expressed concerns that Season Two was created in a replayable fashion. However, Season Two takes it as a narrative given that your character was part of Season One, whether or not your character even existed at the time (this affects alts of people that were here for it as well as new players).

You don’t need to worry about it until max level as Season Two is level 80 content. You can also play Season Two without doing any of the Personal Story, though again the narrative will assume you have been through the story arc involving Zhaitan.

You do have to buy Season Two if you never logged in while it was active. They have a bundle in the Gem Store. Now, you don’t have to buy it if you just want to experience it. You can have a friend who has it open each chapter for you and play it through for you. This will mean you can’t solo it, you can’t get any rewards from it, and you can’t do the object and NPC interactions, but you will at least see the story.

This matters because when HoT debuts the story will continue, again with the narrative positing you as someone that’s been through the previous stories, and you will be quite confused as to who everyone is and why they’re doing what they’re doing if you haven’t experienced it. There are videos and summaries of the story available online; I don’t think they give the real flavor or help as much with understanding and remembering as actually playing through.

You know when you are in the content because you go in your Hero Panel to activate the chapter you want to play and you get a green star guiding you to the content (if you have bought it yourself. If you haven’t, and are doing it with a friend, you know because you accept the join-instance popup when they start it while you’re in the same map as them).