Guild Wars 2

Hey all.

So I have a friend who wants to play the game, and personally I’m interested in pre-ordering Heart of Thorns… I know that the pre-order comes with a copy of the base game, but considering I already own it, would my buying HoT give me no option to gift the base game to this friend? Is there a solution where we both get what we want? I don’t see the option in the store to buy GW2 itself, so I’m not sure what I’d do if this doesn’t work.

Thanks in advance!

When you purchase Heart of Thorns, you are receiving one single key; if you apply that to an existing account, the account is upgraded to Heart of Thorns with no extra account. If you apply the code to create a new account, a new account is created with access to Heart of Thorns (when it releases) and the base game.

So unfortunately, you won’t be able to give your friend the free base copy as you are only given the single key to use for yourself to upgrade your account, or your friend to start a new account.

There is no longer a method of purchasing the core game on its own from the official Guild Wars 2 website, however it is still possible through 3rd party retailers such as Amazon (stocks may be going down fast though).

Ah, that sucks… guess I’ve got to decide which I want to spend my money on more.

Thanks for the info!

Keep in mind that if you do the gift, your friend will have HoT and you won’t. Maybe s/he will like the game enough to return the favor and gift you the upgrade later