Guild Wars 2

My friend is thinking about playing for first time. He wants to join my server so we can WvW together. I’m on Blackgate which is always very high population. Is it possible for him to join BG while pop is very high? Can he keep trying and eventually get in?

A Full world is a world with a number of active WvW players above a certain threshold. You cannot transfer to or join a world that is listed as Full.

Blackgate is unlikely to fall from full any time soon, so I doubt your friend will be able to join you there.

AFAIK, the formula that calculates the population of a server takes an average over time, so unfortunately, even during off peak times, he will not be able to get on the server. It needs to be a consistent population drop, which is unlikely in the short term.

If your friend is happy to wait, and doesn’t mind being in a random server until BG frees up, he should first create a f2p account before purchasing the full game. That way he will get one free server transfer.