Guild Wars 2

I was here for Pre-order, beta, and a few months of play after release. Then my life kind of turned upside down, (started a business, moved, spent a year & 1/2 remodeling the house I bought, etc.) and I didn’t play online at all for a long while. Now that things have settled, I am attempting to re-enter GW2 and play again.

A lot has changed. My most pressing questions deal with the Living Story & the Feature Packs. (And Druids)

1) Do the Feature Packs need to be purchased? Research suggests there were 2; one in April 2014, & one in Sept. 2014. I have no issue purchasing things to catch up, but it is not clear if these are just part of the game now, or if I need to buy them.

2) Living Story: what is the benefit of purchasing the chapters? Do we get to play through that content with our characters if we buy them? I understand that each chapter bought is unlocked for all current & future characters. Is it worth buying them, and should I wait for level 80 before I do get them?

3) I have been seeing a little information here & there about Druids. Are Druids in the game as playable characters? It appears that I may need to be a Ranger to be a Druid, but again, I can’t find good information. Some of my characters are Rangers, so I am very fascinated by this. (Maybe Druids are coming in HOT?).

I will be purchasing HOT when it is available. I love the beautiful world & playstyle of GW2. It is a little hard to catch up though. I have found some good sites for crafting, gearing, & build direction and will be using those. The 3 questions above were not so easily answered, hence this post.

Thank you so much for any info or advice on those 3 questions!

Feature packs are part of the normal game updates, no purchase required.

Living Story 1 is closed, 2 can be purchased and played.

Druids are part of HoT so are not part of the game yet. You could level a Ranger in anticipation of the Druid Specialization.

Thank you very much!

I am already leveling a Ranger & a Guardian, so hopefully Druid is an option down the road for the Ranger.

:)

1. Feature packs were just very large content patches that were freely added to the game.

2. Living World Season 2 can be purchased an episode at a time. It was done this way as a result of large amounts of negative feedback related to the here for 2 weeks then gone forever nature of Living World Season 1. All content in Living World Season 2 was designed for level 80 characters so I suggest not buying it until then.

3. Each base class will have a new “specialization” in HoT. The ranger’s specialization will be Druid, this will allow them to use staff as a weapon and likely will both give remove certain Ranger skills and traits. We also know that necromancers specialization will grant them the ability to wield greatswords.