Guild Wars 2

Aye, I am most a PvE kind of player but I’ve done some PvP and love it. I think its a lot of fun and have been looking into upgrading my gear(cosmetically). I need a paid tournament token for the pants I want to forge and I understand I need to win a paid tournament first. Thing is I have done at least 1 paid tournament a few months ago before I took a brake from the game and don’t remember how I managed to do that. There are never people on the roster or looking to do tournaments so I’m confused as to how to go about doing that for both cosmetics and achievements. Is there some sort of community on Maguuma that does tournaments throughout the week? I have searched everywhere I could think of for any information but have had no luck. Any info would be very appreciated.

Join solo. Or keep looking for team mates in your server, in hotjoins, or in the solo queue. ‘Paid’ tournaments and free tournaments are the same now, you do not need to pay for them.

Oh, ok, that sort of makes it simpler. Since they are both the same now, what is the difference between a paid and a free tournament token? Would I just get 1 at random from finishing a tournament? and what is a hotjoin?