Guild Wars 2

I am not sure of how long I have to start from scratch but can someone enlighten me on how this works. I have some info but getting a road map would be amazing.

If I start now how would I get the precursor and the gift of the competitor?

Gift of the competitor you get by finishing all the 4 “Year of Ascension” achievements.
The precursor you get by spending tickets that you get from crossing the PvP divisions.

That pretty much sums it all, really.

Open the achievement list and see what you need to do for the “Year of Ascension” and the tickets will come naturally from playing Ranked matches.

Real simple. Do a minimum of 3 Ranked matches a day. Do the class specific achievements while you are below Ruby or when you hit a new Division to maximize a minimum pip loss. It takes 15 days per Achievement category for a total of 60 days. Get to Legendary x1 this season then Diamond in next season. the other achievements will fall into place.

Tickets from crossing pvp divisions. How many do you get per cross and is there any other way. How do I cross and how long does it take?

https://wiki.guildwars2.com/wiki/PvP_League

This will tell you everything you need to know.

How long is a season? If I get to legendary one season and diamond in another that gives me enough tickets to finish the pre?

Johnathan Ralston.5871:

How long is a season? If I get to legendary one season and diamond in another that gives me enough tickets to finish the pre?

Yes.

Thanks for all of the advice. Hope to run across or over you in game. cheers