Guild Wars 2

Hi! I looked through the first five pages of this section of the forums and couldn’t find an answer, so I’m making a thread. So, here’s the backstory: I stopped playing GW2 last year just before the Flame and Frost thing started up. I understand that was the beginning of a series of temporary content patches which lasted until early 2014 and were all interlinked into one overarching narrative.

I missed them, boo hoo! (But seriously, my own fault. :P)

Anyway. I started playing again, but I’m not going to reach level 80 before Tuesday when the second part of the Dragon’s Reach goes live. Does this mean I’ll never be able to experience the first part? Am I locked into not really knowing what’s going on because I turned the tv on, as it were, halfway through the show?

There’s actually been 3 releases so far, but no you’re not locked out of them.

If you’ve logged on at least once every 2 weeks since 1st July then you’ll have unlocked the story, even if you’re not level 80 and can’t start it yet. You can check by looking at your story tab, they’ll show up if they’re unlocked.

If not then you have two options:
1) Buy the releases for 200 gems each,
2) Play though the story with someone who has it. You won’t get the rewards at the end but you can see the story.

You can spend 200 gems to unlock any (second season) chapter permanently.

Just log in and that episode will be unlocked. You can’t play it till 80, but you don’t have to pay for it.

Danikat.8537:

There’s actually been 3 releases so far, but no you’re not locked out of them.

If you’ve logged on at least once every 2 weeks since 1st July then you’ll have unlocked the story, even if you’re not level 80 and can’t start it yet. You can check by looking at your story tab, they’ll show up if they’re unlocked.

If not then you have two options:
1) Buy the releases for 200 gems each,
2) Play though the story with someone who has it. You won’t get the rewards at the end but you can see the story.

Thank you for the information!