Guild Wars 2

This is my first pvp season since taking a hiatus

It was suggested to me by a guildmate to work on the pvp ascended backpiece while I pvped. So I bought the first two ranks of the wings, but I can’t earn any more pvp tickets now? I purchased the glory converter and the first two wings, but now stuck at 20 tickets.

Is it GG for me cause I didn’t plan ahead?

Returning player for HoT, and I’ve been trying the new specs and trying to learn the ‘ebb and flow’ of the current pvp scene. Calling for nerfs and buffs aside, is there counter play for a lot of new mechanics?

There is a ton of AoE in the game, is there anything that nullifies or creates a ‘safe zone’ so I don’t get shredded by mindless AoE?

There is a ton of boons being thrown around, is there any reliable way to strip or nullify heavy boon stacking? (Stacking in parallel, i.e. you have 4+ boons thanks to your skill rotation)

It feels like the top dog right now is anyone who can gain/share a lot of boons and do a lot of cleave or AoE