Guild Wars 1 doesn't work this way. If you buy it on Steam you just get CD keys you can add to any GW account like normal. The Steam version literally just installs a shortcut to the same game launcher you can download and install on your own. All game key management happens in-game, and doesn't care where you installed your launcher from. Play the free game to 80. Do it again if you had fun with another class. Mounts ruin the game flow of the original game. It was slower paced with fun zones / areas to explore . When you hit 80 then think about the expansions. Black Fridays coming up for big sales. Should be a sales on the expansions. You buy an expansion now and if you later choose to buy the bundle, the expansion(s) you already own will be discounted from the price. That's how 99% of DLC bundles work, but with this game it's all topsy-turvy. The store is operated by Steam, not ANet, if that's your concern. EoD is the expansion which if you don't buy it you won't miss any QoL things, like mounts or gliders. RN EoD fishing, skiffs, are both just for achievement and mats, jade bot is glorified revive orb, seige turtle is meh. Story not great. Maps are ok. Music is great. Maybe in future If they say some great drops in metas, you can buy it for that. Living World continues the story unfortunately. if you want to have the complete narrative you're going to want to buy them. The first expansion starts off right after some major important events occur during Season 2 and makes little to no effort to recap them for people who didn't play Season 2. If you can only get one right now, get the 2 in 1 bundle. Most content for your money, most features for your money and you'll get to play the story in the correct order. It's not the kind of game where the latest expansion makes the previous ones dead content. All of it. If you can buy it all, buy it all. 2gDaM. Expansions offer way more than just added story. Gliding, mounts, elite specs, better ways to earn gold, more masteries, ability to get living world 3-4 seasons and Icebrood Saga. I can't imagine playing this game without owning at least the first two expansions. ah masteries and elite specs, so I do get stronger No, just more skilled. For those that want to take advantage of the massive sales, a workaround might be to buy them but not apply the codes to the account. This means being organized enough to keep the codes safely findable at whatever point in the future one wants to begin the expansion, and assumes that the codes don't go "stale" and can't be hacked/stolen. Guild Wars 2’s three expansions, Heart of Thorns, Path of Fire, and End of Dragons, have each left a significant mark on the game’s world of Tyria. With each expansion, ArenaNet has continuously raised the bar, providing players with new and exciting content, gameplay mechanics, and unforgettable storylines. This is not the end though, with /r/GuildWars2 is the primary community for Guild Wars 2 on Reddit. Expansions on sale, which to buy? [Question] New player here. If you're having so much performance issues that you're not having fun, then yeah, don't buy the expansion until either the engine is optimized better to run on your hardware, or you get hardware that can run the game well in it's current state. That's the most neutral and honest answer you can get. 4. Marok_Kanaros. • 7 min. ago. If you have the budget, buy the 50€/$ complete pack, it includes every piece of content except the current expansions, that means 3 expansions + all living world seasons which themself are smaller expansions. If you not buy path of fire or the the 3 expansions pack. HexedHero.

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