Account types: Free, Core, & HoT
What’s the difference between playing for free and playing on an account with a registered serial code?
See the chart below for a full comparison of free accounts, core accounts, and Heart of Thorns accounts.
Free Account
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Core Guild Wars 2Account
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Heart of Thorns Account
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Character Slots
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2
|
5
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5 or more*
|
Bag Slots
|
3
|
5
|
5
|
Revenant Profession
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No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Heart of Thorns Maps & Content
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No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Central Tyria (Core) Maps & Content
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Starter maps only until character reaches level 10
Lion’s Arch unlocked for each character at level 35
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Yes
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Yes
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Masteries
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No
|
No
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Yes
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In-Game Mail
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Can only send to mutual friends
Can’t send gold or items
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Yes (accounts created after August 28, 2015 require SMS or app authentication to send gold and items)
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Yes (accounts created after August 28, 2015 require SMS or app authentication to send gold and items)
|
Guild Bank Access
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No
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Yes (accounts created after August 28, 2015 require SMS or app authentication to withdraw)
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Yes (accounts created after August 28, 2015 require SMS or app authentication to withdraw)
|
Whisper chat
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Except for mutual friends, can only whisper in the same map, one new person every 30 seconds
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Map chat
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No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Squad chat
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Unlocked for each character at level 30
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Yes
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Yes
|
Looking For Group
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Unlocked for each character at level 30
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Yes
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Yes
|
PvP Chat
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Team Chat always available
Chat in PvP Lobby unlocked when the account reaches PvP rank 20
Emotes, Map and Say chat unavailable during matches
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Yes
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Yes
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WvW
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Unlocked account-wide when one character reaches level 60
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Yes
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Yes
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Daily Login Bonus
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No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Gem Store
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Items unusable by free accounts (such as glider skin) are unavailable
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Yes
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Yes
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Currency Exchange
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Gems to gold exchange available, gold to gems exchange unavailable.
|
Yes
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Yes
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Trading Post
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Can buy and sell items from a selected list.
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Yes
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Yes
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Forum Posting Access
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No
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Yes
|
Yes
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World Transfers
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No
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Yes
|
Yes
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*Depends on the version of Heart of Thorns and whether the account was eligible for a free character slot.
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