Play Guild Wars 2 for Free Today!
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Guild Wars 2 is a living, breathing online world where adventure awaits around every corner. Create a free account today and join the story.
Do keep note, that a free account is slightly different, See the chart below for a full comparison of free accounts, core accounts, and Heart of Thorns accounts.
As a free user you can however always upgrade your account at any moment you want.
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Type,Free Account,Core Guild Wars 2 Account,Heart of Thorns Account
Character Slots,2,5,5 or more*
Bag Slots,3,5,5
Revenant Profession,No,No,Yes
Heart of Thorns Maps & Content,No,No,Yes
Central Tyria (Core) Maps & Content,Starter maps only until character reaches level 10 / Lion’s Arch unlocked for each character at level 35,Yes,Yes
Masteries,No,No,Yes
In-Game Mail,Can only send to mutual friends / Can’t send gold or items,Yes (accounts created after August 28 2015 require SMS or app authentication to send gold and items),Yes (accounts created after August 28 2015 require SMS or app authentication to send gold and items)
Guild Bank Access,No,Yes (accounts created after August 28 2015 require SMS or app authentication to withdraw),Yes (accounts created after August 28 2015 require SMS or app authentication to withdraw)
Whisper chat,Except for mutual friends can only whisper in the same map one new person every 30 seconds,Yes,Yes
Map chat,No,Yes,Yes
Squad chat,Unlocked for each character at level 30,Yes,Yes
Looking For Group,Unlocked for each character at level 30,Yes,Yes
PvP Chat,Team Chat always available / Chat in PvP Lobby unlocked when the account reaches PvP rank 20 / Emotes Map and Say chat unavailable during matches,Yes,Yes
WvW,Unlocked account-wide when one character reaches level 60,Yes,Yes
Daily Login Bonus,No,Yes,Yes
Gem Store,Items unusable by free accounts (such as glider skin) are unavailable,Yes,Yes
Currency Exchange,Gems to gold exchange available gold to gems exchange unavailable,Yes,Yes
Trading Post,Can buy and sell items from a selected list,Yes,Yes
Forum Posting Access,No,Yes,Yes
World Transfers,No,Yes,Yes
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