There is a new expansion coming out this month on August 22nd - usually when there are new expansions they have a sale for other expansions so I would keep an eye out around that time for good deals! That's a tough one - if I had to pick one expansion I personally love the mount system and the mounts that come along with the path of fire expansion storyline so that would be my choice and probably my favorite expansion to play through this far. I love the story and the metas of the End of Dragons expansion and I believe if you own EOD you can get the raptor mount still. I also like the end of dragons legendary weapons most. If you like lots of new content with people, the new one might be worth waiting for! So really my only suggestion is look into what you want most - look into the class you prefer to play and what the elite spec is for that class in the expansions and see if any of them seem interesting - then consider if you're more interested in mounts (POF) or in a glider (HOT) and no matter what - there is going to be tons of content!
With raids it's easier to find guild that will teach you the basics of those rather than using LFG since on LFG people rather have already experienced people instead of someone who doesn't know any mechanic at all. (same with End of Dragons strikes and Whisper of Jormag + Boneskinner strikes). On the other hand for fractals you will most often find chill people if it's not challenge mode. Additionally i only partially agree with testing character on PvP since few traits and skills are working differently on that mode (same for WvW). It gives you sort of nice view for basics of certain class or specialization but not entire clear view (however except gear costs it's actually nice to have few classes to switch to). Personally i suggest switching keybindings since some of default ones are not as comfortable as they could be But overall quite good guide for new players
All great points! I personally got into fractals, raids, and strike missions through joining groups on LFG myself but I do agree that it would have been easier and more approachable with a guild guiding me instead of just joining rogue - but it ended up helping me find the right guild to help me learn further! 100% it's better to switch keybinds - but there are so many good in-depth keybind and setting tutorials out there I should have suggested from other creators that are super helpful - I will make sure to mention those next time! Thanks so much for your feedback and comments! Truly appreciate it!
I suggest checking out the wizards vault where you can earn ascended armor pieces for free from completing tasks! We have a video on the wizards vault but you can find it in game by hitting shift and h at the same time or finding it on the top bar :)
If you're looking for easy to follow farming routes I would look up TaCO for guild wars 2 - it's a tactical overlay, I would try to watch a video on how it works and how to set it up if you're interested.
