Looking to return need some guidance on where to begin

JeffSpicoli

First off no i dont own any of the expansions, I do have a 80 character that i would like to resume playing but i have no idea where to begin, what to do or even remember what guild wars was about? Is it gear grind, exploration what? I really do not remember. Could someone give me a rundown of what the game was about? What i should be doing at lvl 80 ? And where i should even go?

JeffSpicoli

Im considering rerolling a new toon to learn the game again, yeah im that lost

Excession

If you finished the personal story, then run fractals/raids, finish exploration.
You could also buy HoT and run that content, or buy PoF and run that content, or as you said, make an alt, run through Tyria content again.

You could also PvP, or WvW if you do not want to PVE.

Excession

If you are not sure where you got to with personal story, in game, hit H, go to Story Journal, look at My Story section.

Octagon7711

That's pretty much what I do with any game that has a steep learning curve and comeback to after being away for awhile.  I create an alt until I'm familiar with the content again then usually switch back to my original character.  Sometimes I'll even just level the alt.  I found GW2 easy to jump back into though.  So you could just go back to the personal story and take it from there after updating your build if needed.