Gate of Anguish Access

I noticed a curiousity in Nightfall 2 nights ago. There was a Level 1 Mesmer in Gate of Anguish spamming "LFG Level 1 Mesmer". That caught my attention, so I looked for her and sure enough she was a Level 1. Sorry, I don't have a screenshot, but I swear she was there.

How is this possible? I thought you had to complete the game in order to access GoA. Do you? Or could you just party up with someone who has completed and access that way.

How did a level 1 get to this area?
Create a character. Complete Chabek Village Mission. (Standard reward)
Have a guildie run you from Kamadan to Kodash Bazaar and then onto Chantry.
At this point can you talk to the Guardian of Whispers with your friend and gain entry? If not how do you access GoA without leveling past 1?

There was an exploit that was fixed with the last update.

The was a bug/exploit(now fixed) that allowed a character to map anywhere in any continent without having to have done the pre-req missions etc. So long as you could get to your guild hall you could do it..

lol, that was a fast response. How come I never find out about these bugs until after they are shut down?

Soooo, does this mean we have more contraband in pre?

Nope, bug did not extend that far. The thread about it in the bug's section is viewable again if you want to know more about it.

Level 1 and Primeval armor would look pretty sick.

Why do people "let the cat out of the bag" so much.....this was the first time I have seen since loot nerf that you could actually make money. Stand in town spam ferry to anywhere in 2 minutes for 5k guaranteed and you could make about 50-100k per day only playing about 4 hrs a day

As others said, it was an exploit that was fixed.