Access to new areas

I know that I am lame and have had the game since release and I am only in Thunderhead Keep. I guess I would be what ANet terms casual player. My goal is to actually get this game beat before I go into the new areas, but I am having a hard time because I really want to go into the new areas and be a part of all the shin-digs. So I was wondering is all the access to the new areas from Droknars? Are they just quests, so I just need to go back to Droknars and look for green exclamation points or do I need to do something else? I know the patch notes mentioned something about a special area for those who have beaten the game, is that also accessed from Droknars or somewhere else?

Groups heading to the new Sorrows Furnace area form at Camp Rankor and the Granite Citadel. Camp Rankor is NW of Draknors, while getting to the Granite Citadel requires first getting to Copperhammer Mines, which is NW of the Iron Mines of Moladune.

I have both of those places on my map I just had not been back there since the update. Thank you for the info. You don't by chance know of these special areas mentioned in the patch notes for those who have beat the game do you?

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