This season is already big disappointment. I will regret for long long time that i paid for this game if you wondering should i buy this game or not? My advice look Metacrit users point of view. The season started today and I already quit the game. Same boring stuff over and over again.
It also carries over if you finished finding all altars on the eternal realm after you created your seasonal character.
Also worth noting: Characters start with 5 major city waypoints and the tree of whispers waypoint. Other waypoints are visible on the map, but grayed out until collected. Just collecting these waypoints is not sufficient to get any additional renown tiers.