Game master



A Game Master is an in-game administrator who works for ArenaNet or NCsoft and who can interact with players in-game, make announcements, ban or suspend accounts, and mark accounts.

Chat differences

 * Messages from GMs appear in a teal color in the chat unless the GM chooses to toggle off the feature.

List of game masters
According to Linsey Murdock, (Source)
 * There is a team of NCsoft game masters; they have limited contact with ArenaNet developers.
 * The /.gm command only works for specially-enabled employee-owned accounts; there are relatively few people with this ability.
 * Accounts only retain those powers for a limited amount of time.

Employees with avatars named after themselves

 * Regina Buenaobra
 * Isaiah Cartwright
 * Julien Crevits
 * Emily Diehl
 * Michael Gills
 * Gaile Gray
 * Martin Kerstein
 * Linsey Murdock
 * Andrew Patrick
 * Peter Verhelst

Other confirmed GMs

 * Monastery Scribe

GM commands
The in-game abilities of Game masters are limited to the following:
 * /.die = Die anywhere. (Although this doesn't count for death penalty, it does trigger Soul Reaping.)
 * /.examine = Displays account statistics for targeted player, i.e. experience, fame, skill points, and champion points.
 * /.fireworks = In outposts, spawn fireworks that last 30 minutes.
 * /.gm = toggles their Game master label on or off.
 * /.mute = prevents the selected player from using chat channels.
 * /.resurrect = resurrect.
 * /.teleport = teleport the avatar to the last clicked location on the compass. This is primarily used to cross a gate before an event timer finishes its countdown.

In particular, Game masters cannot spawn items or gold, give themselves titles, new /emotes, or otherwise do anything that could impact the in-game economy.

Developer Commands
Commands which developers and GMs can use on the live servers include:


 * Verified commands
 * /.gm  = Enables access to GM commands.


 * /% [text]  = Displays [text] in teal/purple "Dev chat."  Developers commonly use this to indicate they are in a district and to make it easier to find their messages.
 * /.dev  = Enables access to developer commands.
 * /.fireworks  = Used to summon fireworks in towns, outposts and guild halls.
 * /.s [number]  = Travels to a map by its id (known to work are '486' and 'so', which correspondent to Nightfall outposts, e.g. The Astralarium).
 * /.unspawn  = Makes all foes on the map disappear


 * Not yet verified
 * /.die  = Unknown.
 * /.dp  = Unknown.
 * /.event  = Unknown.
 * /.guildhall  = Unknown.
 * /.ip = Unknown, supposedly connects to a specific game server's IP address
 * /.joinguild [guild] [tag] = Join a specific guild.
 * /.m  = Unknown.
 * /.map  = Displays the id number of the current map.
 * /.mark  = Mark (suspend) a player's account.
 * /.monitor  = Unknown.
 * /.mute  = Unknown, perhaps disables a specific player's chat abilities.
 * /.partysize  = Unknown.  Maybe sets an outpost's maximum party size.
 * /.time  = Unknown.  Likely sets the in-game server time.
 * /.unmute  = See above.
 * /.w  = Unknown.
 * /^  = Unknown.

Staging server commands
These commands have been documented on staging servers by players involved with testing.


 * /.allheroes Unlocks all Heroes for use
 * /.allitems = Unlocks all Items for use
 * /.allmissions = Unlocks all Locations for use
 * /.allskills = Unlocks all Skills for use
 * /.ascend = Unknown. Probably grants the character "ascended" or "Weh no Su" status.
 * /.chest = Unknown. Probably forces a locked chest to open.
 * /.crash = Unknown. Likely forces the game to crash for debug purposes.
 * /.damage = Unknown. Perhaps deals you damage for a specified amount.
 * /.disconnect = Probably disconnects you or targeted user from the server.
 * /.exp [number] = Gives your character [number] Experience Points, up to 50000 at once
 * /.faction [0 for Kurzick, 1 for Luxon] 10000 = Gives you 10000 Kurzick or Luxon faction.
 * /.fame [number] = Unknown. This most likely allows developers to set their fame to test rank emotes and titles.
 * /.gold 100000 = 100 Platinum
 * /.heal = Unknown. Perhaps heals you for a specified amount
 * /.hotkey [number] [number] = Unknown.
 * /.item [string] = Unknown. Probably creates an item with the resref "string".
 * /.lockup = Unknown. Maybe forces the game to lock up (crash) for debug purposes.
 * /.loot [item] = Gives you an item (i.e. /.loot sigil for one Celestial Sigil )
 * /.mission = Unknown. Probably makes you enter a specified mission or completes it.
 * /.p = Displays your location in the map with X,Y,Z coordinates
 * /.playtime = Probably lists the account's current playing time.
 * /.quest = Unknown. Probably gives you the specified quest or completes it.
 * /.respawn = Unknown. Probably forces a dead character to respawn at a ressurection shrine.
 * /.ressurect = Unknown. Ressurects you?
 * /.rp = 10000 (or maximum) Balthazar Faction
 * /.run [number 1-9] = Alters Running Speed
 * /.spawn = Unknown. Maybe spawns a specified NPC.
 * /.t = a MYSTERY.
 * /.teleport = Unknown. Perhaps teleports character to specified coordinates.
 * /.titlepoints [title's number] [points] = Change the status of a title. Title number range between 0 and 42.
 * /.trigger = Unknown. Probably forces a specific event to happen on the map.
 * /.unlock = Unknown. Probably unlocks a skill, item, or hero.
 * /.win = Unknown. Perhaps automatically win a PvP match.

Trivia

 * Gaile Gray had a special purple chat color at her own request until she left her position as Community Relationship Manager to become Support Liaison.
 * GM messages used to appear in green until the March 2, 2006 update.