WoW mysteries: the case of the GM
The rumors have been circling around World of Warcraft about players suddenly popping up from nowhere sporting the “<GM>” tag in their characters’ names.
There are so plenty of those stories in the WoW Forums, in fact, that Gargamelle, a level 56 Blood Elf Warlock, was wondering if the “<GM>” sightings were all just a case of a weird bug.
Drysc, Blizzard representative, has been speculative about the Game Master sightings. Why? It’s because Game Masters, like most MMO games, don’t just manifest themselves as characters in the game.
For special reasons and purposes, GMs do have characters, but only for testing and experimentation. He goes on to confirm:
GMs will rarely make themselves physically visible and usually only if necessary for the help they’re providing. In some cases characters which have recently been under GM control to either test or help resolve an issue for that character may retain the “<GM>” tag in error. If you see one you can report it and we’ll have it removed. Of course impersonating a GM would be grounds for disciplinary action.
Very few have credible (emphasis on credible) stories regarding GM sightings. But those that do, actually have screenshots of them. Of course, it gets more confusing that some sightings have characters with GM items but no GM tags. One case even had a character with GM tags but no GM items.
Since GMs are the number one person to approach to report bugs and botters, this could be a tad more difficult than a one-two step, don’t you think? We’ll be watching closely for more developments on these mysterious GM appearances.
Via WoW Forums
The rumors have been circling around World of Warcraft about players suddenly popping up from nowhere sporting the “<GM>” tag in their characters’ names.
There are so plenty of those stories in the WoW Forums, in fact, that Gargamelle, a level 56 Blood Elf Warlock, was wondering if the “<GM>” sightings were all just a case of a weird bug.
Drysc, Blizzard representative, has been speculative about the Game Master sightings. Why? It’s because Game Masters, like most MMO games, don’t just manifest themselves as characters in the game.
For special reasons and purposes, GMs do have characters, but only for testing and experimentation. He goes on to confirm:
GMs will rarely make themselves physically visible and usually only if necessary for the help they’re providing. In some cases characters which have recently been under GM control to either test or help resolve an issue for that character may retain the “<GM>” tag in error. If you see one you can report it and we’ll have it removed. Of course impersonating a GM would be grounds for disciplinary action.
Very few have credible (emphasis on credible) stories regarding GM sightings. But those that do, actually have screenshots of them. Of course, it gets more confusing that some sightings have characters with GM items but no GM tags. One case even had a character with GM tags but no GM items.
Since GMs are the number one person to approach to report bugs and botters, this could be a tad more difficult than a one-two step, don’t you think? We’ll be watching closely for more developments on these mysterious GM appearances.
Via WoW Forums