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GW2 Devs Have In-game Powers?

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Rising Dusk.2408
#1 - Feb. 24, 2014, 8:49 a.m.
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Relevant: http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1yrm9u/anet_employee_chris_cleary_kicking_afkers_in_bg/

We’ve been told repeatedly by Gaile and other ANet developers here on the forums that developers have absolutely no special powers in-game, and yet apparently people have been kicked for an assortment of things by developers. This happened during wurm attempts, and is now happening in LA. I don’t really mind if it’s true, but what bothers me is the lack of transparency and the lying that goes with it. If you can do these things, ANet, then tell us you can (and do) do these things, don’t tell us you don’t have powers and then go back on it. If these reports are false, though, then quell the rumors by saying so; inaction here only makes it worse. Either way, I really just want to know what the truth of the matter is.

Thanks.

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Jeffrey Vaughn
#32 - Feb. 24, 2014, 12:28 p.m.
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On the live servers, special Dev abilities (like immortality or teleportation) are limited to GMs, and all dev commands are logged and reviewed to make sure no one is abusing the system. The integrity of our live servers is very important to us.

ArenaNet employees can join the ArenaNet guild, and when we’re representing it, we get the special ArenaNet tag by our name. We don’t have any special abilities, though, and we don’t necessarily represent all the time, so the tag isn’t always visible. (I often rep another guild, since it has a lot of my RL friends in it.)

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CC Danicia
#247 - Feb. 26, 2014, 11:33 a.m.
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Hello all,

We’re closing this thread as it’s gone wildly off-topic and has turned more into fighting than actual feedback and discussion. If you wish to discuss and give feedback regarding AFK in Lion’s Arch, you can do so on this thread: https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/livingworld/escape/AFKing-in-LA/

If you have issues or concerns regarding an in-game ban or kicking, you should contact Customer Support directly through the normal appeals process. http://en.support.guildwars2.com/