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== Special abilities/functions ==
 
* GMs have differing spreads of abilities granted to them, presumably dependent on their seniority or area of expertise.
 
* GMs have the power to port players to locations; usually they only do this if they catch players exploiting the game (e.g. terrain exploiting for an advantage in PVP or [[Line of Sight]] exploiting in PVE), if the player is stuck, or if they are trapped in an area that they can not log on into (such as a battleground or instance when the server for it is down). Sometimes teleportations will be to obscure/inconvenient locations to make sure the player is not further using the GM system for a free hearth.
 
* GMs can retreive lost items under certain sets of circumstances, including bugged items that do not work (a common example is darkmoon cards that mysteriously cannot be sold on the auctionhouse because they had "charges" that were consumed. As of Wrath of the Lich king, a suspicion that a hard limit on item restoration by GMs exists has been confirmed, as when an item is restored to a player, the in-game mail containing the item will note that they have been charged an item restoration. Players will not necessarily be charged if a broken item is being repaired or a similar problem not involving accidental deletion/disenchantment is being fixed. At times, players have had tickets referred to "item restoration experts" if the responding GM believed the ticket warranted further investigation.
 
* GMs can transfer items between players under a very limited set of circumstances. Typically the item must have been looted recently, and the item must have been mistakenly given to the wrong player, or the correct player was prohibited from looting it due to an error. The item must also still exist, and the player in possession of the item must have filed the ticket. GMs may possibly transfer items stolen under pretenses such as an enchanter running off with materials, however reports are highly conflicting regarding under what specific circumstances this will be done. Generally GMs do not involve themselves in potentially dramatic situations such as [[ninja looting]] or mutual disputes.
 
* So-called "GM items" exist, which are not accessible to players, and usually have some specific function or appearance regular players would not have access to. Two documented examples, [[Martin Fury]] and [[Martin Thunder]] include special abilities to kill targets instantly and are presumably used for testing. In at least one instance such an item had found its way into player hands and was used by the player for exploitation purposes.
 
   
 
 
===GM responses===
 
* GMs are bound heavily by their job's rules, but are still friendly. In one case when a player was feeling "lonely", a GM talked to the player for a while as she did other things on the job. She also appeared in person briefly as a '''Draenei Warrior, level 70.''' She was in assorted gear, obviously for aesthetics.
 
* Once as a joke, a player asked if his petition could reach [[Jeffrey Kaplan]], or [[Chris Metzen]], in which case the "unnamed GM" responded, "They aren't available.", and in the following conversation disclosed that [[Jeffrey Kaplan]] and [[Chris Metzen]] in some cases answer player tickets.
 
* As part of a joke, a player asked a GM a choice: If faced with either Pie or English Crumpets, which would he take? The GM responded that, even with his choice of preserves, he would prefer apple pie, but "...would sneak a slice of cheese on top of it".
 
* Another player once, after asking a Game Master for an item recovery, decided to ask the GM if he played ''Guitar Hero III: The Legends of Rock''. The Game Master first "suspiciously watched behind his back" and "then whispered silently, "Yes"". The player then asked if he could play "Through the Fire and Flames" on Expert level, to which the Game Master responded with "well, I'm still kinda stuck on Medium, haven't played the game in a while now, so if I'd try now, I'd might be a bit rusty ;)".
 
* Game Masters are not server-specific; they can answer petitions on any realm, except for ones that they have characters on. Neither are they allowed to talk to people they know.
 
* Game Masters have a special mode called GM Mode. When it is enabled all monsters become neutral to them, however they cannot deal damage to any monster even if they engage in combat. They can also see normally invisible things, such as Spirit Healers
 
* Once, a player asked a Game Master what kind of mounts Game Masters' used. The GM quickly replied; "Nike Shoes.".
 
* In a conversation with a GM, when he was asked what level GMs were, he replied, "Every level." Also, when asked whether GMs have to adhere to the level 80 level cap or are able to advance to higher levels he replied ,"There is a cap for everything."
 
   
 
== Lead and Senior Game Master ==
 
== Lead and Senior Game Master ==

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Gms

The Game Masters

Game Masters, or GMs, are Blizzard employees. GMs are the overseers of World of Warcraft and watch over a server to solve problems, disputes, and sometimes punish people disobeying the Terms of Use policy Blizzard set forth. You can create an in-game petition (usually called a "ticket") to alert the GMs to certain problems you are experiencing. Typically, GMs only initiate action when a ticket has been filed by a player, though scattered exceptions to this have been noted.

Sometimes, the term GM or Game Master has been used to refer to any blizzard employee who works on World of Warcraft. To avoid confusion, developers, and others with specific jobs are referred to by those titles, and official blizzard posters are referred to as "blues" or "blue posters" on the official forum. Game Masters are NOT to be used for help with quests, asking them for money, asking them for gear, etc.



Lead and Senior Game Master

Titles you will see in the official forums in signatures of blizzard forum posters. So far, they tend to post in the Realm Status forum.

It is known that Senior Game Masters are the "shift leaders". They make sure that none of the GMs does anything he is not supposed to do and they hand in the weekly reports written by each of the game masters.


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