How to Speak in the Trade Box in "WoW"

To speak in the "Trade Box" you need to use the right keystroke command.

"World of Warcraft" ("WoW") is a massively multi-player online role-playing game. The 2010 "Guinness World Records" book lists "WoW" as the most popular MMORPG, with 11.6 million subscribers. When you connect to a "WoW" server you share the virtual landscape with a plethora of other gamers. These gamers can attack you in Player-Versus-Player zones, but they can also help you on your quests. You'll find that chatting with other gamers provides materialistic benefits too, as you can trade your in-game items for weapons or gold. The "WoW" chat feed contains a special channel for trading. To speak directly to the trade box, you must use the right command.

Instructions

1. Log into your World of Warcraft account.

2. Click on the chat box, just as you normally would to speak with other players in the "General" chat.

3. Type "/2" (without quotes) before your text.

4. Type in your message. With the "/2" command listed before your text, the chat is viewable in the "Trade" box. This command is only available in cities, as this is where trading occurs. You cannot use "/2" to speak in trade chat if you're out exploring Azeroth or questing with friends.

References

• "Guinness World Records 2010: Thousands of New Records in the Book of the Decade!"; Craig Glenday; 2010
• "Trust and Technology in a Ubiquitous Modern Environment"; Dominiki Latusek, et al.; 2010

Resources

• World of Warcraft