Like many an MMO, EverQuest II owes its heritage to the text-based MUDs and MOOs of yesteryear. As a result, text communication and game client control remain key features to the environment.

The main type of key-driven system commands in EQ2 and other games have come to be known as ’slash’ commands, owing to the fact that they begin with a forward slash: ‘/’. This character signals to the game that the player is issuing a command rather than typing chat text, pressing a movement key, or casting a spell.

With that said, we present a few of EQ2’s lesser-known slash commands that you just might find useful…

/acceptinvite - Accepts a pending invite request. Helpful for users with custom UIs (like ProfitUI) who can issue commands while zoning, for example. You can also /declineinvite.

/weaponstats - Displays detailed information about your currently equipped weapon, including actual damage spread, delay, and more. Players looking to maximize DPS like this one.

/bag_open - opens bags from your inventory… or your bank vault. This is display only - you can’t withdraw items - but is useful for checking if you have a particular item in the bank.
/bag_open -3 will display your character’s personal bank.
/bag_open -4 will display the shared bank.

/show_subname - Shows or hides guild name on players.
/show_subname 0 turns them off.
/show_subname 1 turns them on.

/show_titles_mode - Controls how player prefixes and titles are displayed. /show_titles_mode 0 will turn off prefixes and titles.
/show_titles_mode 1 will display them all on one line.
/show_titles_mode 2 will display them above & below the player’s name.

Have other slash commands you find especially useful? Let us know!