Emotes have always been a popular addition to a MMO game. They allow players to express themselves and be creative with their characters while they’re just hanging out and talking with other players. Guild Wars 2 has an impressive set of 
emotes available for players to use. Below you will find a list of the commands for each emote along with a preview of what the emote actually makes your in-game character do.
In order to perform an emote you’ll need to type in the map chat box the forward slash symbol followed by the action you wish to perform. Once the command is typed and the enter button is pressed the player will complete the animation for the emote (if there is an animation for it). In order to direct an emote toward a specific player simply type the command followed by a space then the @ symbol while targeting the player you wish to emote to.
Guild Wars 2 Emotes
Beckon – /beckon
Bow – /bow
Cheer – /cheer
Cower – /cower
Cry – /cry
Dance – /dance
Kneel – /kneel
Laugh – /laugh
Disagree – /no
Point – /point
Ponder – /ponder
Salute – /salute
Shrug – /shrug
Sit – /sit
Sleep – /sleep
Act Surprised – /surprised
Act Threatening – /threaten
Wave Hello – /wave
Agree – /yes
Emoting with Others
Many players like to put on a show but gathering a large group (with friends of a guild) and performing emotes together. Doing this in sync can be a disaster if you attempt to time it all at the same time but GW2 has a nice emote feature to help with this. To get your players to all use the same emote at the exact same time simply add an asterisk to the command. This tells the game to use the command with others at the same time and is processed every 5 seconds.
So, if you and your group would like to all dance at the same time you would use the dance command followed by an asterisk in this manner – /dance *
Player Dances Vary with Race
Each race in Guild Wars 2 performs a different dance when using the dance emote. Asura will dance like a robot, Charr perform a war dance known as the Haka, Humans will do the Shuffle, the Norn dance like Carlton from the popular 90′s show Fresh Prince of Bel Air and Sylvari will perform a folk dance called the Bhangra.
Previews of All GW2 Emotes
Wanna know what every emote looks like using every race? YouTube gaming video group, The Sparrow’s Journey, has produced a great video showcasing all of the emotes found in Guild Wars 2 using each of the 5 races. Check it out below.
