Guild Wars 2

Sometimes, empty chat messages appear seemingly random in my chat window. Below is a screenshot I made just before posting this topic. This appeared in Riverside [DE]’s Bloodtide Coast, if that helps (and therefore, the timestamps are GMT+2).

I assume that this is either a NPC’s text being set incorrectly or perhaps some player using chat codes (such as the ones where they post coloured item links with changed text, e.g. for guild recruiting).

I can confirm this always happen in Bloodtide Coast. I haven’t seen this anywhere else.

Yes, i have that too in (only) Bloodtide Coast. Exactly like your picture.
On all of my characters. I’m on Desolation server.