diff --git a/include/game/world_packets.hpp b/include/game/world_packets.hpp
index 870e00b7..771bbda8 100644
--- a/include/game/world_packets.hpp
+++ b/include/game/world_packets.hpp
@@ -615,7 +615,11 @@ enum class ChatType : uint8_t {
     MONSTER_WHISPER = 42,
     RAID_BOSS_WHISPER = 43,
     RAID_BOSS_EMOTE = 44,
-    MONSTER_PARTY = 50
+    MONSTER_PARTY = 50,
+    // BG/Arena system messages (WoW 3.3.5a — no sender, treated as SYSTEM in display)
+    BG_SYSTEM_NEUTRAL  = 82,
+    BG_SYSTEM_ALLIANCE = 83,
+    BG_SYSTEM_HORDE    = 84
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/game/game_handler.cpp b/src/game/game_handler.cpp
index c1f65f18..8e5bc602 100644
--- a/src/game/game_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/game/game_handler.cpp
@@ -7930,10 +7930,10 @@ void GameHandler::handleUpdateObject(network::Packet& packet) {
                             if (ghostStateCallback_) ghostStateCallback_(true);
                         }
                     }
-                    // Determine hostility from faction template for online creatures
-                    if (unit->getFactionTemplate() != 0) {
-                        unit->setHostile(isHostileFaction(unit->getFactionTemplate()));
-                    }
+                    // Determine hostility from faction template for online creatures.
+                    // Always call isHostileFaction — factionTemplate=0 defaults to hostile
+                    // in the lookup rather than silently staying at the struct default (false).
+                    unit->setHostile(isHostileFaction(unit->getFactionTemplate()));
                 // Trigger creature spawn callback for units/players with displayId
                     if (block.objectType == ObjectType::UNIT && unit->getDisplayId() == 0) {
                         LOG_WARNING("[Spawn] UNIT guid=0x", std::hex, block.guid, std::dec,
@@ -14287,8 +14287,9 @@ void GameHandler::performGameObjectInteractionNow(uint64_t guid) {
     // animation/sound and expects the client to request the mail list.
     bool isMailbox = false;
     bool chestLike = false;
-    // Stock-like behavior: GO use opens GO loot context. Keep eager CMSG_LOOT only
-    // as Classic/Turtle fallback behavior.
+    // Chest-type game objects (type=3): on all expansions, also send CMSG_LOOT so
+    // the server opens the loot response.  Other harvestable/interactive types rely
+    // on the server auto-sending SMSG_LOOT_RESPONSE after CMSG_GAMEOBJ_USE.
     bool shouldSendLoot = isActiveExpansion("classic") || isActiveExpansion("turtle");
     if (entity && entity->getType() == ObjectType::GAMEOBJECT) {
         auto go = std::static_pointer_cast<GameObject>(entity);
@@ -14305,6 +14306,8 @@ void GameHandler::performGameObjectInteractionNow(uint64_t guid) {
             refreshMailList();
         } else if (info && info->type == 3) {
             chestLike = true;
+            // Type-3 chests require CMSG_LOOT on all expansions (AzerothCore WotLK included)
+            shouldSendLoot = true;
         } else if (turtleMode) {
             // Turtle compatibility: keep eager loot open behavior.
             shouldSendLoot = true;
@@ -14315,21 +14318,19 @@ void GameHandler::performGameObjectInteractionNow(uint64_t guid) {
         std::transform(lower.begin(), lower.end(), lower.begin(),
                        [](unsigned char c) { return static_cast<char>(std::tolower(c)); });
         chestLike = (lower.find("chest") != std::string::npos);
+        if (chestLike) shouldSendLoot = true;
     }
-    // For WotLK chest-like gameobjects, report use but let server open loot.
-    if (!isMailbox && chestLike) {
-        if (isActiveExpansion("wotlk")) {
-            network::Packet reportUse(wireOpcode(Opcode::CMSG_GAMEOBJ_REPORT_USE));
-            reportUse.writeUInt64(guid);
-            socket->send(reportUse);
-        }
+    // For WotLK chest-like gameobjects, also send CMSG_GAMEOBJ_REPORT_USE.
+    if (!isMailbox && chestLike && isActiveExpansion("wotlk")) {
+        network::Packet reportUse(wireOpcode(Opcode::CMSG_GAMEOBJ_REPORT_USE));
+        reportUse.writeUInt64(guid);
+        socket->send(reportUse);
     }
     if (shouldSendLoot) {
         lootTarget(guid);
     }
-    // Retry use briefly to survive packet loss/order races. Keep loot retries only
-    // when we intentionally use eager loot-open mode.
-    const bool retryLoot = shouldSendLoot && (turtleMode || isActiveExpansion("classic"));
+    // Retry use briefly to survive packet loss/order races.
+    const bool retryLoot = shouldSendLoot;
     const bool retryUse = turtleMode || isActiveExpansion("classic");
     if (retryUse || retryLoot) {
         pendingGameObjectLootRetries_.push_back(PendingLootRetry{guid, 0.15f, 2, retryLoot});
diff --git a/src/game/world_packets.cpp b/src/game/world_packets.cpp
index d47c568d..95b518f0 100644
--- a/src/game/world_packets.cpp
+++ b/src/game/world_packets.cpp
@@ -1422,6 +1422,14 @@ bool MessageChatParser::parse(network::Packet& packet, MessageChatData& data) {
             break;
         }
 
+        case ChatType::BG_SYSTEM_NEUTRAL:
+        case ChatType::BG_SYSTEM_ALLIANCE:
+        case ChatType::BG_SYSTEM_HORDE:
+            // BG/Arena system messages — no sender GUID or name field, just message.
+            // Reclassify as SYSTEM for consistent display.
+            data.type = ChatType::SYSTEM;
+            break;
+
         default:
             // SAY, GUILD, PARTY, YELL, WHISPER, WHISPER_INFORM, RAID, etc.
             // All have receiverGuid (typically senderGuid repeated)
diff --git a/src/ui/game_screen.cpp b/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
index 1263e359..2e11cfe9 100644
--- a/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
@@ -1251,8 +1251,25 @@ void GameScreen::renderChatWindow(game::GameHandler& gameHandler) {
                 renderTextWithLinks(fullMsg, color);
             }
         } else {
-            std::string fullMsg = tsPrefix + "[" + std::string(getChatTypeName(msg.type)) + "] " + processedMessage;
-            renderTextWithLinks(fullMsg, color);
+            // No sender name. For group/channel types show a bracket prefix;
+            // for sender-specific types (SAY, YELL, WHISPER, etc.) just show the
+            // raw message — these are server-side announcements without a speaker.
+            bool isGroupType =
+                msg.type == game::ChatType::PARTY ||
+                msg.type == game::ChatType::GUILD ||
+                msg.type == game::ChatType::OFFICER ||
+                msg.type == game::ChatType::RAID ||
+                msg.type == game::ChatType::RAID_LEADER ||
+                msg.type == game::ChatType::RAID_WARNING ||
+                msg.type == game::ChatType::BATTLEGROUND ||
+                msg.type == game::ChatType::BATTLEGROUND_LEADER;
+            if (isGroupType) {
+                std::string fullMsg = tsPrefix + "[" + std::string(getChatTypeName(msg.type)) + "] " + processedMessage;
+                renderTextWithLinks(fullMsg, color);
+            } else {
+                // SAY, YELL, WHISPER, unknown BG_SYSTEM_* types, etc. — no prefix
+                renderTextWithLinks(tsPrefix + processedMessage, color);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -3421,6 +3438,9 @@ const char* GameScreen::getChatTypeName(game::ChatType type) const {
         case game::ChatType::ACHIEVEMENT: return "Achievement";
         case game::ChatType::DND: return "DND";
         case game::ChatType::AFK: return "AFK";
+        case game::ChatType::BG_SYSTEM_NEUTRAL:
+        case game::ChatType::BG_SYSTEM_ALLIANCE:
+        case game::ChatType::BG_SYSTEM_HORDE: return "System";
         default: return "Unknown";
     }
 }