The Summoning Stones

[Ravid 8]

I seem to remember summoning stones being around and working back when I played vanilla, this is further supported by them being in the current copy of the game (which is running 1.12). So now that we've been staring at them do nothing for MONTHS, I think it's time we actually had them work. It's enough of a bitch at times just finding a group in the first place, but having no lock is just PAINFUL.

 

Upon further research, these stones were added in 1.3 FFS, what gives? This is ridiculous. If you can't figure out how to code it then add some NPC that summons party members or something by it. That's the only excuse I can think of.

It takes away from the experience of the game because it isn't historically accurate and it's inconvenient as hell.

I would say this issue is #1 over everything else at this moment. I'd take this issue fixed over Naxx or AQ being released. Over phasing issues. Over fixing quests.

How is this still not fixed?

[Spodler 0]

There is nothing to fix. The stones got their summonig ability when TBC hit, they never worked like this in classic.

They were added in 1.3 but only as a pretty useless system for a dungeon queue.

[killerduki 54]

Stop adding suggestion which is TBC.

1- It is not meant to Summon people in Vanilla , Summoning Stones was implemented at 2.0.1

2- It is not priority at all , in vanilla it used to work as Meeting Stones and are used as crappy LFG addition not fully efficient like later expansion ones.

/Kind regards Killerduki

[Mimma 10]

Just to back up with a source:

LFG/LFM UI

* Meeting Stones now function similar to a Warlock Summon spell.

http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/game/patch-notes/2-0-1

[SKSPlays 0]

I feel like I am having a Mendala effect issue. I swear that even with the patch notes being out there, summoning stones worked pre TBC.  Lord. Is this what old feels like?

[Mimma 10]

Remember that the 2.0.1 was the pre-TBC patch; i.e. the patch with TBC talents, but still capped at level 60. So technically you could still be doing vanilla instances and using summoning stones in the month or two this patch was active.

[Guest]

Love how quick our active forum posters are. You beat me too it!