Meeting Stone
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Meeting Stones, also known as Summoning Stones, are very large thumb-shaped stones with a mystical, glowing symbol that appear next to instanced dungeons. Originally[1], they were for filling in partial (or just-starting) parties whose members met the required level range[2] by auto-inviting suitable candidates.
In patch 2.0.1, Meeting Stones were reworked with the implementation of the new LFG system. They now are used to summon party members to the stone near an instance. One player targets a faraway player and clicks the Meeting Stone, creating a portal. When a second player clicks the portal, the targeted player is given a summoning dialogue very similar to the warlock's Ritual of Summoning spell.
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- Note that the summoner and the person being summoned must both meet the suggested level range for the dungeon for the stone to be usable. The second person, who clicks on the portal to finalize the summon, can be of any level.
- "Stone etiquette" also generally assumes the two party members who can arrive fastest (by proximity or mount) should summon others barring obstacles. It is bad manners to keep the entire party waiting because no one is willing to interrupt their play and head over.
- On PvP servers, several Meeting Stone areas are popular ambush points (e.g. Alliance attempting to use the Scarlet Monastery Meeting Stone in Horde territory, and close to an occasionally highly trafficked instance, will frequently find themselves ganged up on).
Patch changes
Patch 1.3.0 (2005-03-07): Meeting Stones added.
Patch 2.0.1 (2006-12-05): Meeting Stones now function similar to a Warlock Summon spell.
Patch 3.3.0 (PTR): To use any Meeting Stone, it is only required that the character’s minimum level be 15. There is no maximum character level requirement for any Meeting Stone.
