[GUIDE] Fun with Hearthstones

[Kudu]

Okay so I know what you are all thinking… “A guide about Hearthstones? Are you serious?...” well yeah, in fact there are several things
people might not know or at least find slightly entertaining or informative about hearthstones and hearthstone related “things” in the
game. To get all the resource hogwash out the way I got a lot of my information from WoWWikki and WoWHead, however most of I already knew.
So, without further ado, I present to you:

:: Kudu’s Guide to Fun with Hearthstones ::

To start off I would like to mention several different methods of getting to your home location. Some characters, such as the Shaman
or Mage, can have several different ways of “Getting Home.”

For Example:


Method One:



The Hearthstone – Arguably the most used item in the game, it has been around since the day wow was released and is one of the few
things still so frequently used from vanilla wow. On April 14th, 2009 the Hearthstone had one of only two changes made to it ever, and
that was a reduced cooldown of 30 minutes instead of the old 60 minute cooldown.


Method Two:



Scrolls of Recall – With the release of Wrath of the Lich King came the Inscriptions profession, and with it came the Scroll of Recall.
The scroll is a once off cast hearthstone which is destroyed once used, the upside is you can make as many as you like.


Method Three:



The Ruby Slippers – Dropped off Romulus and Juliet in Karazhan, the Ruby Slippers are a pair of epic cloth boots which have a “built in”
Hearthstone. Unfortunately they do share the cooldown with your hearthstone however; I like to think of them as an Epic Hearthstone!


Method Four (Shaman):



Astral Recall – This is a shaman spell which mimics the hearthstone however has a faster cooldown of 15 minutes instead of the 30 minute
cooldown offered by a regular hearthstone. Astral Recall does not share a cool down with normal hearthstones making it an extremely
valuable commodity especailly when combined with the "Glyph of Astral Recall."


Method Four (Mages):



Portals – We have all asked for one, we have all taken one. Mages can teleport to any major city in the game as well as some smaller ones.
On top of that, they can open portals to the same locations and move entire groups to cities.


Achievements with Hearthstones:



Believe it or not, there is actually an achievement involving hearthing away in a rather funny way. If any of you took part in this years
childrens week you might know which achievement I am talking about. The achievement in question is called “Home Alone”. It awards 10
achievement points and requires you to hearthstone while your orphan is with you… so evil.


A Few-Few-Facts:
Where ever you set your hearthstone within an inn, is where you will appear when you hearth home. If, for example, you were to stand
on a table then set the inn as your home, next time you use your hearthstone, you will arrive on the table.

Due to the way the game is coded, you can use your hearthstone while using the SIT or LAY DOWN commands. This can make for some quick
getaways in a potential gank situation. For Example, say you are questing at level 55, and an over-geared, over-powered death knight is heading
in your direction. You see him, but he has yet to see you… lay down in a puddle or bush and hearthstone. With some luck you might get
away unscathed.

Location Pointers:
If you are a fisherman, and you decide to take on the Saturday Booty Bay Fishing Extravaganza, a good way of saving time is to set your
hearthstone at the Booty Bay Inn before the contest begins. The time saved hearthing to Booty Bay instead of running there can be exactly
what you need in order to beat your competitors’ home and win the extravaganza.

Currently, Dalaran is definitely the place to be when it comes to setting a permanent home. It is the metaphorical “Center of the World” as
it grants the player access to all parts of the game via portals to all major cities in the game.

That’s it!
-- Kudu

[godmodeon]

lol this is very interesting stuff. good ole hearthstone. oldest item in the game

[redcat]

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A Few-Few-Facts:
Where ever you set your hearthstone within an inn, is where you will appear when you hearth home. If, for example, you were to stand
on a table then set the inn as your home, next time you use your hearthstone, you will arrive on the table.

Due to the way the game is coded, you can use your hearthstone while using the SIT or LAY DOWN commands. This can make for some quick
getaways in a potential gank situation. For Example, say you are questing at level 55, and an over-geared, over-powered death knight is heading
in your direction. You see him, but he has yet to see you… lay down in a puddle or bush and hearthstone. With some luck you might get
away unscathed.

+cookie because that part was cool

EDIT: won't let me rep you, says "Spread some rep around before you give rep to kudu again" o.0

[PIN]

Good guide, very clear and good language.
+rep

[Platos]

The guides well written, but seems ultimately useless. I don't think there's anything here that's unknown, or if it is relatively unknown, is fairly useless (Like landing at the same spot you set your hearth at). Like I said, well written and well presented though.

[godmodeon]

lol ^ yeah its useless but its good information. OP should now make a post about the auto unstuck feature :X (joking)

[boomkinner]

[COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]
Where ever you set your hearthstone within an inn, is where you will appear when you hearth home. If, for example, you were to stand
on a table then set the inn as your home, next time you use your hearthstone, you will arrive on the table.

+rape for that didnt know

[phreec]

You forgot the wormhole machine that engineers have. It's a "semi-HS" :P

[Cryde]

Rofl Phreec isnt L t A A F the N word for the alliance if yelled by horde?
Got a 72 Hours ban for that once..^^

[holllyywood]

Really? A guide? On this?

[madsherlock]

Nice way to gain rep, make posts full of common sense in pretty colors and with pictures
I wonder how many flames OP would have gotten if he had written the entire post in this default MMOwned grey color.
Not flaming the OP, the post is acutally good imo, (the one "useful" tip about where you stand when you set a home) just laughing at the responses.

[jpte]

Add the Northrend wormhole generator rly with engineering mate

[BaboonX]

Another well written guide. Well done.

[Gitax]

How about band of kirin tor, the ring you buy in dalarnan. thats a hs to!!!11!!1eleven

[xtase2007]

how about druid spell that teleports you to Moonglade ans has no CD? kinda falls into HS category