Soul StonesFollow

Ive gone 30 levels and have pretty much given up soul stoning myself. I can never resurrect myself. I was under the impression we could. If we can, care to give me a straight forward explaination?

Soul Stoning can be a bit tricky for the first-time user.

Step 1: Create a Soul Stone.

Step 2: Target the person you wish to protect (if solo, yourself; if in a party, typically the healer, so they can rez everyone in case of a wipe)

Step 3: While targeting the intended recipient, use the Soul Stone item.

Step 4: Profit!

If you do it right, the target will get the "Soul Stone" buff (or something like that, I'm not sure of the buff's exact name). It will last for 30 minutes or until used.

I never liked soulstoning myself because it used my timer and I was never sure when i would go to a pug instance. Nothing irritated me more than doing an instance, asking the warlock to SS the healer and they just go "sorry I used it on myself." If I never did many instances, sure I'd use it on myself, but I got fairly good at world pvp and rarely died; I also rarely pulled things I couldn't kill, so it would have been a waste.

I never use a soulstone on myself. Why? because I very seldom die. I save my soulstone for instances, or for lower levels that are in a duo/trio group with me.

if I was on a pvp server I would probably have the ss on most of the time, but on a pve it's not necessary. Only time I use it is if I'm about to do something i probably shouldn't.

I used to keep one on me all the time until about 50 and up. No real reason, I just kind of forgot about using it, unless in instances.
If I know the run back to my body will be far in whatever zone I'm in, then sometimes I remember to have it.

But most of the time, farming at 70, if I do die, its because I'm absolutely surrounded by mobs, and I'm going to die either way, whether I have a SS or have to run back.

Strange to read so many people dont SS themselves. I rarely die (demo) but it does happen and I usually can sense a wipe coming right off the bat. I will always run/walk stunned to a place that i feel i wont re agro 4-5 mobs when I rez. Also the addon Necrosis lets you cast a soulstone and when you hit it again it casts on you if no PCs are targeted by default. PUGs usually end up bad and if someone has to wait a few minites until mine drops then so be it.

I think he was just saying that if he was SS at the begining, and it wasn't up yet, they have to wait a few minutes for it to drop so he can put it on them.

At least I hope that's what he's saying.

I almost always SS myself when I'm out doing stuff, and always SS the healer in the group.

I don't really see why anyone wouldn't, the fact that it costs a shard? You can just make another one on the next thing you kill. If you have a large soul bag then who really cares anyway. I mean yeah, before we get Soul Well you can use them up pretty quick if you gotta supply a group with HS, but still, you can just make more, unless your doing something way below your level.

Edited, Feb 1st 2008 2:26pm by Lathais

I used to SS myself all the time, but I forget I even have it sometimes as I mostly PVP nowadays. I still use it when I try something stupid or crazy, like trying to solo various elites or something. And of course a SS always, always gets on the healer in instances I run.

Against Locks and Shammys, I always watch for the red name above their corpse to disappear, indicating a release. If they haven't, I just assume they are going to SS/Ankh (primarily in world PvP).

On my Warlock, I always rolled with my wife who is a Shadow Priest. She was always SS'd, so not having it up on myself is the norm for me.