HearthCircle
Bring social WoW back — one Heart Signal at a time.
HearthCircle is a lightweight social / RP addon for World of Warcraft Retail built to make World of Warcraft feel alive again.
It introduces Heart Signals: an opt-in status system that lets you broadcast your intent (RP, social, tavern, mentoring, housing visitors) and discover other players who are also open to interaction — without Trade chat spam or Discord dependency.
This addon is non-combat, opt-in only, and designed to be safe and respectful.
Main Features
Heart Signal (Opt-in Social Signal)
Enable your Heart Signal to become visible to other HearthCircle players.
Choose your intent:
- Open RP
- Social / Hangout
- Tavern / City RP
- Mentor / Help
- Hosting Event
- Open House (Housing Visitors)
Optional fields:
- Vibe: Chill / Serious / Improv / Story
- Language: EN / SV / Any
- Short note: up to 60 characters
Optional boundaries (recommended):
- No Romance
- No ERP
- New to RP (be gentle)
- Chill only
Nearby & Global Discovery
Browse active HearthCircle players in two views:
- Nearby: players in your current zone/city
- Global: everyone currently active in the HearthCircle network
Each entry includes:
- mode + vibe + language
- short note
- quick actions
Quick Actions (No awkward starts)
Interact in one click:
- Wave (emote)
- Whisper (with polite templates)
- Request Invite
Heart Signal is opt-in, so approaching someone feels natural and respectful.
Positive Community System (RP Cred)
HearthCircle includes positive-only appreciation (no toxicity scoring):
- Great RP
- Great Host
- Welcoming
- Immersive
- Story Driver
Appreciation has daily limits and cooldowns to prevent farming.
Housing Support (Open House + Guestbook)
With housing becoming a major social pillar, HearthCircle supports:
- Open House mode (Heart Signal option)
- visitors browsing
- Guestbook entries (short + SFW)
- optional appreciation for great hosts
Commands
/hc— open HearthCircle UI/hc signal— toggle Heart Signal/hc house— toggle Open House mode
Safe / Respectful Design
- Opt-in only (invisible by default)
- No negative scoring
- Ignore list integration
- Rate limiting / cooldowns
- Boundaries support (No Romance / No ERP / etc.)
Roadmap (Planned)
- Weekly housing cups / contests
- Circles (small social groups)
- More event templates and RP icebreakers

