Pointless Top 10: Ruins in World of Warcraft

[@Moth-1077]

I love how every set of night elf ruins “was once one of the biggest/grandest/most important in some way” night elf city. This could be looked as as a continuity error, but I like to think of it as part of the old night elf elitism. Every thing we make is grand and perfect and wonderful and you should all feel lucky if we so much as look at you. Good old pre-sundering night elves

[@taneelbrightblade6622]

This fits so well

[@wardenm]

Small, hidden ruin almost NO ONE seems to know about: If you go to NW Wetlands (Coordinates 36.20, 15.75), and follow that line of hills in from the coast, there's a small hidden grove completely covered by a canopy of trees. Inside, after passing through a fallen log archway, you'll find a shattered gazebo arch, with the head of a Titan Maiden half buried in the ground. No mobs, no quests, just an empty lil spot that's super scenic and has been there since Vanilla. GREAT rp locale for druids, dwarves, archaeologists, etc etc. Check it out!

[@Lemmy_Kilturtle]

Do you mean NW Wetlands? I was there today on my Druid in SoD

[@wardenm]

@@Lemmy_Kilturtle NW, yeah, sorry! Lol

[@DIEGhostfish]

Nw wetlands just sounds like the graveyard area to me.

[@wardenm]

@@DIEGhostfish Coordinates 36.20, 15.75 Went back and looked em up. XD It's just north of the raptors in Saltspray Glen. Hope that helps!

[@princembat]

it kinda creepy but so beautiful at the same time, i wonder if theres literally any backstory at all to it

[@hmgrant97]

I was not ready for ghost elf parkour 1:46

[@jasonwowhero8147]

Crendad. Can we get a pointless top 10 leaf particle effects? Like for atmospheres? Or a pointless top 10 zone soundtracks that capture atmosphere of the zone as you travel it

[@CthulhuianBunny]

I'd personally put Krokuun at #1 for zone soundtracks, since it's so haunting and perfect for that desolate, green and grey landscape.

[@MichZilla90]

@@CthulhuianBunny definitely one of the best

[@slowpokechymera4318]

Drustvar is number one for me😍 the music and surroundings are perfectly matched, which gives you the general ambience)

[@RealmRabbit]

Crystalsong Forest is a pretty cool zone that you just have almost no reason to ever go to aside from flying over it... Like even when it was new content, you probably spent very little if any time there...

[@YrnehLrak]

Just picking carrots

[@Hyzen0_0]

Story time. The Argent Tournament was originally meant to be located in Crystalsong. They moved it to Icecown because Dalaran made the zone so laggy nothing could get done. That’s why the zone is so empty

[@OGDweeb]

The soundtrack is really nice too.

[@Soralax]

I remember I dinged 80 in Crystalsong forest and I think I never came back there for the whole expansion except for taking a few nice screenshots.

[@ipvp4fun]

@@Hyzen0_0that makes a lot of sense. With my PC back then I went to dala one time, then spent the next hour trying to get out because my game kept crashing from lag.

[@5chr4pn3ll]

Credor saying "architexture" is my favorite thing about ruins in WoW

[@MattwosRandomNonContent]

Credor? Should be an "n" in there somewhere.

[@MattwosRandomNonContent]

Also he says "Vulpearan" instead of "Vulperan"

[@iriswaldenburger2315]

The plural of Vulpera is Vulpera

[@algernopkrieger8660]

Architexture 😁

[@josejuanandrade4439]

This video just gave me a new appreciation for archiTEXTURE

[@Olochgu]

I'm pretty sure Lordaeron wasn't just a little bigger than Stormwind, but substantially so. Gotta keep in mind that Stormwind isn't just the youngest of the seven human kingdoms, and also completely destroyed in the 1st war, with most of its citizens killed. And I think when you look at what areas belong to the kingdoms, it reflects that as well. Stormwind is essentially Elwynn Forrest, Westfall, Duskwood and Redridge. Lordaeron was Tirisfal, the eastern and western Plaguelands, the Hillsbrad foothills, and the majority of silverpine. Not just are those areas a lot bigger, but they're also home to several huge cities besides Lordaeron City.

[@RealmRabbit]

I have that same thing when I go to Undercity where I'm like "I really wish I could see how it used to look..." I don't think you could even see a lot of the city prior to Cata, could you? Like, I think a lot of it wasn't really accessible without flying... For so long my only experience of it was just walking through the entryway to the throne room and then into the elevator down, but like... There is sooooo much above ground too over the walls...

[@DIEGhostfish]

Correct you had the courtyard leading to the throneroom and two small side wings which IIRC may have only beed added with TBC since one has the bloodelf teleprot

[@killerbee.13]

@@DIEGhostfish One of the side wings was added in TBC, but I think the other was still closed off until cata

[@iriswaldenburger2315]

You don’t even see it ever in Warcraft 2 or 3 :( only cinematics

[@CthulhuianBunny]

I think it'd be pretty cool if they turned Alterac into something more akin to the Highmaul or the adobe structures from Outland Nagrand, to show the ogres have taken up permanent residence in the area.

[@DIEGhostfish]

I hated the new tutorial having the Highmaul style arcitecture on such a tiny island. Not sure I would like it better in Alterac.

[@chrissmid8660]

I am surprised there were no mogu ruins in the video. The Ruins of Dojan in the Krasarang Wilds have a whole fountain of youth! The ruins in the Jade Forest are also interesting. As you venture into Pandaria for the first time, you don't know what mogu are, and the ruins make you realize the land has a more sinister history to it. The Isle of Thunder is basically a giant mogu ruin place. It had a lot of activity when we went there, but it was abandoned for thousands of years. And it used to be a whole mountain before the Sundering! The Mogu'shan Vaults are very mysterious ruins. And I think it is striking how they are built on the mountain side.

[@Chickenderp]

I’ve always loved the ruins in WoW. I would always imagine how it was back in its hay day. Plus the architecture is super neat

[@DIEGhostfish]

Crendor fun fact! Onnearly development maps Alterac city was going to be the original "Dire Maul" focusing probably on JUST the Ogres, maybe with a syndicate wing or Argus Wake demon cult wing

[@BigAChick]

There are so many cool ruins. I'm kinda surprised Dire Maul, Ulduar, Stromgarde Keep, or Zul'farrak aren't on here. You should do another

[@ScytheNoire]

Will need to do pointless runes too.

[@theunwelcome]

this could be just me, but I think you sound more excited about this list than some previous lists

[@notyourdaughter666]

he loves his architexture

[@MrMrSymmetry]

I love the lore information that accompanies the locales

[@cuteheat4886]

Stormgarde keep ruins is also quite nice

[@terribleatgames-rippedoff]

Remember that Stromgarde Keep is no longer in a state of ruin as the Alliance reclaimed it during the BfA Arathi warfront and won that battle.

[@DIEGhostfish]

​@terribleatgames-rippedoff Yeah but the new model is ugly. It shoots past wow's cartoony aesthetic into a playskool castle loo

[@FrontalBeep]

architexture

[@DrWTFTW]

Crendor really like the lore dumps!!

[@HiddenEvilStudios]

I love ruins in WoW generally. I loved exploring them and occasionally finding treasure chests because no one would ever take the time to comb through them. Azshara for instance, before and after Cataclysm. Naga-infested and foreboding ruins that would occasionally yield phat loot. In fact, I have found treasure chests in those very ruins in Azshara you showed off, before and after Cataclysm.

[@Elysian777]

Green Mist in Emerald zone instead of fog. And all these ruins had great early questing. I also loved Azshara pre-Cata. (Vanilla player here). Also I love the aesthetics of Vash'jir. The opening questing was a bit rough back in the day but once you got the seahorse mount and became accustomed to the dimensionality it was cool. Mostly because it's so gorgeous. Love this channel- subbed.

[@shanweeboy]

Crendor brightens my morning again before I go to work.

[@HighConCannibal]

Man, I love me some good architexture xD

[@dariusdavis77]

The man the myth! Another great video.

[@KingChayle87]

I still want to play as an ogre. I shall claim Alterac for myself!

[@howardhavardramberg333]

zugzug

[@Sharkofspace]

That would require Blizz to make models for female ogres, and we all know that's not happening.

[@KingChayle87]

@@Sharkofspace why do we need female ogres? Maybe they’re Warcrafts asari

[@Sharkofspace]

@@KingChayle87 They've always existed, they just don't have models in the game. Plus, if they made new female ogre models (Which they would have to if they wanted them to be playable), they'd probably have to go back and make new male ones too, to ensure they're the same level of quality. It's totally possible, but I just feel like if they were ever going to do it, they would have by now.

[@gabrielrochel2832]

Love your videos Crendor, the effort you put on them, doing research to give us background is amazing. Hope you get lots of subs ❤❤

[@hyruler036]

I have not been waiting 10 years for this video

[@MattwosRandomNonContent]

10:48 I mostly think of the Wildhammer Dwarves. I may be a bit biased because they're my favorite race though.

[@Vohaul86]

I tried WoW for about a year when HS gave Liadrin portrait for reaching level 10. Playing a blood elf I got overwhelmed by the Eastern Plaguelands, but managed to get to Kalimdor and eventually to Feralas, that quickly became to happy place. Dire Maul was also awesome, so there will always be a soft spot in my heart for those ruins.

[@MattwosRandomNonContent]

9:14 IDK, would the Syndicate join the alliance? That's the only way I see Alterac being rebuilt.

[@howardhavardramberg333]

Gigacren coming in clutch when wow content is scarce, a pog gamer moment!

[@adams4075]

#9 is where you get the Merlock pet. it was in an underwater cave when I found it. Best to have water breathing active.

[@jpfischer6003]

Hell yeah! Love me some ruins!

[@MattwosRandomNonContent]

7:46 Aren't the Forsaken already rebuilding it as of Shadowlands?

[@aharonvarna5992]

you just described like all of my favorite places to just go and chill in. personal number one would be the ruins of gilneas, but that's mostly cuz I love the worgen starting quests, seeing the cataclysm change the map and really feeling the loss and destruction of my character's home. I don't think any other ruins have. such a personal tie in the current world. I also would have put the ruins of stromgard on the list. I always found that area charming.

[@NoOne4k]

I knew about the crystal song forest thing because it was part of the dragonflight campaign where you can get tarecgosas rest as mount form!

[@Desolate-Utopia]

I feel bullied by Crendor for not adding anything from Ghostlands or Eversong, those zones are filled with mostly nothing but ruins. But I guess it's pointless so it's not a big deal.

[@andrewbunch2394]

I haven’t played wow in years, and I still have fond memories of one of Twilight Highlands dailies where you get this dwarf 10 kegs of beer and he says that it’ll last him maybe one day

[@VikzeLink]

Great pick for number one! Very underrated zone!

[@Joe_Potts]

Pointless Drinking Contest: Take a drink everytime Crendor says "architexture" :P

[@catmanduu66]

I've thought of a great idea for an expansion. It's insane and will never happen but still. Remake the entire world before everything went to heck. The whole expansion is a time travel tale where you go back to these ruins in their heyday. There would be so many cool stories you could do. I know you do some of this in the caverns of time but not a lot. Great top ten Crendor.

[@real.creature1]

Top ten barrow dens would be cool I think

[@jase_allen]

The ruins of Vash'ir were the most impressive up until we were able to go to Zin-Ashari.

[@outdoorsquidtank]

Fun fact, you can get a murloc pet from a cave under water in the Riplash ruins.

[@TE-eq1dc]

Ummmm Stromgarde??? Seems you like human castle ruins and you forgot the most complete one.

[@Zophuh]

My favourite wow series such a cozy experience

[@VITTOREIMPERIALE777]

My favorite ruins are the Kaldorei city of Isildien, in Feralas. Always gives me vibes that place

[@MattwosRandomNonContent]

5:10 Pretty much never Titan ruins. Titan materials are made of tougher stuff I guess.

[@KollectingKaos]

I don't always agree with the number one pick, but this time it's spot on for me... or maybe that's just the Peanut Butter and Jelly on whole wheat toast while watching pointless top ten at nearly 5am talking!

[@vitorfray]

Man, you forgot to mention the big scary fish monster which is located beneath the ruins you mentioned in borean tundra. I did the quests there just last week. The mob is a big scary elite, but when you impale it with a harpoon given by the quest lady, its hp falls to nearly zero, then you finish it in a pretty much regular fight.

[@genesis4322]

I've been reading through the Chronicle books and Crystalsong has an interesting history you never really learn if you just played the game because you have little reason to stay in Crystalsong.

[@Arkancide]

Twilight Highlands is woefully underappreciated. I recently let my sub run out(yesterday), in part because there's not much to do, in large part due to my yearning to see Azeroth as it was grew too great for me to bear. I want to see the world pre-Sundering, explore the vast Night Elf empire and see its splendor. I want to see the world before the Dark Portal's opening, walk the streets of the original Stormwind, Stromguarde and Alterac. I want to wander Lordaeron before the coming of the Scourge and Horde, and gaze upon its majesty. I love the many fantastic places we have in WarCraft that I can explore and visit. Boralus, Suramar, Draenor, The Broken Isles, the island nations of Kul'Tiras and Zandalar, and all the rest greatly please me. But the ruins tell of a grander story that I can only dream of, and that makes me a little sad.

[@moprophet_509]

pretty sure midnight will have alot of northern eastern kindoms redone were going to gilneas next patch and were still two expacs away so seems like they have that planned as the alliance hub

[@matteolari8361]

top 10 bread loaves

[@aaronhenley4741]

I remember Turaylon mentioning something about possibly restoring lost cities from the old days after they restored Stromgard. So… could be?

[@catxborsuq1]

Huh, I'm kind of surprised you didn't add the Night Elf ruins from Nazjatar since you gave Vashj'ir the first place. Also isn't it funny how the Highborne were this elite of the Night Elf Empire, but they had so many cities? And the descendants of JUST the Highborne became three separate sociates (High/Blood elves of Quel'thalas, Nightborn of Suramar, and the Naga... and also the Satyr but those guys don't exactly have a society) that could rival the descendants of "normal" Night Elves? It feels like this "elite" formed like 90% of their society xD Although I suppose it emphasizes just how big the Night Elf Empire was before the Sundering... and how many "normal" Night Elves had died during the War of the Ancients.

[@RuttorBlacksand]

Some other nice ones: the giant night elf ruined city in Nazjatar, the ruins of Auchindoun in outlands

[@dalthorn]

I made a gnome Dark Urge in Baldur’s Gate 3 and I think I just made Crendor unconsciously 😭

[@sidhionoakbranch4871]

Architexture.

[@kareymccann]

Perfect pick for #1.

[@lagsp1ke33]

Small correction, the snake people in place 5 are called the sethrak, sethraliss is just the Loa

[@tkid000]

that naga is still staring at the ceiling from back in the top ten temples vid lol

[@Zahri8Alang]

Time to dungeon crawl! I mean ruin crawl

[@vernemeton]

considering that the worgen are going to retake gilneas (finally, good for them), i think they are at some point going to update lordaeron, because the undercity is not inhabitable, not even for the forsaken, anymore, so i think they're gonna update the "upper" city of lordaeron and rebuild some of it to be the new forsaken capital ... at least i hope so, what with the recent "we are new lordaeron" stuff. maybe it'll happen when blizzard give us a new and improved quel'thalas, which is supposedly going to be bigger than it currently is, which would have some sort of effect on the surrounding areas.

[@silverhand8744]

I think it would be cool if they took the wow classic template and pretty much made an MMORPG out of the events of the RTS games, like it would be cool to play through the events of the first through third wars from an " I'm really in this shit" perspective

[@AlienneClips]

Did not realize Crystalsong was the result of greedy elves!

[@Beau_The_Yo]

5 out of 10 because no stromgarde

[@EternalScarecrow]

Stromgarde is no longer a ruin; it's been rebuilt. And, canonically, is still standing tall. But I think he should have had Stratholme instead of one of the Night Elf ruins.

[@nrm224]

I would love to see a pointless video for everyone zone, starting from vanilla and progressing chronologically.

[@stephaniec3759]

There are a lot of ruins on Azeroth. I would love to see Blizzard revibe some of these areas and make them livable again.

[@ericv738]

Love me some good archatexture 😅

[@kingmarx810]

That must be the longest lore for a zone with almost nothing to do.

[@jinx17]

I never saw the ruins of Vash'jir because of an intense fear of being underwater in big & deep bodies of water lmao unfortunate

[@Dapperplatypus]

Troll/night elf ruins make up like 90% of the ruins in wow the rest are human ruins... However the highborne/night elves actually evolved from trolls, so 90% of ruins in wow came from trolls

[@jklroxmysox111]

Can we start a go fund me to pay to teach Crendor to say “architecture” lol

[@Nimfiel_Melethril]

Vashj’ir is also a homeland of Lady Vashj)

[@nitrorabbit]

You keep saying architexture 😂❤

[@ShadowXII]

Are you saying "architexture"?

[@Kingsupertrunks]

Night elf being immortal make alot ruins not change like darnassus was

[@Vatolicious]

This didn't feel very pointless 😮

[@soulfyre6521]

damn the nightelfs got fucked all thruout history eh RIP worldtree

[@jase_allen]

If by "got fucked" you mean the elves brought on their own ruin, then sure. One common trait across all of the elven races is massive arrogance.

[@dredoctor8271]

no thanksgiving special this year : ( ? Where is Rob, I miss Rob.

[@gabrielambrus6870]

I liked Val'Jir

[@ajhughes7321]

Pointless top ten ghosts!

[@Desasterific]

"Architexture"

[@MegaChickenfish]

Well, pack it up everyone, Pointless Top 10 has been *ruined.*

[@Henrinator]

Top 10 pointless water puddles?

[@drakologarnus7248]

why do people want only classic vanilla wow? TBC and WOTLK are amazing

[@11spiritwolf11]

pointless comment.... see ya!

[@nikola4107]

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[@wedgeserif556]

"archiTECture" not "archiTEXture"

[@ShadowXII]

Why does your intro sound so bored and rushed?

[@Knauii133]

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