Griffin's MURDER-FREE Tour of World of Warcraft - PeaceCraft Ep. 1

Join Griffin McElroy and Raandyy on an unforgettable journey through Azeroth in PeaceCraft, a new Polygon video series. Can sweet Raandyy find a way through the various checkpoints Griffin has arbitrary established for him in way-too-high-level zones without killing a single creature? I mean, probably not, but let's see.
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[@_lll3vi4ch4n_8]

This series has permanently rooted itself into my frontal lobe, it’s influenced me more than my parents did lmao

[@labyrinth--]

obsessed with the like from polygon for this recent comment on a 5 year old video ... like some staffer has also been living with a rent-free raandyy situation in their brain all this time, none of us are immune

[@critttler]

WoW is my favorite indie art game about the struggles of poverty and how capitalism coerces us into a violent system.

[@ILikeMints]

perfect

[@yoloswaggins6238]

Oh if you like this, Beth Esda also made an indie game called "Skyrim" you should check out! It's super underground, but the graphics are great and it's nice to support indie developers.

[@LostRequiem777]

Except you make the most money by not fighting and picking flowers or mining.... Lol......

[@himynameishelen]

Antorium Lp what's it like living in a world where you don't get jokes, friend.

[@Dularr]

Except you can spend your day healing the downtrodden and his 4 to 30 beleaguered friends.

[@michealapoppell9463]

i always return to this series when i'm having a bad time in order to have a good time

[@rjcastro4573]

Sameeee

[@robii254]

yeah same, with mcelroy/monster factory content in general really

[@casadastraphobia]

@@robii254 i consume a lot of mcelroy content, but somehow monster factory has the impossible power to heal me of all ailments

[@jeosnek6305]

Time to come on back

[@DJWEEDPIZZA]

@@jeosnek6305 Is this the itinerant guest book? I'm currently signing it.

[@ashtonleinster9476]

wow davenport's life was pretty buckwild before ipre huh

[@elizabethharris4151]

I ALMOST SNORTED MY MILK AT READING THAT

[@cottontaelle5863]

@@elizabethharris4151 why the hell are you drinking milk

[@GippyHappy]

I don't understand what those words you said mean, but I agree.

[@sheyguna]

@evyrgreen for bone health

[@loadings3819]

@@GippyHappyI know im late but it's from the adventure zone (another podcast he does with his brothers and dad)

[@Canukles]

They actually added an NPC named Raandyy into WoW during the "Great Gnomeregan Run" Event, where you run from Gnomeregan to Booty Bay.

[@liam1558]

Really?

[@viktorolofsson2792]

@@liam1558 Yeah

[@XemnasKH]

They added him to this event specifically because Griffin brought back Raandyy for one of the gnome runs

[@jaredevans1985]

"When life gives you lemons, sell your pants and learn how to pick flowers." - Raandyy

[@SeventhEve]

ok, but what do I do with these lemons?

[@Oenator08]

yeah you're gonna need to sell them bad boys, too

[@KerbalRocketry]

Return the lemons for store credit.

[@chip9298]

When the ol’ depression hits, it’s time to return for a rewatch of Peacecraft.

[@Emma-sl8ew]

i'm choosing to believe that this is not unlike merle highchurch's backstory. "time to sell my pants and pick flowers!"

[@benkindel9311]

The visual of Raandyy frantically picking flowers as a leopard sails through the air toward his head is magical. This series is a gift.

[@keaton5101]

Playing Games How Theyre Not Supposed To Be Played, starring Polygon

[@shawnreilly8899]

When Warcraft the Movie came out and was handing out those one month free subscriptions, I became DontSmokeKid, an undead with his jaw and nose broken off. In those three weeks of playing, I was only able to get to LV 7. But along the way, I was invited to a close knit but highly leveled PvE guild, used a code to get Baby Winston (I was playing overwatch before and had no use of it until then), and got hundreds of gold just by asking a LV90 dude when I'd get a cool dragon mount like his who ended up taking pity on me. I guess what I'm trying to say is, Warcraft peeps are pretty chill so if Raandyy turns out anything like DontSmokeKid then he'll be just fine.

[@DblDg1252]

that guild you joined was a cesspool guild, sorry

[@shawnreilly8899]

DblDg1252 Yep. That's something I could only figure out in hindsight. But that's not something DontSmokeKid needs to know.

[@XxM00nSHADExX]

DblDg1252 What does that mean/why? I've never played wow but am curious.

[@DblDg1252]

A cesspool guild is one of the ones that just invites everyone as soon as they are able to join guilds, the guild gets a chunk of what the members earn by mob grinding and the members get an increased movement speed so everyone's happy. Cesspool guilds have hundreds of members, most of which are never online and they are only able to retain the worst players after cap so most people find better guilds as soon as they ding

[@ChocoRokk]

They took out that guild perk a while ago, so even giant "cesspool" guilds are kind of just groups of people playing the game nowadays. There's no monetary advantage to having a giant guild of noobs anymore.

[@ItsFefnir]

Raandyy is the perfect boy and has never done anything wrong in his life. Just make sure not to invite Justin for this series, that guy seems to be a bad influence on law-abiding citizens.

[@davisjames8484]

FefnirMasamune always remember they're not soft boys anymore, they're tough boys.

[@janecowie3626]

@@davisjames8484 tough roudy boys

[@lizoliver3021]

griffin is the same guy who went on a capitalism rant on how laws are bullshit, he is in no way a law abiding citizen

[@viciousandchaotic]

"lets go sell my pants and learn how to pick flowers" I lost it. love you Griffin.

[@rebeccatrishel]

True story: I didn't watch Pokemon Y Nuzlocke because I read the "y" as a word and thought it was a Spanish series

[@TedHendershot]

Toro y Moi y Pokemon y Nuzlocke

[@judebretto8125]

Mmm love that character development. Raandyy goes from wearing his dirty binder to showing off those top surgery scars.

[@chase5290]

exactly what i was thinking, i literally searched for this comment

[@othergeorgea]

he’s a trans icon

[@imabrokenglowstick]

This is the best comment I’ve seen on this video, thank you for celebrating our favorite trans icon

[@stinkiest]

griffin said trans rights!

[@Questionever]

6:34 When your Transmasc and you hear your voice sounds too high: "that's not canonical".

[@LadySauceVonCoffee]

this was an amazing first ep..... i especially love how excited he got about harvesting leaves worth ten coppers each. this is a worthy successor to the nuzlocke run tbh

[@vilislacis3337]

He really should start selling harvested stuff in AH though, better than begging:)

[@arthurolimpio5739]

Hello. I think you are cute and I like your green hair. Good day.

[@reighfreuden6473]

he needs a pet bird (if there even is one ive literally never played world of warlosers) and name it ms. beakman

[@LadySauceVonCoffee]

Reigh Freuden i'm torn between agreeing with you and thinking ms. beakman is irreplaceable

[@sethescope]

@@reighfreuden6473 "world of warlosers" is extremely funny and I know you wrote it five years ago but I need you to know it's still extremely funny in 2022. and as someone who has played/does play it when i can, this particular video game, your name for it is not incorrect.

[@timato234]

Ah my comfort series here to help me through the dark times

[@servalerror]

Fatherhood, Cool Games Inc, Car Boys, Monster Factory, Touch the Skyrim, actual Polygon reviews/gameplay, and now this. Good luck, Griffin.

[@angelkato1401]

Wall Staples don't forget his tens of podcasts, and his live events for those

[@entertheshadowplay]

Adventure Zone, MBMBAM, Rose Buddies, Griffin's Amiibo Corner

[@hondacivet]

I'm not sure he ever sleeps.

[@OpathicaNAE]

Some say there are four Griffins out there. But we'll never know.

[@gaysualizing6084]

Wall Staples took me a second to remember griffin is a dad and "fatherhood" wasnt a series i missed out on

[@rokmun680]

I hope people are making their rounds on this series to bring relief during these trying times :)

[@asmrtpop2676]

I’ve been rewatching it/listening to it a lot. It helps.

[@tomakeyoumylamb]

Yup! Just finished my third watch through of the Nuzlocke run and back to this. Then back through all of Monster Factory, Car Boys, and Touch the Skyrim. Again.

[@leaahh]

@@tomakeyoumylamb is Carboys and Touch SR really worth it? i have little experience with G and N’s dynamic

[@tomakeyoumylamb]

@@leaahh absolutely. Touch the Skyrim is my favorite show on KZbin full stop, only slightly nosing out Monster Factory. I’d at least give it a try. Car boys is kind of a commitment and is kind of funny the first chunk of eps and then turns into a genius existential art piece later on.

[@leaahh]

@@tomakeyoumylamb fantastic! thank you so much. i've tried watching the first one and couldn't get into it but with your advice, i will power through :)

[@artangelic]

returning to this series once again as my life gets more complicated. this may be my 11th time rewatching. thank you for everything raandyy

[@FrozenDice]

That level up animation is the best.

[@vilislacis3337]

Do the Gnome Dance!

[@shinysnivy6604]

This was 5 years ago? I remember being so excited for each new episode.

[@CatCotCat]

13:23 the sentence "alright, let's go sell my pants and learn how to pick flowers" has probably never been said before in human history

[@leiabosarge3158]

now that we got cross-faction play, Randdyyy's work was not in vain.

[@johnathankindall2804]

i am constantly watching either this or the nuzlocke

[@artangelic]

yuppp

[@Misakiu]

As someone who loves both Warcraft, but also perfect softboys, this is a lovely birthday present.

[@DaemonMunkir]

Misaki your use of the phrase "perfect softboys" is best

[@nina9346]

Happy Birthday! lol

[@willd.4808]

I go through cycles of feverishly bingewatching this series and then completely forgetting it exists

[@six6142]

Jesus. first the nuzlocke and now this???? I swear Griffin is looking deep into my psyche and saying "What content can I make that will make this one specific boy lose his goddamned mind?"

[@tornadotantan2735]

Never played this game so I'm pretty excited that I can watch this as my first WoW experience.

[@Mrshappyhippo75]

Anyone who runs across Raandyy while playing WOW better help the small boy out.

[@hubertmaliszewski9649]

I think this is Griffin playing as an NPC

[@lanavandree78]

it's time for my yearly rewatch of this good good boy

[@SuplexThisBear]

"One day. One day, that'll be me." It's good to see our beautiful niceboy has come so far in only five episodes...

[@mothweb8088]

i’m glad to know there are other people who come back and rewatch this often. same with monster factory, nuzlocke, car boys, gil and gillbert...etc. godspeed, y’all.

[@angelmcadams9767]

This series is my emotional reset. Every year, year and a half, I just need a good dose of vitamin Raandyy to feel right again.

[@pooolB]

Rewatching Raandyy in 2020 so I can feel a little bit of peace in my life again

[@DarcyThompsonFilm]

"Out of the frying pan into the bear." I live my life by this new mantra, thank you, Griffin, you sweet boy, you.

[@lemonwitchcraft6701]

Out of the frying pan into the bear

[@Just_your_average_writer]

I never comment on things but I really loved this. Reminds me of the way I used to play WoW. My dad used to play and I would watch him basically every night as he did raids and things when he was home (he was a military guy so he was away alot). But when I would play I just sort of ran around and explored things with my Death Knight who liked fishing. thinking back to that is very nostalgic. I hope this series does well because i really like it!

[@crownounsarchive]

my goal now is to boot up this game again after ten years or whatever and find this small boy and protect him

[@lottie5390]

what a peaceful boy, a gentle boy

[@CheetahsArePrettyCool]

sometimes KZbin recommends me Peacecraft again and I go "..it's time"

[@PrettyGuardian]

"Look at this realistic old man baby." We're a minute in and this is about to get wild.

[@MortalWombatI]

What a hero Yrai was

[@laceladybug]

this is my favorite video series ever i’ve watched it every couple of months for years it never gets old

[@asmrtpop2676]

I got choked up rewatching this and seeing him eyeball the chopper saying “some day that’ll be me” and then saying he’ll pay back that kind soul.

[@YourPalRoman]

"A Lot of A Very Small Man Running Through the Snow" is actually the name of my newly released autobiographical comic!

[@MoonCalledShadesri]

i love my peaceful stinky uncle Raandyy

[@MoonCalledShadesri]

look at him go ;w;

[@camillelee-own8380]

Griffin’s laugh at 3:17 is possibly my favourite laugh of any of the McElroys ever and it makes me smile immediately hearing it

[@whitewolfpack0]

Something about the innocence and excitement of this peaceful approach really takes me back to the good old days of vanilla vanilla WoW.

[@shaneroe1327]

This is one of my favorite series on youtube. I so so wish we could come back and revisit WoW with Griffin. Not necessarily with Raandyy, even a new character would be amazing!

[@Sage_the_Turt]

and it was this small act of kindness that turned yrai into "most loved"

[@WritingOnGames]

RAANDYY

[@fartmachine7486]

i have somehow gotten into the pattern where I rewatch the entire series every month and a half

[@asmrtpop2676]

i’m rewatching it every three days...

[@tomakeyoumylamb]

Yup. It goes monster factory, touch the Skyrim, nuzlocke, peacecraft. Car boys every other watch-through. This is my third rewatch since covid hit, I think I’d done it a few times before, too. I’m glad I’m not the only one! It calms me.

[@bloodmutt782]

I come back to this probably once a month to rewatch the whole thing and enjoy it all over again

[@Abbott-]

Media luminary playing the freshest games of 2k17

[@kevinagreer]

This feels like peak Polygon to me.

[@SpectrumHazard]

Oh Griffinnnn, you're spoiling me you sweet boy.

[@Elnis888]

September 2019: I just discovered Raandyy, and it was love at first sight! I'm now going to binge all his videos and join him on his peacefull journey through Azeroth. God's speed, Raandyy!

[@finn8762]

me, dragging my mcelroy content saturated body across the floor: GIVE ME MORE BOYS

[@betharnold8939]

I come back to this series every few months just to enjoy the wholesomeness that Raandyy preaches

[@JamesWilsonKU]

So. Much. McElboys. So. Little. Time.

[@porygonlover322]

I'm so glad to be early to the newest series from my favorite soft boy

[@porygonlover322]

Are you gonna be doing FF5 Four Job Fiesta since you've been doing challenge runs

[@EnkerZero]

*(Seeing a chicken nesting in the snow fills you with determination.)

[@tzp666]

When Griffin said "climbing that ladder" at around 6:13 I was already hearing "Zoe Kinsky" in my head. anybody else?

[@timn394]

This journey would be great on a RP-PvP server, too

[@blakefeary4369]

I'm watching this for like the 6th time, god I love Griffin, and all the McElboys

[@NickqtGaming]

I miss this series. I want another WoW journey!!!!

[@Darklava144]

Raandyy's birth name was Bouyant Butt.

[@TomResnick]

"Let's go sell my pants and learn how to pick flowers." Best WoW slogan ever.

[@milesfoley804]

I still rewatch this whole series regularly. It means so much to me.

[@jackreynolds2178]

This is now my third time watching peacecraft this year

[@alphablitz1024]

Chinese riddle: who is the sillier boy, the one who creates trash content, or the one who consumes it?

[@plywoodman8626]

both

[@RPG5rule]

whenever i'm down i can always count on raandyy to cheer me up

[@Omnibushido-]

I still come back and watch all of these AT LEAST once a year

[@levirogocki1]

I love the Secret of Mana sound drop after leveling. It makes me happy.

[@FoxInferno13]

This was a true bright spot in this DUMPSTER FIRE of a year. Thanks Griffin!

[@Daddy0os]

Made a mistake when you chose not to do RuneScape

[@johnnyhell1215]

truu

[@kojikondo23]

asking for money on runescape will actually get you money tho so

[@Daddy0os]

Gnurt, that's bullshit and you know it.

[@rosePetrichor]

Griffin's exclusive TaZ prequel exploring Merle's backstory is looking lit

[@bigbadgammagnome]

Merle is a dwarf, Raandyy is a gnome, this would be Davenport's backstory if anything FAKE fan, smh Edit: forgot the extra y in Raandyy's name. Perhaps I am the fake fan

[@jaSama02]

I always go for this series when I feel anxious and it always helps. Thank you Griffin!

[@Onigob]

Your mistake was not going on an RP PVP server!

[@vilislacis3337]

Didn't he get attacked by PVPers at one point?

[@davebeat]

It's more that the RP community would have been more helpful.

[@FishyFuji]

Should have played on Emerald Dream

[@The-Apothekari]

Throw him in the deep end, Send him to Moonguard.

[@wendevious7809]

Ahh a year late but perfection never ages

[@vargtegel]

I love how he's not taking the free of charge train to Stormwind!

[@fishmasmouse]

This series is, honest to god, the reason I got into World of Warcraft. Thanks, Griffin. Thanks, Raandyy.

[@illusoryquixot]

So it turns out, as of the Shadowlands prepatch, Raandyy is no longer level 10! He's around level 5 and can't be viewed on the WoW armory page, because low level characters don't show up until like level 10.

[@illusoryquixot]

Oh also, Raandyy wasn't taken as a name on Alleria US, so now I am Raandyy. I'm running the original Peacecraft route so uhhh I'm in for a world of pain, especially without the Fandies help.

[@BaconBot360games]

"Alright, lets go sell my pants and learn how to pick flowers!" -Griffin 2017

[@duototreolife]

Griffin idk i found you with your family and tonight i start this beautiful masterpiece thanks for changing my mood with everything you do

[@FilthyNobeard]

Raandyy really does wonders when it comes to enhancing the culture and lore of World of Warcraft.

[@FodderMoosie]

I don't know if anyone is going to see this, but I had to write it out when it came to me: Raandyy is "andy" inside of "Ray". Okay thank you.

[@qweniverelefever62]

Iconic...

[@doomedsnickers131]

I made a list of a few quests you can do in Dun Morogh without killing anyone! www.wowhead.com/list=33140870/griffins-murderfree#0-quests

[@adrianobertuzzo]

Tweet this to him!

[@doomedsnickers131]

Whats his twitter?

[@adrianobertuzzo]

David Caldas @griffinmcelroy

[@natashamoschovas7908]

im glad to meet you raandyy i welcome you with an open heart and i like your jaunty stride

[@fantasticmrlewfox]

Is that my good good boy griffin playing WoW? MY game? Truly this is a day of miracles!

[@250lespaul]

This MUST continue!

[@CarryLarry]

19:25 Oh, we're playing one of those walking simulators with monsters. I love those things!

[@robii254]

this is my favorite part of the series, just scrapin around for scraps and exploring, before people starting sending him fortunes and tying up half the videos in fanmail

[@llamapunch4311]

Happy birthday Raandyy. Love Randyspants and friends

[@VULTUREJUICE]

I love you Raandyy. I wish you were my dad. Stay safe out there

[@florenceheart8162]

critical error: didn't sell weapons

[@temmiedestructo7309]

Aw, man. You missed the opportunity to call it lovecraft.