Drainage engineer here. Love how you looked at storage calcas for a game. It's also bugged me how there's no outlet for the lake in the middle but I just assumed it was magic
Thank you very much! I'm definitely thinking about revisiting the Sholazar "Volcano" theory in a future episode since there is now a lot more I could talk about regarding aquifers, groundwater from some of my geology classes at uni. Glad to have a drainage engineer join my community! :)
This, like you Ghostlands video, where you go deep into the storytelling of the zone's environment, is really good and not something I've seen before. Lots of wow lore yt channels go over the same things again and again. This feels new.
I'm glad!! I definitely try to approach WoW from a different perspective compared to other channels that talk about minmaxing, general zone info, etc. :)
This is just beyond awesome. Please keep making videos like this ... like every zone ever ... I'll watch everyone. You are my new favorite WoW content creator.
What about the extra influx of water being salt rather than fresh? This would also greatly impact the fauna of the area; Especially if the major water drain source is evaporation. Eventually river's heart in the middle would become a brine pool as the water evaporated leaving the salt carried in from the ocean behind. Hemet really f'd this whole thing up.
Very good point! That is something I did not take into consideration until after posting the vid. Since there is already another river flowing in from the sea (Bittertide) the lake should already be slowly increasing in salinity. With the change after the shipwreck that small small increase could easily be amplified many times over and cause even more problems. I really like your thoughts! :)
Does Azeroth actually have saltwater oceans? Sure it may in the books, but the games kind of show the wildlife can exist in both kinds of water. So either life life is hardier, it shouldn't be in all these zones and it's just laziness, or the water is all fresh.
Another awesome video! Something I never gave a thought to at all while questing but now seems imminently important to the zones future. Woops, guess that's just how Azeroth's "heroes" operate.
Nice video, man! They could have done it in Cataclysm... Anyways, you forgot to mention Lost's Hatch... Remember Lost? Thst 2000's series? Well, there's a hatch there, paying homage to those series... Been watching your videos lately... good stuff, man! Keep up the good work! Cheers!
@@Jediwarlock Yeah Lost was a BIG thing back in the day... everyone wanted to know what was inside the hatchet... then, ofc, the authors decided to stretch it for SO DAMN LONG that it's LOST it's appeal (pun intended) XD
UnGoro Crater is 100% a volcanic caldera. That Sholazar Basin is one too isn't surprising. Presumably the only titan keeper meddling in the both of them is the plant and animal life probably being artificially inserted, none of which can escape the basins due to the surrounding biomes' inhospitability. Also, Sholazar Basin is supposed to be way bigger than in-game, so the relative effects of Nesingwary's crash are probably meant to be much much smaller than what it looks like, in-game, if the only opening to the sea is the size of a boat's hull.
I love your thoughts on this! Thank you for the thoughtful comment! Un'Goro is definitely on my list of potential future geology videos! :) In terms of Sholazar, that's a very good point! I'm thinking of making a follow-up to this video that explores more of the general geology and maybe my hydrothermal theories for the zone.
Yesterday it was a 2k subs now already 4k+ wow that's a growth. Let's goo. If you will continue in New wow expansion with dragons your going to be a hit maker.
What if instead of his ship crashing through the 'dam' , it instead was sucked into the rocks by the inflow from the sea that was already there? Regardless, great vid and some interesting discoveries!
I really like that theory as well! :) I can totally see there being an existing river on that side of the basin that was modified/affected by the shipwreck and is now causing problems for the zone. Thank you for the comment!
Agreed!! They had the DEHTA quests in Borean Tundra that kind of tried to do that but it wasn’t as directly tied to Nesingwary as it could have been :)
That was actually a pretty cool idea. I really wish there was some sort of new experience for the warcraft universe, it seems extremely unlikely WoW will return us to northrend before the game fizzles out and becomes a game of the past...
Great video! Also wouldn't magma below the River Heart be responsible for "heating up" the zone via vapor, also increasing its humidity, being the reason for lush jungle? In theory that could very well destroy the ecosystem even if the zone doesn't drown completely
VERY good point! I agree with you... I touched on the hydrothermals being a contributing factor to the evaporation but didn't really make it a major point. There's definitely something magma-y underneath River's Heart and it might make for an interesting geology theory! Curious to hear any of your other thoughts on this :)
Well, I always thought that the water output is from soil absorbsion. It goes under the earth in cracks formed from that volcanic activity. Then it flows elsewhere, maybe even baby a zeroth drinks it.
Animals of Sholazar Basin won't have a future(well except the thrashers that will be very happy of this new development), as there is this secondary issue of the neighboring zones all being cold climates as opposed to the warm and humid climate of Sholazar Basin. Sholazar Basin has animals like tigers, crocolisks, gorillas, serpents that very likely can't adapt to the climates of the neighboring zones, and will face extinction even if they do migrate. That being said, even the fresh water mixing with salty ocean water is going to wreck a lot of havoc on its own even if the basin doesn't flood.
Thank you for the thoughtful comment! I agree with your ideas wholeheartedly... maybe with all the environmental issues in the zone, the "tropical" magic will fade from the basin and it the winter of Northrend will eventually encroach on it as well!
Both very good points! The salination, at least early on, would present more of a threat to the plants and aquatic life than an increase in water level, but once the basin fills in completely it won't matter how salty it is because everything will be flooded! :o
Drainage engineer here. Love how you looked at storage calcas for a game. It's also bugged me how there's no outlet for the lake in the middle but I just assumed it was magic
Thank you very much! I'm definitely thinking about revisiting the Sholazar "Volcano" theory in a future episode since there is now a lot more I could talk about regarding aquifers, groundwater from some of my geology classes at uni. Glad to have a drainage engineer join my community! :)
This, like you Ghostlands video, where you go deep into the storytelling of the zone's environment, is really good and not something I've seen before. Lots of wow lore yt channels go over the same things again and again. This feels new.
I'm glad!! I definitely try to approach WoW from a different perspective compared to other channels that talk about minmaxing, general zone info, etc. :)
This is just beyond awesome. Please keep making videos like this ... like every zone ever ... I'll watch everyone. You are my new favorite WoW content creator.
Aw, that means a lot! Thank you very much :)
What about the extra influx of water being salt rather than fresh? This would also greatly impact the fauna of the area; Especially if the major water drain source is evaporation. Eventually river's heart in the middle would become a brine pool as the water evaporated leaving the salt carried in from the ocean behind. Hemet really f'd this whole thing up.
Very good point! That is something I did not take into consideration until after posting the vid. Since there is already another river flowing in from the sea (Bittertide) the lake should already be slowly increasing in salinity. With the change after the shipwreck that small small increase could easily be amplified many times over and cause even more problems. I really like your thoughts! :)
Does Azeroth actually have saltwater oceans? Sure it may in the books, but the games kind of show the wildlife can exist in both kinds of water. So either life life is hardier, it shouldn't be in all these zones and it's just laziness, or the water is all fresh.
Another awesome video! Something I never gave a thought to at all while questing but now seems imminently important to the zones future. Woops, guess that's just how Azeroth's "heroes" operate.
Thank you! :)
You should cover how Hearthstone's supposition that the sea coming up to Gadgetzan would be good for trade. It literally covers the freshwater wells!
Very good point! :)
It's weird how there's also the battleground rhat seems to suggest Sholazar is massively above sea level.
Yes! :)
Your videos are so eloquently thought out and pieced together. It's very engaging and interesting to tune in to. Keep up the great work!
Thank you for the kind words! :)
Really love your videos dude. Very relaxing and informative, helps keeps the magic of WoW alive
Thank you so much! Relaxing and informative are definitely what I'm going for with my videos and I'm glad you mentioned it! :)
i would really like to see blizz explore environmental changes in all kinds of areas with future updates
Agreed! :)
I dunno, Cata's changes turned me off badlt.
I would have never thought of that
Haha, thanks Monkagigga!
Nice video, man!
They could have done it in Cataclysm...
Anyways, you forgot to mention Lost's Hatch... Remember Lost? Thst 2000's series? Well, there's a hatch there, paying homage to those series...
Been watching your videos lately... good stuff, man! Keep up the good work!
Cheers!
I forgot to mention, the Hatch is at Bittertide Lake... my bad!
Oh yes! I did encounter that but did not mention it in the video ;) Definitely a fun Easter Egg!
@@Jediwarlock Yeah Lost was a BIG thing back in the day... everyone wanted to know what was inside the hatchet... then, ofc, the authors decided to stretch it for SO DAMN LONG that it's LOST it's appeal (pun intended) XD
super cool seeing the zone underwater, would be cool the see Solazar Bay if we ever go back
Thank you!! :) I agree it is a cool shot of the zone haha
binge watching your videos for 3 days now
Haha, I'm glad you've been enjoying them! :D
I always knew Nesingwary was a menace!
Haha right? XD
Your gonna blow up big time once the algorithm gods bless you, these videos are such high quality
Thank you very much! I've definitely seen a bit of a blow-up these past few days XD I am very excited and appreciative! :)
Very interesting video, great work :D
I think I have a problem, I see ore in the video and have an urge to mine xD
Haha thank you! :)
What a nice video! I liked it a lot! Cool outro as well ;)
Thank you very much! :) I'm glad you enjoyed it.
UnGoro Crater is 100% a volcanic caldera. That Sholazar Basin is one too isn't surprising. Presumably the only titan keeper meddling in the both of them is the plant and animal life probably being artificially inserted, none of which can escape the basins due to the surrounding biomes' inhospitability.
Also, Sholazar Basin is supposed to be way bigger than in-game, so the relative effects of Nesingwary's crash are probably meant to be much much smaller than what it looks like, in-game, if the only opening to the sea is the size of a boat's hull.
I love your thoughts on this! Thank you for the thoughtful comment! Un'Goro is definitely on my list of potential future geology videos! :)
In terms of Sholazar, that's a very good point! I'm thinking of making a follow-up to this video that explores more of the general geology and maybe my hydrothermal theories for the zone.
underrated channel!!
Thanks! :D
Now that it's confirmed that we will actually be going back here, i'm curious if these things will come to pass!
Wow, that's a great point I haven't thought about! Northrend revamp for the win! :D
Yesterday it was a 2k subs now already 4k+ wow that's a growth. Let's goo. If you will continue in New wow expansion with dragons your going to be a hit maker.
Thank you very much! I don't play retail WoW unfortunately but hopefully with all the Dragonflight publicity my Classic content will still be seen :)
Love your work bro, keep it up, your channel will explode :D
Thank you very much! :)
What if instead of his ship crashing through the 'dam' , it instead was sucked into the rocks by the inflow from the sea that was already there? Regardless, great vid and some interesting discoveries!
I really like that theory as well! :) I can totally see there being an existing river on that side of the basin that was modified/affected by the shipwreck and is now causing problems for the zone. Thank you for the comment!
Awful lot of salty water in such a lush rainforest
Agreed! It’s a weird dynamic haha
I feel like the siege of Ulduar was only a few months later
You make a good point! :)
I always wished there was a quest line choice to thwart Nesingwray instead of helping him.
The guy is a jerk.
Agreed!! They had the DEHTA quests in Borean Tundra that kind of tried to do that but it wasn’t as directly tied to Nesingwary as it could have been :)
@@Jediwarlock They were pretty explictly rogue, with Nessingwary being more of a conservationist like his inspirations.
That was actually a pretty cool idea. I really wish there was some sort of new experience for the warcraft universe, it seems extremely unlikely WoW will return us to northrend before the game fizzles out and becomes a game of the past...
Thank you! I agree... it seems like Blizzard revisiting the best places in the game in future expansions is becoming less and less likely...
Thank you
You are welcome! :)
Great video!
Also wouldn't magma below the River Heart be responsible for "heating up" the zone via vapor, also increasing its humidity, being the reason for lush jungle?
In theory that could very well destroy the ecosystem even if the zone doesn't drown completely
VERY good point! I agree with you... I touched on the hydrothermals being a contributing factor to the evaporation but didn't really make it a major point. There's definitely something magma-y underneath River's Heart and it might make for an interesting geology theory! Curious to hear any of your other thoughts on this :)
Ye only thing worse than being filled with water, would be it exploding really.. you're on to something.,
such a great video ;;
Thank you! :)
Well, I always thought that the water output is from soil absorbsion. It goes under the earth in cracks formed from that volcanic activity. Then it flows elsewhere, maybe even baby a zeroth drinks it.
I like your thinking!! Maybe I'll have to revisit this zone again for the Sholazar Volcano theory ;)
@@Jediwarlock Anything you do will be amazing, keep up the good work! Thanks.
Animals of Sholazar Basin won't have a future(well except the thrashers that will be very happy of this new development), as there is this secondary issue of the neighboring zones all being cold climates as opposed to the warm and humid climate of Sholazar Basin. Sholazar Basin has animals like tigers, crocolisks, gorillas, serpents that very likely can't adapt to the climates of the neighboring zones, and will face extinction even if they do migrate.
That being said, even the fresh water mixing with salty ocean water is going to wreck a lot of havoc on its own even if the basin doesn't flood.
Thank you for the thoughtful comment! I agree with your ideas wholeheartedly... maybe with all the environmental issues in the zone, the "tropical" magic will fade from the basin and it the winter of Northrend will eventually encroach on it as well!
It would be simple to dam the breach. The only issue is salt water contamination.
Both very good points! The salination, at least early on, would present more of a threat to the plants and aquatic life than an increase in water level, but once the basin fills in completely it won't matter how salty it is because everything will be flooded! :o
Superb vid
Thank you! :)
Love the storytelling^^
Thanks Tobyy! :)
Documentary like the one's one tv but for wow
Haha, it does have a bit of a documentary feel, doesn't it? :)
Hemming Ernestwary
Indeed XD
Mah dude, please tell me you‘re doing something related to geology/civil engineering/ecology in RL, otherwise I fear your talents are wasted 😅
Haha, thank you for the comment! I am at uni for a STEM-related degree, so no worries, my geology/biology knowledge isn't being wasted IRL ;)
DETHA did nothing wrong
Haha yes XD
You are quite monotone reading off your script, relax and read with a more normal cadience. Try to sound more animated to engage with your audience.
Thank you for the suggestion! This is something I want to work on more in the future and I'm glad you mentioned it to me so I know :)
New sub here. Just discovered your videos! Are you a geologist or scientist or what? Keep up the great work on World of Warcraft🙏🏻❤️🫶🏻
Thank you! I’m a little of both of those things haha ;)