See, this is one of those things where I get where you're coming from but I disagree on the specifics. I like the risen sea ruin look as well, but it was a bit too generic for such a major location. The material sets it up as this place of pure evil and Gul'dan's scrawlings are a good moodpiece but because of the game's age it doesn't really carry into its design. The lower levels of the Tomb captured that really well even if I agree with you that the night elf parts were far too pristine.