What are the point of Ruins?

[Vanch]

I've just started playing a few days ago, and keep coming across markers on the map called 'Ruins'. But most of the time I go there and there's nothing there.

Is there a way to complete these areas, or are they just there for decoration? I'm not really sure what the aim of them is, and if I'm not doing stuff I'm supposed to be doing.

For example, I'm at a place called 'Devils Thirst' at the moment, and there isn't really anything there, but as a completionist I don't really wanna ignore it if there's stuff I need to be doing there.


Thanks.

[Obiwan]

There are some collectibles that are in the ruins, the ruins themselves don't have any form of mission attached so much as it saying "this is a point of interest and you might find something" by way of marking it on map.

From what I Have seen any collectible is found at a POI so its just a way to catalogue them i guess.

[Vanch]

Great, thanks. So am I right in thinking even if I've gotten everything from the Ruins, it still won't disappear from the map or have a tick next to it or anything like that?

[belangf]

Originally posted by Vanchatron:

Great, thanks. So am I right in thinking even if I've gotten everything from the Ruins, it still won't disappear from the map or have a tick next to it or anything like that?

I thinks that is correct. It's mostly to give a name to the area. Some of them are referred to by name during some mission. For the different types of collectibles you can actually buy map markers from traders. These disappear from the map once you find the item.

[TheForestSpirit]

Originally posted by Vanchatron:

I've just started playing a few days ago, and keep coming across markers on the map called 'Ruins'. But most of the time I go there and there's nothing there.

Is there a way to complete these areas, or are they just there for decoration? I'm not really sure what the aim of them is, and if I'm not doing stuff I'm supposed to be doing.

For example, I'm at a place called 'Devils Thirst' at the moment, and there isn't really anything there, but as a completionist I don't really wanna ignore it if there's stuff I need to be doing there.


Thanks.

You'll notice giant Radar type machines called Tallnecks walking around these locations. If you climb to the top and override them you open up more of the map.