Stranger_9 (not verified) on March 27, 2008 - 22:40.
Sorry, guess i just don't have enough interest in WoW because the "hawt evidence" posted didn't immediately scream "zomg, ripoff" to me. More than anything it just felt like generic_fantasy_game_753 and for that matter my first impression on seeing it was, it resembled LotRO rather than WoW. Compared to both these games WoW appears visibly more bulky, stylized and rough, and one could argue the pictured designs are derived from Warhammer's own high elves style ( http://us.games-workshop.com/games/warhammer/highelves/terrain/showcase/default.htm ) rather than WoW's rendition of it.
Btw, designs for PnP board game would unsurprisingly pre-date both WAR *and* WoW so it's hard to claim WoW was first just because they were first to turn them into 3d virtual files.
Re: Nope, this isn't about cartoonish style
Sorry, guess i just don't have enough interest in WoW because the "hawt evidence" posted didn't immediately scream "zomg, ripoff" to me. More than anything it just felt like generic_fantasy_game_753 and for that matter my first impression on seeing it was, it resembled LotRO rather than WoW. Compared to both these games WoW appears visibly more bulky, stylized and rough, and one could argue the pictured designs are derived from Warhammer's own high elves style ( http://us.games-workshop.com/games/warhammer/highelves/terrain/showcase/default.htm ) rather than WoW's rendition of it.
Btw, designs for PnP board game would unsurprisingly pre-date both WAR *and* WoW so it's hard to claim WoW was first just because they were first to turn them into 3d virtual files.