One is the way the terrain is textured and modeled. This is something peculiar of WoW, with that "rounded" style everywhere. And the hill on that screenshot shows how they went for the exact same look. Not just about the roundness, but also in the way the textures blend (and this isn't just an artist choice, as that kind of terrain needs a technical implementation that must be in the editor they use. And that the engine they use didn't have yet, as DAoC and Oblivion are similar and don't share at all the round look).
The second element are the decorations, that look and feel very similar to the blood elf zone in WoW. The fountain, those smaller trees, and the towers in the background, a combo used in the exact same way in WoW.
Add in the oddly colored trees (that in WoW are red, and in Warhammer blue), and you can see how that screenshot seems a direct parody of WoW.
There isn't anything else in the screenshot, and all the elements present have parallels to WoW.
About the "evidence" I made a test on a forum, and I assure a lot of people were confused.
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Re: Nope, this isn't about cartoonish style
There are two aspects that jump to the eye.
One is the way the terrain is textured and modeled. This is something peculiar of WoW, with that "rounded" style everywhere. And the hill on that screenshot shows how they went for the exact same look. Not just about the roundness, but also in the way the textures blend (and this isn't just an artist choice, as that kind of terrain needs a technical implementation that must be in the editor they use. And that the engine they use didn't have yet, as DAoC and Oblivion are similar and don't share at all the round look).
The second element are the decorations, that look and feel very similar to the blood elf zone in WoW. The fountain, those smaller trees, and the towers in the background, a combo used in the exact same way in WoW.
Add in the oddly colored trees (that in WoW are red, and in Warhammer blue), and you can see how that screenshot seems a direct parody of WoW.
There isn't anything else in the screenshot, and all the elements present have parallels to WoW.
About the "evidence" I made a test on a forum, and I assure a lot of people were confused.