Blizzard will include an option in a future big update of World of Warcraft. It will remove spiders from the game, for those who have a phobia of them.
You probably know someone around you who is terrified of spiders. Some people overcome this phobia, while others can let themselves be overcome by panic. This can sometimes be a problem in video games, as Arachnids are recurring enemies. This is the case in World of Warcraftwhich has existed for 20 years, but has never yet tackled the problem head on.
Imagine that this is about to change. As Eurogamer indicates in an article published on April 17, the future expansion of World of Warcraft will include an option that will make it possible to remove spiders from the game. It was mainly developed for the Nerubians, but can be applied to the entire arachnid population of the game. Note that WoW isn’t the first game to do this. For example, the nightmarish Evil West thought about it before him. Hogwarts Legacy Also.
If you are afraid of spiders, WoW finally has a mode for you
What happens to the spiders, concretely? They do not disappear, but are transformed into crabs. A choice that allows players to feel like they are fighting spiders, with a softer design. Maria Hamilton, head of design at Blizzard, explained that spiders and crabs have a lot in common. The positioning and playback of attack animations are therefore the same. In short, the MMORPG experience will not be disrupted in terms of gameplay.
Some might wonder why Blizzard waited so long to think about arachnophobes. Maria Hamilton is very transparent on this point: “ I don’t think we ever realized how much of a problem it is for a lot of people, quite frankly. » Obviously, the awareness came from internal discussions, with developers uncomfortable with the idea of exploring the arachnoid people of the Nerubians. A fear shared by some fans according to this video published on YouTube in 2021.
Blizzard then had to find a solution to satisfy its desire, while preserving the sensitivity of a section of the community. After some research, the company discovered that other games had already integrated an anti-spider mode. Twenty later, it’s the turn of World of Warcraft to have one.
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