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Heather Newman

'People are pro crabs': WoW's artists tested leg angles and other features before choosing crabs for its new arachnophobia mode

A crab in World of Warcraft, situated in Deadwind Pass along craggy grey rocks and dense foliage.

When World of Warcraft developers were working on the new spider-themed Nerubian race for their new The War Within expansion, they brought in an arachnophobia expert to tell them what, exactly, makes spiders scary to some people.

The result is the expansion's new arachnophobia mode, which turns almost all spiders into crabs at a click of a player's mouse. Players who ponied up for the game’s Epic Edition pre-order will get a chance to dive into the new WoW expansion for the first time today during early access and see the new mode for themselves.

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