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Harvey Randall

WoW: The War Within's new arachnophobia filter that turns spiders into crabs was mapped out by a lone developer, but 'she had a wonderful time—she likes spiders'

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

World of Warcraft: The War Within will be taking players deep, deep underground to do battle with the Nerubian empire—which, inevitably, means spiders. A lot of spiders. Dungeons full of 'em. Raids, even.

Which is a nightmare for the arachnophobes among us. Luckily, The War Within will have an arachnophobia filter that's as comprehensive as it is novel—simply ticking an option in the menu will turn every single spider in the game into a crab of equivalent size and colour. Yes, seriously. Here's the spiders of Deadwind Pass getting hit with the crab ray.

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