World of Warcraft developers quietly removed one of the game’s oldest animations in patch 12.1 and replaced it with a new gesture. The male undead character displays crude emotions while under the knife, accompanied by ambiguous hand movements at the groin.
In the new version of the game, the undead instead put their hands on their throats and fake death threats. The decision sparked heated debate among players on Reddit: many users scoffed at the company’s logic in getting rid of questionable overtones of violence, recalling past scandals over censorship of MMORPG content.
