Giant spiders have been a fantasy trope for a long time.

From Shelob in The Lord of the Rings to the arachnids inDragon Age: Originsand its subsequent follow-up games.

Ina Reddit thread, a BioWare associate community manager confirmed that there are no spiders in The Veilguard.

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If someone rid Thedas of all its spiders, shouldn’t they get their own holiday?

It seems only fair, even if it’s just an excuse to get drunk in-game.

Just because the spiders are gone doesn’t mean The Veilguard will be lacking in fearsome enemies to fight.

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One of the recently revealedgameplay trailers depicted an epic battlebetween the player’s character Rook and a blighted dragon.

Perhaps whoever got rid of the spiders should have dealt with the dragons first.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard will hit PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S on October 31.

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