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Matthew Rossi

Matthew Rossi @MatthewWRossi — Matthew Rossi is a synapsid, perhaps descended from Cynognathus. He was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and grew up there before leaving to see the world and be mistaken for a sasquatch and/or minor singing celebrity in various locales. He currently lives and writes in Edmonton alongside his amazing and beautiful wife and their cats. He’s written three collections of speculative fiction, Things That Never Were, Bottled Demon and At Last, Atlantis. He loves playing warriors in World of Warcraft, barbarians in Diablo III, and he’s beginning to notice a pattern here.


The Queue: Done before the end

So I have collected all of the stuff I wanted for the Doom: The Dark Ages crossover, unlocked Torment 3 (and frankly I’m not feeling like I’m prepared for the difficulty) and otherwise I feel done with the whole turning into the Butcher aspect of the Season. Since I now have a metric boatload of Barbarians to choose to level through the upcoming Lord of Hatred expansion, I think now may be the time to get in some World of Warcraft and let my Barbarians (and that one Paladin) rest for a while.

So, Horde or Alliance? I have an Elf ready for both factions.


The Queue: Think about what Godzilla wants for you

I found this post on Reddit and frankly, it resonated with me.

When life is crazy, when insanity seems to dominate the world, stop and think. Is this the life Godzilla wants for you? Does Godzilla want you to endure unassisted or would he have you call to your allies, much as he does? Find your personal Rodan, your Mothra, even your Kong — sometimes a frenemy who respects you is better than a friend who doesn’t.

Always remember — Godzilla wants what’s best for you. Unless you’re the municipality of Tokyo, I guess. He’s really rough on that. Also, MusedMoose, I’m sorry I didn’t see you had posted this before I wrote the intro, but I’m pleased to see you understand Godzilla’s message.


The Queue: The fact is, I still love Diablo 4

There are a lot of options if you want to play a Diablo game right now. Diablo 2: Resurrected for people who crave the most iconic and most famous ARPG in existence, Diablo 3 if you want to play a very fast paced, very entertaining game about exploding demons, Diablo Immortal if you want to play Diablo 3 on a train or in a doctor’s office (and please try not to scream in triumph when you crush demon heads) — but for me, I keep coming back to Diablo 4.

Maybe it’s because I can customize the character to a level never before seen in a Diablo game. Maybe because I find the current state of gameplay to be fascinating and extremely fun — my Paladin was an absolute blast to play and now my latest Barbarian has hit upon a build that absorbs so much damage, guys. I’m legit astonished.

It’s the Queue. I love Diablo 4, so smash another hellspawn’s cranium baby.


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