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.

Diablo

How does the tone of a game affect your enjoyment of it, and how much should a series’ tone shift over time?

by Matthew Rossi on March 23, 2023 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

There's an argument that the art direction of Diablo 3 was too 'light' -- an argument I find strange because there are still mounds of corpses, blood and gore strewn across walls and floors, and whole hosts of demons exploding out of every corner to destroy and consume all things.

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When is a WoW patch 10.3?

by Matthew Rossi on March 22, 2023 at 7:00am @MatthewWRossi

Blizzard has an ambitious roadmap for Dragonflight in 2023, but we have to wonder what comes after all that.

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WoW

Catch up on what’s in WoW patch 10.0.7, now live!

by Matthew Rossi on March 20, 2023 at 7:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Dragonflight patch 10.0.7 will offer a sizable amount of content to explore when it goes live on March 21.

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Diablo

Inarius looks down on hell, his wings spread behind him

Who is Inarius, and what role might he play in Diablo 4?

by Matthew Rossi on March 20, 2023 at 10:00am @MatthewWRossi

If you caught the latest Diablo 4 trailer, then you know that the rebellious Archangel Inarius has a major role in the upcoming game.

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WoW

Dracthyr will be able to be other classes (eventually, maybe)

by Matthew Rossi on March 17, 2023 at 4:00pm @MatthewWRossi

If you were disappointed to find that Dracthyr were limited to the Evoker class, we have some potential good news for you.

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WoW

Does World of Warcraft need a hardcore mode? Datamining suggests it may be coming in patch 10.1

by Matthew Rossi on March 17, 2023 at 10:00am @MatthewWRossi

Recent datamining that indicates Dragonflight patch 10.1 might well have some form of hardcore mode on select servers.

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Discussion

What alternate game modes would you like to see added to World of Warcraft?

by Matthew Rossi on March 15, 2023 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

I've been thinking a lot about how World of Warcraft essentially has a few alternate game modes as part of its basic retail experience.

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The Queue

The Queue: A wolf riding a three headed wolf with flaming wings

by Matthew Rossi on March 13, 2023 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi

I feel like this is self evident and doesn’t really need me to explain it.

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WoW

New Worgen Racial, Calm the Wolf, lets your Worgen shift forms into a Human as soon as combat ends

by Matthew Rossi on March 13, 2023 at 10:00am @MatthewWRossi

On the patch 10.1 World of Warcraft PTR, Worgen can now choose to activate a new ability named Calm the Wolf, which when activated immediately takes you out of Worgen form as soon as combat ends.

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Diablo