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.

WoW

When will WoW patch 9.0.5 be released? March 9!

by Matthew Rossi on March 4, 2021 at 7:30pm @MatthewWRossi

Patch 9.0.5 went onto the PTR in early February, and it will be coming to live realms soon: the latest version on the PTR is labeled a release candidate and Blizzard announced that the patch will go live on March 9.

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Diablo

Which classes are in Diablo 4? We now know four of the game’s five classes

by Matthew Rossi on March 4, 2021 at 4:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Before this year's BlizzConline, we knew of three playable classes in Diablo 4: Sorceress, Druid, and Barbarian.

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BlizzCon

Diablo 2 Resurrected will completely remake the original cinematics, shot-for-shot

by Matthew Rossi on March 4, 2021 at 2:00pm @MatthewWRossi

At the Diablo Q&A at BlizzConline, Diablo 2 Resurrected's Rob Gallerami made it clear that the original in-game cinematics from Diablo 2 will be completely redone, in a shot-for-shot remake to bring these cinematics up to the standards of modern Blizzard games.

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Diablo

What would you think of multiple Warcraft or StarCraft franchises developed at once?

by Matthew Rossi on March 4, 2021 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

We have Diablo 2 Resurrected, Diablo Immortal, and Diablo 4 all in development while Diablo 3 is still in active production with Seasonal play an ongoing endeavor.

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The Queue

The Queue: Odyn is a jerk

by Matthew Rossi on March 3, 2021 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi

I’m running Tomb of Sargeras again after my Castle Nathria raid, while listening to the theme from Cyberpunk 2077 because I really dig it. The music in that game is amazing. Honestly, as long as you get it on a machine that can run it, I’d rate it as a very good CRPG and one I’m enjoying quite a lot. But the music is utterly amazing.

It’s the Queue. Odyn’s a jerk.

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Discussion

How often do you find yourself confounded by your gearing luck?

by Matthew Rossi on March 3, 2021 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

For a Fury Warrior, Haste and Mastery are the best DPS stats.

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Blizzard

How would you like to see Blizzard get into the TTRPG market?

by Matthew Rossi on March 2, 2021 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

Tabletop gaming is on the boom, with Hasbro recognizing that Dungeons and Dragons and Magic: The Gathering are growing at a remarkable rate during the pandemic.

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Diablo

When will Diablo 3 Season 23 start?

by Matthew Rossi on March 2, 2021 at 7:30am @MatthewWRossi

It's not easy to predict the length of a Season in Diablo 3, and it's even harder to predict when the next Season will start, because it relies on so many other factors — like when the current Season will end.

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Diablo