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.

Off Topic

Zach Snyder’s Justice League is like a unicorn wearing spats: compelling, surprising, and unlikely

by Matthew Rossi on March 26, 2021 at 2:00pm @MatthewWRossi

There have been 'director's cut' movies released before.

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Diablo

When will Diablo 3 Season 22 end? March 28!

by Matthew Rossi on March 26, 2021 at 10:30am @MatthewWRossi

Diablo 3 has announced that Season 22 will be ending on March 28.

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Diablo

What gets you so invested in video games?

by Matthew Rossi on March 26, 2021 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

I say this as someone who has been playing World of Warcraft since release, who has played every single Diablo game the moment they came out, and who basically has found himself turned into a meme based on my love for specific classes in said games -- but sometimes I wonder why I'm so invested in these games.

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Discussion

How many expansions do you think WoW Classic should cover?

by Matthew Rossi on March 25, 2021 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

For me, the natural demarcation line for the WoW Classic concept was, well, level 60.

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The Queue

The Queue: I can’t wait for my BC clownsuit

by Matthew Rossi on March 24, 2021 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi

What you are looking at in the header image is an accurate recreation of what a leveling Warrior (or Paladin) would likely have been wearing by about level 67 or so during The Burning Crusade.

Most of it is quest gear, although the weapon is a dungeon drop. And yes, it really did look that bad.

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Diablo

What would you most like to add to your favorite Blizzard game?

by Matthew Rossi on March 24, 2021 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

I have wanted Barbarians in World of Warcraft forever.

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Diablo

Which consoles can run Diablo 4?

by Matthew Rossi on March 24, 2021 at 7:00am @MatthewWRossi

When Diablo 4 was announced in 2019, the big consoles were Xbox One and PlayStation 4, and the game was going to support both of them.

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D&D

Warchief Gaming reveals their first project, and it’s a D&D campaign setting

by Matthew Rossi on March 23, 2021 at 2:00pm @MatthewWRossi

I can't pretend I'm surprised that Chris Metzen's Warchief Gaming announced today that they're making a campaign setting for Dungeons and Dragons' 5e ruleset.

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Diablo

When will Diablo 3 Season 23 start? April 2!

by Matthew Rossi on March 22, 2021 at 1:00pm @MatthewWRossi

It's official: Diablo 3 Season 23 will start on April 2, just five days after Season 22 ends on March 28. While a rapid turnaround, this falls in line with how the Diablo team has handled longer seasons — like Season 22 — by leaving a very short gap between Seasons. I'd predicted either April 2 or April 9 launch for Season 23, and while I though we'd get the full 12 day break between Seasons, it turned out that Blizzard wants to get the Season to us sooner.

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WoW