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.

BlizzCon

What would you be willing to put off to watch BlizzConline?

by Matthew Rossi on February 12, 2021 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

I ask this question because I just rescheduled an important appointment to watch BlizzConline and I'm wondering if it's just me here.

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Editorial

We need a solution to Shadowlands’ raid gearing problem

by Matthew Rossi on February 11, 2021 at 10:00am @MatthewWRossi

As many have been expecting, we're getting Valor Points as a way to address problems with loot in Mythic+ dungeons.

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Diablo

How would you feel if Diablo 4 only launched with three classes?

by Matthew Rossi on February 11, 2021 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

I'm not saying that's going to be the case, but it's been a year and then some since the big Diablo 4 reveal at BlizzCon 2019, and even though we've seen numerous Developer Updates on the game, one thing we haven't seen is any news of any new classes being added after the Druid, Sorceress, and Barbarian announced at that time.

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The Queue

The Queue: No idea

by Matthew Rossi on February 10, 2021 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi

You ever feel completely out of sorts and not really talkative?

It’s a weird day and I’m completely spent. Here’s the Queue. How’re you doing?

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BlizzCon

What would be the most shocking possible announcement at BlizzConline?

by Matthew Rossi on February 10, 2021 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

I think a lot about BlizzConline and how it's going to fill the BlizzCon-sized hole in all of our greedy little tell us everything hearts, and honestly, I think the most shocking announcement they could make, the absolutely craziest thing would be one of two potential announcements -- either a brand-new IP along the lines of Overwatch which they managed back in November of 2014, or literally nothing.

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WoW

Valor Points make their return in patch 9.0.5, expected to release in March

by Matthew Rossi on February 9, 2021 at 6:28pm @MatthewWRossi

The patch 9.0.5 PTR is now live, and it's a system focused affair, with bug fixes for issues that couldn't be hotfixed and a whole new system for upgrading items that drop in Mythic+ dungeons.

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WoW

Running Castle Nathria and Mythic+ dungeons will now reward more Anima, but not more gear

by Matthew Rossi on February 9, 2021 at 1:00pm @MatthewWRossi

If you've been running Mythic+ or Castle Nathria, you've probably noticed that the Anima drops have pretty slim — just 35 Anima per boss kill in Nathria or full clear of an M+ dungeon.

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Blizzard

What mobile games could Blizzard be working on?

by Matthew Rossi on February 9, 2021 at 10:00am @MatthewWRossi

While I was excited to hear about Diablo Immortal getting released in 2021, I was also interested to hear that Blizzard will be working on more mobile games.

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WoW