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

The Queue: Tired Viking In Snow

by Matthew Rossi on January 6, 2021 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi

So I was reading yesterday’s Queue and saw the Valhalla story about finding the wolf (I named mine Dwolfg) and that got me thinking about why I enjoy wandering around snowy mountaintops for no real reason. Anyway, here’s Eivor ruining a selfie by closing her eyes just as I take the picture.

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Editorial

Should you be able to play WoW like a solo, open-world RPG?

by Matthew Rossi on January 6, 2021 at 10:00am @MatthewWRossi

I'm in a guild, and I raid with my guild when I can make the raid times.

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WoW

Why are my World Quest gear rewards such low item level?

by Matthew Rossi on January 5, 2021 at 2:00pm @MatthewWRossi

World Quest gear in Shadowlands scales with a variety of factors, including your personal item level and how much Renown you have, with the item level of the gear capping out at ilevel 200.

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WoW

Sorry, the Torghast rotation is completely random

by Matthew Rossi on January 4, 2021 at 10:00am @MatthewWRossi

Maybe you're trying to get your Shadowlands legendary item crafted, so you need a specific wing of Torghast to jog the Runecarver's memory.

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Editorial

Is it too hard to get gear in Shadowlands?

by Matthew Rossi on December 31, 2020 at 2:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Okay, complete disclosure here -- I loved how easy it was to gear up by the end of Battle for Azeroth.

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Off Topic

Here are some tabletop games that aren’t D&D for your roleplaying game needs

by Matthew Rossi on December 30, 2020 at 4:00pm @MatthewWRossi

This isn't a post about how terrible Dungeons and Dragons is -- I think it's a fine game system for a specific kind of role playing campaign.

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The Queue

The Queue: Let’s go to the Maw today

by Matthew Rossi on December 30, 2020 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Let’s go to the Maw everybody
Come on Jaina, come on Thrally,
Let’s go to the Maw you will be sorry
Put on your armored mage glove
And your cool gigantic beads
In the Maw, the Jailer looks down on us from above

It’s the Queue. Let’s all go to the Maw.

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