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.

Discussion

What spec that you currently play do you think needs a revamp?

by Matthew Rossi on November 10, 2020 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

For me, as I play my various characters getting ready for World of Warcraft's upcoming Shadowlands expansion, I keep coming back to Arms spec for my Warrior.

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Diablo

How to make the best use of Shadow Clones in Diablo 3 Season 22

by Matthew Rossi on November 9, 2020 at 2:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Diablo 3 Season 22, the Shades of the Nephalem, brings with it a new Season Theme this November, and you may be curious about how the Shadow Clones work, how to make best use of them, or what exactly they even are.

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D&D

How to run a single player D&D (or any tabletop RPG) session

by Matthew Rossi on November 5, 2020 at 1:55pm @MatthewWRossi

I recently had an interesting experience that led me to a discovery I'm pretty happy with.

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WoW Classic

When is WoW Classic Phase 6? December 1!

by Matthew Rossi on November 5, 2020 at 12:45pm @MatthewWRossi

WoW Classic's Phase 6 launch date has finally been announced, and it's sooner than you may have anticipated.

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Diablo

When will Diablo 3 Season 21 end? November 8th!

by Matthew Rossi on November 4, 2020 at 2:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Diablo 3 Season 21 began on July 3rd, and it now appears that we're looking at an end date of November 8 for this notably lengthy Season.

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The Queue

The Queue: Panic

by Matthew Rossi on November 4, 2020 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi

I am twitching.

Let’s do the best we can I guess.

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Discussion

What class surprised you when you leveled it in World of Warcraft?

by Matthew Rossi on November 3, 2020 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

I have two level 50 Paladins now.

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WoW

It’s time for a whole new round of Mankrik’s wife memes as Decimator Olgra makes her Shadowlands debut

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

I feel like calling her 'Mankrik's wife' is a bit dismissive -- in fact, I suggest we just call the guy 'Olgra's husband' for an entire expansion, see how he likes it -- but regardless, in Shadowlands we'll finally get to meet Olgra, whose husband misplaced her all the way back in the original Barrens of World of Warcraft.

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The Queue

The Queue: Shadowlands and you

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

We officially know when Shadowlands will be live, which I’m sure is a big relief for a lot of us. For myself, I’m just hoping that I figure out which character I’m taking to 60 first by then — it’s a toss up between my Dwarf and Night Elf Warriors for me.

I like my Dwarf a lot but my Nelf has unfinished business this time around.

This is the Queue. Let’s talk about stuff.

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Diablo