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’s the first thing your characters are going to do when the Shadowlands pre-expansion patch drops?

by Matthew Rossi on September 29, 2020 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

Getting ready for all the changes that happen when a new expansion pre-patch drops is a time-honored tradition in World of Warcraft, and it's one I've been through a few times now.

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Diablo

Diablo 3 Season 22 is live on the PTR with shadow clones and bonus Kanai’s Cube powers

by Matthew Rossi on September 25, 2020 at 4:00pm @MatthewWRossi

The Diablo 3 patch 2.6.10 PTR will start on October 1, opening testing for Season 22: The Season of the Shadow, as well as the usual assortment of changes to items and sets.

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Discussion

What would you think about World of Warcraft never adding any new player levels?

by Matthew Rossi on September 25, 2020 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

With the level squish coming to World of Warcraft fairly soon, I'm sitting here wondering about what will happen when Shadowlands is replaced by whatever the next expansion will be.

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WoW

Did World of Warcraft need a level squish?

by Matthew Rossi on September 24, 2020 at 4:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Back in March of 2019, based on statements by Ion "Watcher" Hazzikostas, I predicted the level squish in Shadowlands even though we didn't know it would be Shadowlands yet.

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Discussion

What WoW expansion was the best for your class?

by Matthew Rossi on September 24, 2020 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

For me, it's hard to say which World of Warcraft expansion had what I feel is the best Warrior, because each expansion did a few things I've loved -- Wrath of the Lich King brought us Titan's Grip, for example, which is absolutely my favorite Warrior ability of all time, even ahead of Charge.

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Blizzard

Mike Morhaime, former Blizzard co-founder and CEO, announces new game company Dreamhaven

by Matthew Rossi on September 23, 2020 at 4:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Mike Morhaime has ended his retirement in spectacular fashion, announcing the formation of his own game company today via Twitter.

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The Queue

The Queue: Within Temptation

by Matthew Rossi on September 23, 2020 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Hi. What’s up?

Today’s header image reminded me of an album cover.

It’s the Queue. Who’d we think we’d fool, Queuevians, digging our own graves?

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WoW

The Great Vault will replace bonus rolls in Shadowlands, ending bad luck protection as we have known it

by Matthew Rossi on September 22, 2020 at 6:00pm @MatthewWRossi

One of the most enduring legacies of Mists of Pandaria has been the bonus roll system, which gave you another chance to roll for loot when a boss died, literally an additional chance to roll against the boss' loot table.

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D&D