Matthew Rossi
Hunters can tame rams, mammoths, and most importantly, snakes in Shadowlands, and that’s not all
My wife has mained a Hunter since 2004, when she was in the World of Warcraft beta test, so I first realized something was up with Hunters and their pets when I walked into our bedroom and she said TAMEABLE SNAKES -- and yes, she said it in all caps and italicized.
How do you feel about Covenants as endgame play?
When you hit level 60 in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, you will likely be spending a great deal of your time following one of the four Covenants -- doing the storyline quests, leveling up your reputation with them, and so on.
Play a necromantic Warlock or a spirit-summoning Bard in new D&D Unearthed Arcana
It's that time again: D&D has released new Unearthed Arcana. The latest UA playtest content, we have two new subclasses with the the Undead patron for Warlocks and the College of Spirits for the Bard.
Blizzard’s latest update on Diablo Immortal answers literally none of my questions
Look, I understand I can't always get what I want.
This is how Heirlooms and other XP boosting effects will work — or not work — in Shadowlands
We all knew that Blizzard was going to do something to heirlooms when the level squish and leveling changes came in Shadowlands, the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion.
The Queue: Regrets? I’ve had a few.
Last week, I was getting my eye injections right around the time you read my Queue. This week, that’s not happening, but they’re still itchy as they heal up and it’s all I can think about.
Anyway, it’s the Queue. I’m listening to Black Sheep by Metric and answering questions, hopefully.
BlizzCon 2020 is canceled, but we may see an online alternative in 2021
Big conventions are either delaying, canceling, or going fully online -- conventions like PaizoCon and the recently announced Homecon being fully online affairs now.
Prime? Lesser? Great? What are the Evils in the Diablo universe, and what role do they play?
It's understandable if you sometimes find it hard to understand what the Great Evils of the Burning Hells are, and which demons are in that terrifying host, in the Diablo universe.
How to mesh multiple sourcebooks into your single D&D campaign
In the past year, Wizards of the Coast released Mythic Odysseys of Theros, one of my favorite current supplements for the 5th Edition of Dungeons and Dragons, inspired by Greek Mythology, and pretty close to that, Arcanum Worlds released Odyssey of the Dragonlords, which is also inspired by Greek Mythology.
How do you feel about non-character gameplay like pet battles and the Mission Table in World of Warcraft?
One of my favorite pieces of game design in World of Warcraft is pet battles.



