Matthew Rossi
Shadows Rising novel makes one of the most popular fan pairings canon
Please note: This article contains spoilers for Shadows Rising.
When has an alpha change made you reconsider what you planned to play?
I've been pretty up front about not enjoying playing a Night Elf in World of Warcraft since the events of Battle for Azeroth, and I went so far as to level a Lightforged Draenei to take over as my main come Shadowlands.
The Queue: The gibbering of the void beckons to you
Just wanted y’all to feel comfortable.
This is the Queue. They sleep, but do not dream, and cannot die.
Diablo 3 Season 21: Trials of the Tempests is now live!
Diablo 3 Season 21 just started, so I hope you're ready for the latest speed run to 70.
The Queue: To Evil!
Illidan Stormrage never stopped being evil.
He sacrificed other mages during the War of the Ancients. He willingly used the souls of others as fuel for a ritual when he was in Outland. He absolutely would have killed anyone if it had achieved his goals. He was and is an interesting character, and the fact that he was so utterly, ruthlessly pragmatic is part of why he’s interesting. Characters like Illidan make things happen.
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What could Blizzard do to improve World Quests?
I don't know what the World Quest situation will be in Shadowlands, but right now in World of Warcraft they're simultaneously one of my favorite systems and also the one that ends up “meh” the fastest.
What character in WoW do you miss the most?
When we're talking about characters we miss, in World of Warcraft at least, they don't have to be dead.
Night Elf customization options in Shadowlands let you add scars, control your ear size, and even add vines to your aesthetic
I admit, I was all set to reroll to a Lightforged Draenei for Shadowlands, but now I'm seriously considering staying a Night Elf.
Hands on with the Maw, the intro experience for Shadowlands
As always occurs in these testing phases, there are some bugs in the current implementation of the Maw on the Shadowlands alpha, but with some persistence -- and a lot of repetition -- I was able to complete the intro experience for Shadowlands.
What do you want a Shadowlands pre-expansion event to be?
We don't know when World of Warcraft will get its Shadowlands expansion, but it's in the middle of its alpha test, and we're likely going to see the beta start during the summer, and we're told the expansion will drop this year.
