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.

D&D

There is no way this could possibly go wrong: A recap of Blizzard Watch’s latest D&D adventure

by Matthew Rossi on June 25, 2020 at 5:00pm @MatthewWRossi

So, sometimes the DM can be a bit of a prankster.

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Off Topic

What you need to know to start playing the Call of Cthulhu tabletop RPG

by Matthew Rossi on June 25, 2020 at 3:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Certain games are not about growing in power and taking on ever more potent monsters for loot.

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Diablo

Sorry Diablo 2 fans, but if Blizzard is doing a Diablo 2 remaster they’re not announcing it now

by Matthew Rossi on June 25, 2020 at 1:00pm @MatthewWRossi

So, if you guys all remember 2018 — sometimes I feel like it's been a thousand years since 2018 — Blizzard announced Diablo Immortal at BlizzCon and people who had expected a Diablo 4 announcement instead got...

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Discussion

How much does your gameplay revolve around transmog?

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

I love transmog.

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Off Topic

Retroclone RPGs are a unique way to play the old tabletop games you can’t get your hands on anymore

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

If you've never heard of a Retroclone RPG, it's not surprising -- they're a result of the fact that RPGs as a hobby are starting to show their age.

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The Queue

The Queue: The Iron Giant, king of ugly cry movies

by Matthew Rossi on June 24, 2020 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Title pretty much says it all.

This is the Queue. I still have blood junk in my eye. It’s starting to improve a bit. I’m watching The Iron Giant and making myself cry over and over again.

What’re y’all doing?

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Diablo

What makes a class work in a game?

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

Would the Diablo Barbarian work in World of Warcraft?

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WoW

Overwolf buys CurseForge, meaning your addons are about to move

by Matthew Rossi on June 23, 2020 at 2:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Mods and addons can be an extremely personal choice -- they allow players to customize their game experience, and as a result they often help define said game experience, especially in a game like World of Warcraft which has a long sixteen year history.

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WoW Classic

Blizzard banned 74,000 accounts for botting in WoW Classic… but is it enough?

by Matthew Rossi on June 22, 2020 at 10:00am @MatthewWRossi

Blizzard has been waging war with bots and gold farmers since the original days of World of Warcraft, so it's not exactly a surprise that they've found themselves engaged in that same war in WoW Classic, especially since gold is not as easily acquired there as it is in the modern game.

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Discussion