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

D&D gets three new Psionic subclasses in the latest Unearthed Arcana

by Matthew Rossi on April 16, 2020 at 4:26pm @MatthewWRossi

One of the reasons I love Wizards of the Coast and tabletop RPGs in general is how quickly they can get new class options to us with things like Unearthed Arcana, and the latest edition unveils a whole new Psionics system.

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WoW

First impressions of tanking in the Shadowlands alpha

by Matthew Rossi on April 16, 2020 at 2:20pm @MatthewWRossi

After spending some time tanking on the alpha, I have a few thoughts — with some caveats.

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The Queue

The Queue: My Highmountain DK has no pants

by Matthew Rossi on April 15, 2020 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi

I don’t feel like this one needs a lot of elaboration. He’s a Highmountain Tauren and for whatever reason he has no pants.

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WoW

Zul’Gurub is live in WoW Classic, but Corrupted Blood doesn’t plague Azeroth (this time)

by Matthew Rossi on April 14, 2020 at 11:00am @MatthewWRossi

No, the Corrupted Blood plague will not happen in WoW Classic once Zul'Gurub is live.

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Editorial

Why dark-skinned Blood Elves don’t violate lore, and why it wouldn’t matter even if they did

by Matthew Rossi on April 14, 2020 at 10:00am @MatthewWRossi

Look, I love the lore of World of Warcraft as much as any living human being.

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WoW

Shadowlands will have a more linear story than Battle for Azeroth according to Steve Danuser

by Matthew Rossi on April 13, 2020 at 4:00pm @MatthewWRossi

In case you missed it, World of Warcraft's Lead Narrative Designer Steve Danuser did an interview with Taliesin and Evitel, which the folks at Wowhead liveblogged.

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D&D

If you like free stuff and not getting COVID-19, Wizards of the Coast has free D&D content every day

by Matthew Rossi on April 10, 2020 at 4:00pm @MatthewWRossi

We're all handling this global pandemic as best we can.

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WoW

We’re all out of control with AOE damage, and Shadowlands is going to rein us in

by Matthew Rossi on April 10, 2020 at 3:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Let's just admit it.

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WoW

There won’t be any Warforged, Titanforged, or Corrupted gear in Shadowlands

by Matthew Rossi on April 10, 2020 at 1:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Ion "Watcher" Hazzikostas did an interview with Sloot wherein he talked a lot about Shadowlands (check out the liveblog from Wowhead if you'd rather read than watch), including the intricacies of loot drops.

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WoW