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

How much should player feedback impact the design of World of Warcraft?

by Matthew Rossi on February 21, 2020 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

One of the critiques I've seen of Battle for Azeroth's gameplay and systems is that the criticism offered of the Legendary items and Artifacts from Legion was overly influential, while there was little time for player feedback on systems like Azerite Armor or, more recently, Corruption and Corrupted gear.

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Discussion

What would you change about your favorite class or spec?

by Matthew Rossi on February 20, 2020 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

I've wanted Titan's Grip tanking for World of Warcraft since the talent was introduced (back when it was a talent) during Wrath of the Lich King, to the point where I actually did tank with it, back when you could viably tank as a Arms or Fury Warrior as long as you dipped 10 to 20 points in Protection.

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Diablo

What could the Netflix Diablo anime series be about?

by Matthew Rossi on February 19, 2020 at 2:30pm @MatthewWRossi

We're probably getting a Diablo anime on Netflix, something we at Blizzard Watch have been thinking about for years now.

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The Queue

The Queue: Norbert Sykes lives

by Matthew Rossi on February 19, 2020 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Trust me, it’ll make sense someday.

This is the Queue. Let’s talk stuff.

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WoW

You now have twice the chance to get a mount in Mythic Dazar’alor and Ny’alotha (maybe)

by Matthew Rossi on February 18, 2020 at 2:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Mounts are one of the most fun things in World of Warcraft, and if you're in a guild that's routinely killing Mythic N'Zoth -- so, like, maybe 200 or so people at most right now -- you may be excited to find out that Blizzard was supposed to hotfix Mythic N'Zoth to drop not one, but two Ny'alotha Allseer mounts.

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Diablo

We may finally be getting that Diablo Netflix anime series, with an Overwatch chaser to boot — emphasis on “may”

by Matthew Rossi on February 18, 2020 at 10:00am @MatthewWRossi

I've been writing posts about potential Diablo anime series coming out on this site for literal years now.

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Discussion

What’s the best battleground in World of Warcraft history?

by Matthew Rossi on February 18, 2020 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

Before I make you all freak out by saying Strand of the Ancients is the best battleground in the history of World of Warcraft -- a statement I don't actually believe, to be clear -- let's talk about why battlegrounds are fun.

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Lore