Matthew Rossi
What transmog do you only use for special occasions?
Okay, so this is in part written to again celebrate that I got my shoulders.
Did changes to WoW Classic’s Alterac Valley open the floodgates for more?
It's a thorny path that WoW Classic was set up to walk -- trying to provide players with as faithful an experience as possible, a recreation of what vanilla World of Warcraft was like, while still making it an engaging enough game to hook players in 2020.
New quest and in-game cinematic reveal Night Elf victory at Darkshore
As victories go, it's definitely one of those wins that doesn't feel super victorious, but nonetheless what we were told at BlizzCon 2019 is now established in-game: the Kaldorei under Tyrande Whisperwind and her Army of the Black Moon have officially won the Battle for Darkshore.
How to deal with a missing player in your D&D game
Somebody having to step away from a recurring session of Dungeons and Dragons is something every party will have to contend with eventually.
Blizzard hotfixes Infinite Stars and other Corrupted Item traits to bring their damage down
The way Corrupted Items are supposed to work, there's an intention that you'll always balance your Corruption against the benefit a specific item or trait will bring you, looking for ways to keep your Corruption low enough that you're not blowing up your raid while you also blow up the monsters.
What do you do after you accomplish your goals?
Guys.
Classic Alterac Valley goes from #NoChanges to #SomeChanges
Is it time to admit that WoW Classic, despite being very popular at its launch, can't really do what it set out to do?
World of Warcraft evolves, and our expectations should along with it
World of Warcraft will turn sixteen this year, and in a very real sense, World of Warcraft has been replaced seven times -- it is not at all the same game it was sixteen years ago.
The Queue: Wrathion? I hardly know Ion.
I mean we’ve never actually spoken.
I have to say, so far I’m enjoying 8.3. No more faction conflict, a whole lot of Old God nonsense around, and I get to raid on a Fury Warrior again despite being geared like a circus clown. Two bosses down and a third boss to 5% on our first night of raiding, not too shabby. I mean, I keep getting belts from every single Major Assault I do and the Minors seem to have forgotten that gear can drop, but overall, I like what’s happening now.
Here’s the Queue. Matt’s enjoying WoW again.
What is Unearthed Arcana in D&D 5e?
There's a tradition behind Wizards of the Coast's Unearthed Arcana which goes all the way back to the original Advanced Dungeons and Dragons line of games, before even 2nd Edition AD&D or the consolidation of both lines into what we called 3rd Edition.
