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.

BlizzCon

Which BlizzCon 2019 panels will you be watching live, and why?

by Matthew Rossi on October 28, 2019 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

So, for this year's BlizzCon, there are no less than four free panels for people to watch, which means even if you don't have the Virtual Ticket there's a lot to watch for everyone involved.

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The Queue

The Queue: As Countless As The Stars

by Matthew Rossi on October 25, 2019 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi

I am merely one of… infinite multitudes.

This is the Queue. The chaos I have sown here is but a taste…

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BlizzCon

What should I do to avoid freaking out about going to my first ever BlizzCon?

by Matthew Rossi on October 25, 2019 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

Okay, so the title says it all.

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WoW

In patch 8.3 Formless Void Essence lets you copy Essences from other players

by Matthew Rossi on October 24, 2019 at 2:00pm @MatthewWRossi

It's a tradition in World of Warcraft going all the way back to Cataclysm and the Dragon Soul raid that the last raid -- especially if it has any sort of Old God theme like Dragon Soul or Siege of Orgrimmar did -- will have weird items with unusual procs and powers that fit the theme of chaos, madness, and corruption of those selfsame Old Gods.

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Discussion

How much RNG is too much in World of Warcraft’s gearing system?

by Matthew Rossi on October 24, 2019 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

Ever since the concept of Corrupted items was introduced, I've been thinking about the sheer level of RNG it adds into gearing in World of Warcraft.

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BlizzCon

No, WoW won’t have an open Q&A at BlizzCon, because they haven’t for years

by Matthew Rossi on October 23, 2019 at 2:00pm @MatthewWRossi

If you have the BlizzCon app, you may have noticed the header image asking you to supply questions in advance for the WoW Q&A at this year's BlizzCon.

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Off Topic

Off Topic: Greedfall is an extremely old-school RPG. No, older than that.

by Matthew Rossi on October 23, 2019 at 10:00am @MatthewWRossi

After about a month of playing Greedfall, I finally finished it last night and I immediately wanted to write a review of it for the site, because it's a game unlike anything else I've played in years.

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BlizzCon

What are your thoughts about this year’s BlizzCon schedule?

by Matthew Rossi on October 23, 2019 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

Okay, now that it's been out for a day, can we just say that this year's BlizzCon schedule redefines the phrase keeping their cards close to the vest?

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Diablo