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.

WoW

Who is Calia Menethil, and where is she going after patch 8.2.5?

by Matthew Rossi on September 26, 2019 at 5:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Calia Menethil is a major lore figure in Warcraft, and she featured heavily Before the Storm, the novel that served as a bridge between the end of Legion and the beginning of Battle for Azeroth.

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WoW

Where is Tyrande?

by Matthew Rossi on September 26, 2019 at 10:00am @MatthewWRossi

Sometimes it's best to just rip the bandage off and state plainly what you think or feel of an issue.

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Discussion

What form should Patch 8.3 take?

by Matthew Rossi on September 26, 2019 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

We've seen a few last patches over the years -- from the Sunwell in The Burning Crusade to Icecrown Citadel in Wrath, from Dragon Soul in Cataclysm to the Siege of Orgrimmar in Mists of Pandaria. Warlords of Draenor ended with the Hellfire Citadel, Legion took us to Argus and had us raid Antorus, and with Battle for Azeroth...

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WoW

Who will the next Horde Warchief be?

by Matthew Rossi on September 25, 2019 at 4:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Beware, because there are spoilers for patch 8.2.5 in this post.

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Editorial

A well-told story I do not like: My feelings about Battle for Azeroth and the War Campaign

by Matthew Rossi on September 25, 2019 at 10:00am @MatthewWRossi

Warning: This post contains spoilers involving patch 8.2.5 and the War Campaign (more…)

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Diablo

New Blizzard job posting lists Diablo 3 as a ‘Classic Game’ — so what does it mean for Diablo 4?

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

It's so tempting to read into things when Blizzard doesn't tell us anything for months and months.

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News

Spoiler warning! Patch 8.2.5 cinematics show the end of the War Campaign

by Matthew Rossi on September 24, 2019 at 12:55pm @MatthewWRossi

Let's just lay it out on the table: if you don't want spoilers for patch 8.2.5, the War Campaign, or the big cinematics that bring the story to its conclusion than this post is one you should not read.

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WoW Classic

Could we get WoW Classic on the Switch?

by Matthew Rossi on September 24, 2019 at 10:00am @MatthewWRossi

I don't expect we will, mind you, but I do keep wondering.

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Off Topic

Off-Topic: Dungeons and Dragons gets a new campaign module with Descent into Avernus

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

If you're playing Dungeons and Dragons or just like reading the books -- and there's no shame in that, I'm a huge fan of way more RPGs than I've actually gotten to play -- you may be wondering what Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus, the latest D&D adventure, is all about.

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The Queue