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.

Editorial

Anduin Wrynn needs to do something

by Matthew Rossi on September 17, 2019 at 4:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Anduin Wrynn has not actually taken an action since Lordaeron.

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WoW

Blizzard releases notes for patch 8.2.5, featuring the return of Wrathion, Goblin and Worgen model updates, and at long last, BEES

by Matthew Rossi on September 17, 2019 at 2:00pm @MatthewWRossi

So, while we still don't know when Patch 8.2.5 will drop, and we still don't know what the end of the War Campaign will actually entail, we do have a whole lot more of an idea of what's coming in patch 8.2.5 because Blizzard have posted the Content Update Notes for the patch.

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D&D

How to make D&D combat less stressful for novice Dungeon Masters

by Matthew Rossi on September 17, 2019 at 10:00am @MatthewWRossi

Sooner or later -- and probably sooner -- you're going to say Okay, everyone roll for initiative when playing Dungeons and Dragons.

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Discussion

Why would you cheat in WoW Classic?

by Matthew Rossi on September 17, 2019 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

Maybe it's just me, but I feel like if you went to all the trouble to play on a WoW Classic server in the first place, you'd want to experience the game the way it was back when all the content was current content.

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Off Topic

Off-Topic: Greedfall is a fascinating take on the fantasy RPG

by Matthew Rossi on September 16, 2019 at 4:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Straight up, I do not think I've seen a fantasy RPG willing to take as many narrative chances as Greedfall in quite some time.

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Lore

Know Your Lore: The fate of Sylvanas Windrunner

by Matthew Rossi on September 13, 2019 at 5:00pm @MatthewWRossi

There are certain themes we hear when discussing Sylvanas Windrunner and her role in World of Warcraft lately.

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Editorial

Leveling in World of Warcraft is horribly broken and I still adore it

by Matthew Rossi on September 13, 2019 at 2:00pm @MatthewWRossi

I don't think it's disputable that leveling in World of Warcraft is utterly and completely disjointed.

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The Queue

The Queue: Ashkandi, Greatsword of the Brotherhood

by Matthew Rossi on September 13, 2019 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Ashkandi, Greatsword of the Brotherhood.

I won’t lie, it’s the one reason I might actually play WoW Classic at some point.

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News

The War Campaign is officially ending in patch 8.2.5 — but what does that mean for patch 8.3 and the end of Battle for Azeroth?

by Matthew Rossi on September 12, 2019 at 2:00pm @MatthewWRossi

For those of us who are focused on Battle for Azeroth there's been a bit of a lull in terms of news about the game, with an understandable focus on WoW Classic.

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Editorial