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.

Diablo

What are your “safety valve” games? What do you play to shut your brain off and unwind?

by Matthew Rossi on August 22, 2023 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

I might be unusual for this, but there are games I play to simply unwind and vent.

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Diablo

Diablo 3’s complicated Altar of Rites system will remain in the game starting in Season 30

by Matthew Rossi on August 18, 2023 at 5:00pm @MatthewWRossi

In a brief statement that proves brevity is the soul of wit, Diablo 3 Senior Game Producer Matthew Cederquist popped onto the D3 forums to tell us that the Altar of Rites system from Season 28 will become a permanent fixture of the game starting in Season 30.

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Discussion

How do you deal with gaming paralysis?

by Matthew Rossi on August 18, 2023 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

There are three related kinds of gaming paralysis -- or, at least.

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The Queue

The Queue: I’m awake, I think

by Matthew Rossi on August 17, 2023 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi

I mean, either I’m awake or I’m having a very boring dream.

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Discussion

What would you like to see us do after World of Warcraft: Dragonflight?

by Matthew Rossi on August 17, 2023 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

I keep thinking about what the next expansion for World of Warcraft will be, where it will take us, and what we'll be doing once we get there.

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The Queue

The Queue: Break Glass, Release The Kraken

by Matthew Rossi on August 16, 2023 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Sorry, y’all, there was a Mitch emergency (I’m sure you saw the Mitch Signal) and so, the emergency Queue host protocol dictates that I step in and provide you with a Queue. You guys like tentacles, right?

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Discussion

What’s your favorite WoW expansion and why?

by Matthew Rossi on August 15, 2023 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

I ask myself often which World of Warcraft expansion is my favorite, because I don't know the answer.

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Diablo

Diablo 3 Season 29: Visions of Enmity shakes up Paragon, introduces a solo play mode, and spawns Diabolical Fissures all over Sanctuary

by Matthew Rossi on August 14, 2023 at 2:00pm @MatthewWRossi

From August 15 to August 29, you'll be able to help playtest Diablo 3 Season 29, the Visions of Enmity, and it has quite a few surprises in store for us, including a completely solo play mode called Solo Self Found, and the collapsing fissures of reality that make up the Season Theme.

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D&D

Why do (or don’t) you play tabletop RPGs?

by Matthew Rossi on August 11, 2023 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

One of the reasons I can't quit tabletop role-playing games, even with all the video games I play, is because I can't get past the human factor that occurs in said tabletop games.

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The Queue