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.

Lore

Know Your Lore: The mystery of Ashkandi, Greatsword of the Brotherhood

by Matthew Rossi on December 21, 2018 at 10:00am @MatthewWRossi

Okay, yeah, this one's mostly for me.

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Video

Ever wish you could see the cinematics from Warcraft 3 using modern WoW assets?

by Matthew Rossi on December 20, 2018 at 2:00pm @MatthewWRossi

If, like me, you love the lore of Warcraft 3 but have a hard time getting the old game to run properly and wish you could see the story unfold without it, there are a few options -- for example, you could wait for Warcraft 3 Reforged, which will likely remake all of the in-game cinematics with its new art assets.

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Discussion

What are your little joys?

by Matthew Rossi on December 19, 2018 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

Look, I just love Ashkandi.

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Diablo

Diablo 3’s Season of Grandeur arrives January 18, complete with butterfly wings

by Matthew Rossi on December 18, 2018 at 3:00pm @MatthewWRossi

We knew that Season 16, the Season of Grandeur, would be coming to Diablo 3 on January 11th due to the patch notes for patch 6.2.4 -- that date has now been changed to the 18th.

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WoW

The real secret is how much tanks and healers need each other

by Matthew Rossi on December 14, 2018 at 4:00pm @MatthewWRossi

If you've ever played World of Warcraft -- or indeed any MMO as a DPS player -- you can often feel like the tank and the healer are involved in a conspiracy to tell you how much you're the reason for everything bad that has ever happened to a group.

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Lore

Know Your Lore TFH: For want of a nail

by Matthew Rossi on December 14, 2018 at 2:00pm @MatthewWRossi

This edition of Know Your Lore is a Tinfoil Hat edition, which means it speculates on in-game lore and isn't to be taken as canon.

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The Queue

The Queue: Foxes

by Matthew Rossi on December 14, 2018 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi

I think the new fox mount is a touch better than the older one. But, being that I myself am ancient as the dawn, I figure I’ll stick with the older one.

I have no opinion on vegan tacos because I don’t like tacos.

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WoW

Nostalgia, WoW Classic, and the perils of moving backwards

by Matthew Rossi on December 14, 2018 at 11:00am @MatthewWRossi

This post was originally published for our supporters, but is now available for everyone.

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Overwatch 2

Homestand Weekends will add Home games to the Overwatch League for the first time

by Matthew Rossi on December 13, 2018 at 2:00pm @MatthewWRossi

We already covered that players are now able to get both the Home and Away Overwatch League skins and will be able to do so for the new teams as soon as they are available, and that's pretty rad.

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WoW