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

Patch 10.1.5 brings Whelp Daycare, and is anyone else a bit nervous about this?

by Matthew Rossi on July 10, 2023 at 10:00am @MatthewWRossi

While the new Whelp Daycare coming to World of Warcraft in patch 10.1.5 sounds both fun and adorable, I'm not sure that the mortal races can be trusted with the responsibility of raising baby Dragons safely and reliably.

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Diablo 4

What changes should be made to Diablo 4 after Season 1?

by Matthew Rossi on July 7, 2023 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

I have a laundry list of changes I'd like to see made to Diablo 4, varying from game mechanics to lore and story additions.

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Diablo

Diablo 4 Season 1 adds Malignant Hearts to buff your build with new, Legendary-style powers

by Matthew Rossi on July 6, 2023 at 7:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Diablo 4's first season launches on July 20, and it will be Season of the Malignant, which will include a new story rooted around the appearance of strange Malignant creatures throughout Sanctuary.

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The Queue

The Queue: Liberte fantome

by Matthew Rossi on July 6, 2023 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi

I think we all know how crazy I am for Cyberpunk 2077, but one thing I really haven’t talked about enough is how Cherami Leigh’s turn as V really has a lot to do with that.

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Discussion

Why is gatekeeping still a problem in 2023?

by Matthew Rossi on July 6, 2023 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

"It's a massively multiplayer game, so if you don't like grouping up you're doing it wrong" -- if there's a phrase I personally see used to make people playing World of Warcraft feel bad more often than this one, I can't think of it.

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The Queue

The Queue: Meaningless it’s

by Matthew Rossi on July 5, 2023 at 12:00pm @MatthewWRossi

I just got to remembering Static-X today, and so I’m listening to their music. Like, for example, the song that Wayne Static made for the Batman Beyond movie. You know, the one where Wayne shows up with his hair styled to look like Batman?

This is the Queue. Hope we don’t crash.

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Diablo

Unanswered questions about Diablo 4 Seasons may leave new players surprised

by Matthew Rossi on June 30, 2023 at 2:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Diablo 4 is going to have Seasons -- similar to, but more in depth than its predecessor D3 did -- and one of the consequences of Seasonal Rotations is that players new to the franchise may be surprised or even shocked by things we veteran players of the Diablo series are used to seeing.

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Diablo 4