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.

BlizzCon

Overwatch will be diverse, include gay characters

by Matthew Rossi on November 7, 2015 at 2:36pm @MatthewWRossi

During the World of Overwatch panel at BlizzCon 2015, Bill Petras (the Overwatch artistic director) confirmed that there would in fact be a gay character in Overwatch, and Chris Metzen confirmed that it wouldn't just be one.

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BlizzCon 2015: Comic Shorts for Overwatch

by Matthew Rossi on November 7, 2015 at 2:18pm @MatthewWRossi

Just announced at BlizzCon was the news that in addition to the already announced Overwatch graphic novel, which will explore the relationship between Soldier:76 and Reaper among other things, we're also going to get a series of one-shot short comics set in the Overwatch universe.

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The Queue

The Queue: King Varian Wrynn, Fury Warrior

by Matthew Rossi on November 7, 2015 at 11:00am @MatthewWRossi

So, I watched the cinematic like a million freaking times.

Can it be Summer 2016 yet?

Okay, let’s do The Queue. Questions?

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BlizzCon 2015: Legion Challenge Modes

by Matthew Rossi on November 6, 2015 at 5:58pm @MatthewWRossi

If you have, like I have, lamented the way dungeons become irrelevant to players then the way Legion changes the Challenge Mode experience might really speak to you.

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BlizzCon 2015: All Broken Isles leveling zones scale to your level

by Matthew Rossi on November 6, 2015 at 5:40pm @MatthewWRossi

At BlizzCon 2015's Legion panel, Ion Hazzikostas revealed that the expansion will now have a much more open world feel, with zones scaling to match the level of the player.

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BlizzCon 2015: Heroes of the Storm Arena changes up HoTS play

by Matthew Rossi on November 6, 2015 at 5:14pm @MatthewWRossi

Well, a lot of people have been asking me do you think HoTS should have a mode like Tavern Brawl in Hearthstone, in the Queue, on Twitter, and now I can say they went one better because we've got Heroes of the Storm Arena, an entirely new game mode.

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BlizzCon 2015: New Moonkin and Sea Lion forms

by Matthew Rossi on November 6, 2015 at 4:39pm @MatthewWRossi

You've been waiting for them forever, and at this year's BlizzCon we finally got to see the new Moonkin model, designed as part of the Legion zone Val'Sharah.

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BlizzCon 2015: The League of Explorers Hearthstone Adventure and Cinematic

by Matthew Rossi on November 6, 2015 at 4:27pm @MatthewWRossi

If Tavern Brawls aren't enough of a game changer for your Hearthstone experience, then the League of Explorers adventure is for you.

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BlizzCon 2015: New World of Warcraft Endgame System

by Matthew Rossi on November 6, 2015 at 3:56pm @MatthewWRossi

Watching the Legion systems presentation by Ion Hazzikostas, I'm struck by a simple realization: the new outdoor endgame system for Legion is essentially the Diablo 3 bounty system merged with the Garrison Follower mission table, if you were the one doing those missions instead of your followers.

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