Matthew Rossi
Breakfast Topic: The grass and how it’s greener
Honestly, I don't think I'll ever stop playing a Warrior because I'll never stop loving Titan's Grip.
The Warrior’s Charge: Gear in Hellfire Citadel and Tanaan
As of right now, we're in a pretty solid place for Warrior DPS, with Arms seeing some improvements in Normal Hellfire.
The Queue: All fear Korfax
So if you saw the leveling stream this week, you already know why. And if not, you should watch it as soon as it’s available on our Youtube channel. Trust me. Trust me.
Let’s answer some questions.
Breakfast Topic: Should raids stand alone?
I was talking on the Blizzard Watch podcast about how the raids flowed into each other in The Burning Crusade, and that got me thinking about Vanilla raids.
SDCC: Blizzard announces Warcraft Chronicle, Reaper statue, comics and more
We covered Blizzard's SDCC exclusives, but now that their panel at the con is over (though the Warcraft movie panel is yet to come), what did we learn?
The importance of story
I know a lot of players who argue that the story in MMOs like World of Warcraft is less important than the play experience.
The Queue: Because it is bitter
One of my favorite poems is In the Desert by Stephen Crane. It’s a short poem, so I feel safe reproducing it here.
In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said, “Is it good, friend?”
“It is bitter—bitter,” he answered;
“But I like it
“Because it is bitter,
“And because it is my heart.”
Let’s answer some questions.
Breakfast Topic: Do you feel done with Draenor?
Every time I think about the idea that patch 6.2 is the final raid patch for Warlords of Draenor, I ask myself if I'm done with the world, and so far I'm really not.
Know Your Lore: Orcish victimization and the blood of Mannoroth
If you've been playing World of Warcraft for a while, or were familiar with the Warcraft 3 game or tie-in books like Lord of the Clans and Rise of the Horde you were aware of a certain conception of orcs and their nature and identity.
Breakfast Topic: Do you want other Timewalking eras?
With the introduction of Timewalking we've seen several Burning Crusade and Wrath era dungeons made relevant again, with a chance at scaling 660 gear and a chance to experience the dungeons with their mechanics at the same level as they were originally designed for.
