Matthew Rossi
Everything you need to know about Dragonlance and Krynn before playing Shadow of the Dragon Queen, the latest setting coming to D&D
Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen is now available, bringing the world of Krynn to D&D 5e , a setting with almost four decades of lore and worldbuilding under its belt.
What has surprised you most so far in Dragonflight?
Dragonflight has had a lot of surprising moments so far, but in terms of most surprising, it's a toss up between some, well, two pretty big spoiler-y moments and the fluffy Tibetan Mastiff-like dragon-puppies that the Centaurs have.
One D&D playtest revision changes Aardlings, Dragonborn, and Goliaths Species (including how we’re not calling them Races anymore)
A big chunk of the latest One D&D playtest gameplay changes are to the Aardling, Dragonborn, and Goliath, which are emphatically not Races -- because One D&D has also officially done away with the Race designation in favor of the Species label.
What’s your favorite small detail in Dragonflight?
Having finally managed to get logged in and play some Dragonflight, one of my favorite things in the expansion so far is all the dialogue available while talking to NPCs, whether they be major figures like Wrathion or Alexstrasza or minor figures like the inn keeper at the embassy who will, if asked, explain to you why there are so many ruined buildings there.
How was your Dragonflight launch-day experience?
The latest World of Warcraft expansion, the reasonably long-awaited Dragonflight, is now live.
Dragonriding is the only way to fly in Dragonflight: here’s how it differs from standard flying
A lot of things work differently in World of Warcraft Dragonflight: there's no borrowed power, no mission table, and no flying...
The Queue: The coming of Red Thursday
Okay, so I have been inundated with ads hyping Red Thursday all week up here in Ice Station Canada. Since I am an aspiring Canadian citizen, I felt like I should at least try and figure out what Red Thursday actually is, and so far I can report that I have absolutely no idea. Is it a marketing scam created by legendary Canadian retail chain Canadian Tire? Possibly! Is it a ghoulish play on when doctors finally decide to perform life saving surgeries in a capitalist hellscape? Also possibly!
Mythic dungeons, world event rewards, and some weekly quest rewards in Dragonflight won’t be enabled until after the first weekly reset
Several key expansion features of World of Warcraft's next expansion Dragonflight -- including Mythic dungeons and some weekly quest rewards -- will not be available until after the first weekly reset, in an attempt to save the player base from itself.
How long does it take you to know if you like a game?
Some games, I knew instantly they were going to be games I would play over and over again. World of Warcraft actually had me within minutes of my then-girlfriend showing it to me.
Titan Rune Dungeons will add a “Heroic Plus” difficulty to Wrath Classic dungeons — now live on the PTR
Wrath Classic is adding a new difficulty to dungeons in Phase 2 with Titan Rune Dungeons, which allow players to gear up with 10-man raid level loot from Phase 1 — helping to keep Wrath dungeons relevant throughout the game. Blizzard has talked about increasing dungeon difficulty and improving loot before, originally calling it "Heroic Plus," but now the feature is live on the PTR for testing.
