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.

Off Topic

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla both get ambitious crossover DLC today

by Matthew Rossi on December 14, 2021 at 10:00am @MatthewWRossi

This is something I don't think I've ever even heard of a game doing -- Ubisoft Quebec announced via Twitter that they're releasing two new Assassin's Creed DLC simultaneously, with the announcement happening the day before the DLC drop.

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Discussion

What should the post-Shadowlands game look like for World of Warcraft?

by Matthew Rossi on December 14, 2021 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

I find myself wondering what WoW will even look like after patch 9.2, much less what patch 10 will bring.

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WoW

The patch 9.2 Warlock tier set makes some unfortunate design choices, and the latest update hasn’t fixed it

by Matthew Rossi on December 13, 2021 at 6:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Back in mid-November, when we got the first preview for Patch 9.2, there was a lot of excitement around the idea that tier sets were returning for the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid.

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Blizzard

Ruined King demonstrates how Riot is looking forward and taking chances Blizzard should have years ago

by Matthew Rossi on December 13, 2021 at 2:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Ruined King: A League of Legends Story is a single-player, turn-based RPG, made by the folks at Airship Syndicate and published by Riot Forge.

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Blizzard

What Blizzard games are the ones you come back to?

by Matthew Rossi on December 13, 2021 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

I can't say I come back to World of Warcraft, because you can't come back when you never leave — but I do find myself returning to Diablo on the regular, having in the past week played both Diablo 2: Resurrected and Diablo 3.

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Diablo

When will Diablo 3 Season 25 start? Tonight at 5PM PST!

by Matthew Rossi on December 10, 2021 at 2:00pm @MatthewWRossi

Diablo 3 Season 24 ended on December 5, to make way for the upcoming Season 25, the Lords of Hell Season.

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Discussion

How do you approach a new game?

by Matthew Rossi on December 10, 2021 at 8:00am @MatthewWRossi

When I pick up a new game I've not played, my general approach is to stumble and make mistakes.

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WoW

What will Warriors look like after Shadowlands?

by Matthew Rossi on December 9, 2021 at 10:00am @MatthewWRossi

Lately, I've been wondering how Warrior design will change past Shadowlands -- after all, if there is any constant, it's change.

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WoW

Lore-packed patch 9.2 cinematic Shattered Legacies officially released, and we have thoughts

by Matthew Rossi on December 8, 2021 at 2:00pm @MatthewWRossi

In an unusual move, Blizzard has added a new cinematic directly onto the patch 9.2 PTR which has wide-ranging implications for the conclusion of the Shadowlands story, and even throws new light on older lore.

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The Queue