Realm Maintenance

By Realm Maintenance Productions

What's Realm Maintenance about?

Your News for World of Warcraft and Blizzard Game Podcasts

Connecting You to Podcasts Covering World of Warcraft and other Blizzard Entertainment Games

Hosted by Einar "Ease" Schelin, Realm Maintenance aims to connect its listeners with Blizzard related podcasters and other Content Creators, through interviews and a summary of notable recent episodes from those creators.

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Realm Maintenance episodes:

04.23.2024
#373 - So Much Content
The War Within Alpha, Season 10 and Venture in Overwatch 2, Hearthstone Weekly Quest "drama", and a balance patch for Heroes of the Storm..? So much to talk about. And we talk about all of it, so join us for...
04.17.2024
#372 - A Zau/WoW Remix
Not only do we know what the Pandamonium event is (or WoW Remix), we also have some fun updates coming to Warcraft Rumble! But first of all, we do something different: We talk about Tales of Kenzera: ZAU. As always, you...
04.09.2024
#371 - Plundering Phase 3
Phase 3 is live in Season of Discovery, and we talk about the Sunken Temple nerfs, Nightmare Incursion nerfs, gold nerfs... Lots of nerfs. Huh. We also talk Plunderstorm, S4 in Dragonflight, and some Warcraft Rumble with the newest mini...
04.02.2024
#370 - Cooking Up A Storm
Today we talked about growing our own vegetables and cooking. Basil, tomatoes, green beans... Lots of goodies. Oh, also the new hero Venture in Overwatch 2, Noblegarden + Plunderstorm in WoW, and the new PTR in Diablo 4. As always, you...
03.26.2024
#369 - Plunderstorm, Phase 3 & No More OW PvE
Scallywags & Landlubbers, Swashbucklers & Freebooters, Podcasters & Podcastees... Yes, we are talking Plunderstorm. But not just that! We just learned that Phase 3 of Season of Discovery is going live April 4th, Whizbang's Workshop is live, Diablo 4 is...
03.12.2024
#368 - Unionization, Beta and... Porsche?
Despite plenty of tangents early in the episode, we manage to cover a lot of news this week! Unionization at Activision, Cataclysm Classic Beta is live, Hearthstone turns 10, and Overwatch 2 has a collab with... Porsche?! All this and...
02.28.2024
#367 - King Krush... or King Plush?
Hearthstone is once again our headlining topic, but we actually have someone who knows what they're talking about on the show - Monica is here! We also have some news about upcoming news for WoW and Diablo 4, and a...
02.21.2024
#366 - Whizbang Extravaganza
Hearthstone carries the news this week! Following the new Year of the Pegasus, we now know what the next expansion will be: Whizbang's Workshop. Aside from that, it's a lot of Paacreek and Ease chatting about what's been going on...
02.13.2024
#365 - The First One of 2024 (feat. Logan LHP64D)
The first episode of 2024 is here! After an unplanned hiatus, we are back to talk about everything that has gone down this year - massive layoffs, a new Phase in Season of Discovery, Year of the Pegasus announced, and...
12.23.2023
#364 - The Last One of 2023
The last episode of 2023 is here! We talk Hero Talents, Esports, and winter Holiday events. And yes, we recorded this episode just before the WoW Roadmap for 2024 dropped. So you won't hear anything about that in this episode. As...
12.05.2023
#363 - Interlude, MeggoArt & Seasons
Three new Seasons: WoW: Classic Season of Discovery, Overwatch 2 Season 8, and Hearthstone's Battlegrounds Season 6. That's the news this week. We also had the pleasure of chatting with MeggoArt (interview starts at 55:35), illustrator, designer and creator of the...
11.28.2023
#362 - The Calm Before the Discovery
It's a quieter week in Blizzard land, but that will soon change. Season of Discovery is launching Thursday November 30th, and you can bet we talked about it! We also had some podcast news: two new WoW podcasts (WoW LoreDumps...
11.22.2023
#361 - RWF, M+ & Pumpkin Pie
Season 3 in Dragonflight is here, with M+ and RWF in full swing. The Holidays are picking up in Overwatch 2, the Showdown has begun in the Badlands for Hearthstone, and even Heroes of the Storm got some love. We...
11.15.2023
#360 - The Emerald Roadhog
The news are cooling off after BlizzCon, but there's plenty to talk about in WoW, Overwatch 2 and even a little bit of Diablo 4. WoW's patch 10.2 and the Emerald Dream takes the big prize, but Roadhog's refresh in...
11.08.2023
#359 - The BlizzCon 2023 Roundup
After four long years BlizzCon finally returned. And what a return! Battleground Duos in Hearthstone, Vessel of Hatred is the first expansion for Diablo 4, Mauga is the newest hero in Overwatch 2, Warcraft Rumble is live, StarCraft got name...
10.31.2023
#358 - Blizzcon Predictions with Friends
Blizzcon 2023 is mere days away - and Blizzard still thinks it's a good idea to release a ton of news?! They never stop. Either way, this episode quickly covers those news, and then Ease and Paacreek dive into their predictions...
10.24.2023
#357 - Showdown in the Blood Harvest
In a week where Blizzard continues to drop news (even 10 days from Blizzcon?!), Paacreek is already Tracer, and Ease has lost the ability to speak properly. It's an episode. And it's a long one. As always, you can find...
10.17.2023
#356 - Acquisition, 10.2 Launch Date & OW 2 Season 7
Lots of news this week. Microsoft's acquisition of ABK has been approved, we have a release date for patch 10.2 for World of Warcraft Dragonflight, Wrath Classic is going hard with the Fall of the Lich King patch, Overwatch 2...
10.04.2023
#355 - Warcraft Rumble Group Interview
Warcraft Rumble has announced it's release date, November 3rd (during Blizzcon!), and I had the great pleasure of being part of a group interview with some of the developers. So enjoy this mini-episode (mostly) about Warcraft Rumble. As always, you...
09.26.2023
#354 - The HearthYogg Episode
Praise Yogg. I mean, Monica Stone is here! And we talk about Hearthstone, the new TITANS Miniset "Fall of Ulduar", and of course: Tentacles. You might hear some Baldur's Gate 3 chat as well - which also includes: Tentacles. As always, you...
09.13.2023
#353 - Fall of Ulduar, 10.2 and... HotS?!
Hot on the heels of 10.1.7 launching in WoW we got a 10.2 announcement. Overwatch 2 continues to keep the playerbase in the loop, Hearthstone announced its latest Mini-set and Heroes.. wait... Heroes of the... Heroes of the Storm had...
08.22.2023
#351 - Dreamsurges, Secrets and Warcraft Rumble
While the news are fairly quiet, it's not completely silent. Whispers (and articles) of Dreamsurges and Secrets in Azeroth, a Director's Take for Overwatch 2, Warcraft Rumble having a soft launch, and a HUGE patch 27.2 for Hearthstone. As always, you...
08.16.2023
#350 - Illari Invasion
Season 6 and the Invasion patch for Overwatch 2 is here, and you can believe we talk about it! WoW Classic Hardcore is coming ever closer, and Ease is excited - even though he already lost a character? As always,...
08.08.2023
#349 - TITANS Invasion
We're back in it again, the Blizzard news storm is indeed a blizzard. I think that's a good thing? New Overwatch 2 cinematic with Sojourn at the helm to fight back the Invasion, TITANS have Forged themselves into Hearthstone, and...
08.03.2023
#348 - Bye For Now, Olivia
While news carry on, this big news this week is that Olivia will be taking a break from content creation - including Realm Maintenance. She's on this week's episode to talk through it, but also delivers hard on actually just...
07.26.2023
#347 - We're Back!
After a summer hiatus, Realm Maintenance is back! Ease has returned from gallivanting in Europe, and is ready to bring you news and podcasts from the Blizzard sphere. As always, you can find the Weekly Blizzard Podcast Roundup in written...
07.01.2023
#346 - Beau Schwartz in Diablo 4
In this special Interview episode of Realm Maintenance we get to hear from Beau Schwartz, co-host on the CORE podcast, DM of There Will Be Dungeons, and most recently one of the first 1000 people in the world to reach...
06.22.2023
#345 - Yamazonia
In this special Interview episode of Realm Maintenance we get to hear from Yamazonia, the creator and leader of Black Mafia, a Non-Profit organization championing Black gamers. Yamazonia was earlier this week featured on Raider.io's front page to celebrate Juneteenth,...
06.14.2023
#344 - Slighly Drastic Audiopocalypse
The Audiopocalypse has been live in Hearthstone for a couple weeks now, and Monica is here to tell us that it has had slightly.. drastic consequences? We have everything you might want to know about the new Mini-set! As always, you...
06.06.2023
#343 - Blessed Mother, Watch Over our Pride
Pride Month is here, and so are the Demons in Diablo 4. Paacreek and Ease talk about what Pride brings to Overwatch 2, how D4 has treated Ease so far and a couple things coming up in World of Warcraft....
05.29.2023
#342 - OW2 PvE, Blizzcon & Diablo 4
Phew! There's a lot to talk about. Overwatch 2 adjusts the plans for PvE, Diablo 4 launches soon and has cross-promotions in WoW, Audiopocalypse the new Mini-set for Hearthstone, Blizzcon... There's a lot! Check out all the articles we covered...
05.16.2023
#341 - Season 2, 10.1.5, Server Slam, Star Watch... So Much News!
So much to talk about! So Paacreek and Ease gives you a brief overview of Season 2 and 10.1.5 for WoW, Hardcore servers announced for Classic WoW, the Diablo 4 Server Slam, Star Watch in Overwatch 2, and then does...
05.10.2023
#340 - Monica HearthStone
Monica Stone is here to inform us of all things Festival of Legends and Battlegrounds Season 4 in Hearthstone! Kind of the first real taste of the correspondent format we're going for. Excellent first taste. Ease also covers other Blizzard...
05.01.2023
#339 - Send Me Your Legends
April was a month of Legends! Sendmeyourarms joined Ease for a Creator Spotlight that explored streaming, Festival of Legends and becoming a co-host on two podcasts. Paacreek and Ease also keep you updated on all the news - although they...
04.26.2023
Blizzard Podcast Roundup: 4/17-4/23/23
Olivia brings you the Weekly Blizzard Podcast Roundup, with Diablo 4 news and the very last episode from The Angry Chicken. Thank you Joce, Hat and Garrett for being a pillar in the Hearthstone community. This week's roundup can be found...
04.18.2023
#338 - Festival of Lifeweaver
Paacreek and Ease are back, with Lifeweaver and Season 4 in Overwatch 2, Legends of Festivals in Hearthstone, and 10.1 looming in World of Warcraft. We also had ALL of Blizzard's IPs represented in the Weekly Podcast Roundup! Very exciting! As...
04.03.2023
#337 - Lone Legend at the Festival
A lone Ease takes you through the Blizzard news from the past week, with a lot of focus on the upcoming Hearthstone expansion Festival of Legends, along with multiple events connected to the expansion launch! As always, you can find...
03.27.2023
#336 - FAZ! 5EVER!
The past month really has just marched by, huh? Not sorry. SO MUCH STUFF! Diablo IV Beta, 10.0.7 in WoW, Festival of Legends announced for Hearthstone and two (2!) events going on in Overwatch 2 right now! For this month's Podcast...
03.12.2023
#335 - Racing Snails, Cathedrals - and KFC??!!
Ease and Paacreek are here to keep you up to date on all things Blizzard. The One Punch Man crossover event in Overwatch 2, 10.0.7 & 10.1 news in WoW Dragonflight, the upcoming Open Beta for Diablo 4, and even...
03.07.2023
Blizzard Podcast Roundup: 2/27/23-3/5/23
Olivia covers for Ease this week, with news from a Diablo 4 Developer livestream, WoW 10.0.7 updates and TWO podcast highlights: The Shattered Soulstone's 400th episode and The Angry Chicken's 500th episode! This week's roundup can be found in written form...
02.28.2023
#334 - Naxxramas, Milan Fashion Week - and KFC?!
The end of February episode is here! The past month brought us Season 3 in Overwatch 2, the Return to Naxxramas mini-set for Hearthstone - and a couple wacky promotions for Diablo 4. This month you can hear the Podcast...
02.21.2023
#333 - Blizzard's RTO, D4 Cinematic and BRP Merch
RTO, D4, BRP... So many abbreviations this week. But we have a suprising (at least to Ease) amount of news this week! Listen in as Paa and Ease cover Blizzard's RTO policy, Diablo IV intro-cinematic, show merch and then some! As...
02.14.2023
#332 - Loverwatch is in the Air
Season 3 for Overwatch 2 is live, and Loverwatch comes with it! Ease and Paacreek guide you through all those OW2 news, the announcement of the Return to Naxxramas mini-set for Hearthstone, as well as a brief look at Love...
02.06.2023
#331 - OW2 Map Pools, New(ish) Currencies & Diablo Ink
With the new format for our weekly episodes, Ease and Paacreek are here to keep you up to date on Blizzard news. They chat about the MANY articles from Overwatch 2, the Trader's Post and Goblin Weather Machine Twitch Drop...
01.30.2023
#330 - A New Era For the Realm
We enter a new era for Realm Maintenance, with three (3!) new co-hosts being introduced on this January end-of-month episode. These new hosts will help Ease give a more nuanced and clearer picture of what is actually going on in...
01.24.2023
Blizzard Podcast Roundup: 1/16-1/22/23
Huge news! Next week will see the introduction of three (3!) new semi-regular co-hosts to Realm Maintenance! Wickedkitten, Paacreek and Olivia will be joining the RM Crew as correspondents for different Blizzard games. There are other news as well (whoo...
01.10.2023
Blizzard Podcast Roundup: 1/2-1/8/23
Overwatch 2 has a new event, themed around the Greek gods and with a time-limited event! We also have some unionization news at Microsoft, and some alluded upcoming changes to the format of this podcast. Alluded. This week's roundup can...
01.03.2023
Blizzard Podcast Roundup: 12/26/22-1/1/23
New Year, same podcast? We're back, and we have a podcast roundup for you! Some news from before the holidays as well, including a Blizzard end of year update - and Blizzcon 2023! Exciting stuff. This week's roundup can be...
12.20.2022
#329 - Extended Gossip
Two launches, a release date and a return to Blizzard. After a couple weeks of radio silence, Realm Maintenance is back! We have great interviews, one with the Extended Maintenance podcast and another with streamer and YouTuber Gossip Curl. Join...
11.28.2022
Blizzard Podcast Roundup: 11/21-11/27/22
Dragonflight Launch Day is here. Today is the day! We're going to be flying dragons today! Can you tell I'm excitied? The long-form episode of Realm Maintenance will come out sometime next week, depending on some schedule fixing. This week's...

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Realm Maintenance episodes:

#373 - So Much Content

#372 - A Zau/WoW Remix

#371 - Plundering Phase 3

#370 - Cooking Up A Storm

#369 - Plunderstorm, Phase 3 & No More OW PvE

#368 - Unionization, Beta and... Porsche?

#367 - King Krush... or King Plush?

#366 - Whizbang Extravaganza

#365 - The First One of 2024 (feat. Logan LHP64D)

#364 - The Last One of 2023

#363 - Interlude, MeggoArt & Seasons

#362 - The Calm Before the Discovery

#361 - RWF, M+ & Pumpkin Pie

#360 - The Emerald Roadhog

#359 - The BlizzCon 2023 Roundup

#358 - Blizzcon Predictions with Friends

#357 - Showdown in the Blood Harvest

#356 - Acquisition, 10.2 Launch Date & OW 2 Season 7

#355 - Warcraft Rumble Group Interview

#354 - The HearthYogg Episode

#353 - Fall of Ulduar, 10.2 and... HotS?!

#351 - Dreamsurges, Secrets and Warcraft Rumble

#350 - Illari Invasion

#349 - TITANS Invasion

#348 - Bye For Now, Olivia

#347 - We're Back!

#346 - Beau Schwartz in Diablo 4

#345 - Yamazonia

#344 - Slighly Drastic Audiopocalypse

#343 - Blessed Mother, Watch Over our Pride

#342 - OW2 PvE, Blizzcon & Diablo 4

#341 - Season 2, 10.1.5, Server Slam, Star Watch... So Much News!

#340 - Monica HearthStone

#339 - Send Me Your Legends

Blizzard Podcast Roundup: 4/17-4/23/23

#338 - Festival of Lifeweaver

#337 - Lone Legend at the Festival

#336 - FAZ! 5EVER!

#335 - Racing Snails, Cathedrals - and KFC??!!

Blizzard Podcast Roundup: 2/27/23-3/5/23

#334 - Naxxramas, Milan Fashion Week - and KFC?!

#333 - Blizzard's RTO, D4 Cinematic and BRP Merch

#332 - Loverwatch is in the Air

#331 - OW2 Map Pools, New(ish) Currencies & Diablo Ink

#330 - A New Era For the Realm

Blizzard Podcast Roundup: 1/16-1/22/23

Blizzard Podcast Roundup: 1/2-1/8/23

Blizzard Podcast Roundup: 12/26/22-1/1/23

#329 - Extended Gossip

Blizzard Podcast Roundup: 11/21-11/27/22