Extended Maintenance: A World Of Warcraft Podcast

“A Whole New World” Alt & Rho haven’t gone anywhere! It’s been a year since this podcast began it’s run, and for the first cast of 2016 your hosts will look back at a year of changes experienced by the WoW development team, Blizzard as a company overall, and perhaps each other as well. Extended […]

“It’s Not You, It’s Us” It’s the pre-Blizzcon episode you likely weren’t expecting. Take a look at the state of the community through the eyes of Alt & Rho as they discuss issues such as expectations, trolling, tactful conversation on the internet, Blizzcon, and just a dash of eSports. This episode does contain a few […]

“Back to the Present” Speculation only goes so far as Alt & Rho catch up on several weeks of listener feedback. Bond makes an appearance, and the hosts seek your suggestions for the next episode. If there’s a particular topic you’d like to see covered, send your idea to extendedcast@gmail.com. Extended Maintenance is a semi-occasional […]

“You Are Not Chris Metzen” Fewer drinks are needed this week as Alt & Rho give their initial thoughts and feelings in the wake of the announcement for World of Warcraft: Legion. You’ll also hear Rho attempt to channel his inner Metzen. You are not prepared. Extended Maintenance is a semi-occasional World of Warcraft podcast […]

“We’ll Drink to That!” A variety of topics are addressed as your hosts go through another batch of listener e-mails and Rho introduces the rules to the Extended Maintenance Drinking Game. Please drink responsibly. Extended Maintenance is a semi-occasional World of Warcraft podcast covering issues too big for co-hosts Alt and Rho to cover on […]

“Time Keeps On Slippin'” Alt & Rho are back to talk about Tanaan Jungle and discuss whether the gameplay experienced within this zone could be a blueprint for the future. Of course, you can expect this conversation to go off the rails, much like open world questing. After all, they have a month to catch […]

“The Dark Unknown” What’s left to talk about now that the flying issue is dealt with? According to this show’s listeners, quite a bit! Alt & Rho spend two hours talking about the past, present, and unknown future of Warcraft as they go through nearly a dozen pieces of feedback and a blue post from […]

“Let’s Do the Timewalk Again” Alt & Rho return after a few weeks off to discuss Timewalking, and what they feel system is lacking prior to its introduction in patch 6.2. They also do their best to avoid mentioning the F-word. Digressions are in abundance, but can you expect anything less? Extended Maintenance is a […]

“All This and World of Warcraft Too” WoW Tokens, reboots, garrisons, faction pride, goldmaking, “the new guy,” subscriber loss, and most importantly… transmog. It’s a smorgasbord of feedback and topics this week thanks to wonderful listeners such as yourself. Get ready for two and a half hours of Extended Maintenance! Extended Maintenance is a semi-occasional […]

“The Frostwolf of WoW Street” You too can make hundreds of thousands of gold by following this one weird trick… Actually the tricks aren’t all that weird, and this week Alt & Rho discuss their personal tricks of the goldmaking trade and why, at the end of the day, the most important trick to making […]

“The Lore Boat” Lore, exciting and new. Come aboard, we’re expecting you! Now that I got that out of my system… Alt & Rho respond to another batch of listener e-mails covering a variety of topics full of lore, naval missions, and chocolate bits. Rho eventually complains about content, and Alt plays devil’s advocate. Is […]

“More Information Will Be Added…” It’s the night before Alt & Rho record a new episode covering their predictions for Patch 6.2… Then the PTR notes happened. Were their predictions sure to go wrong? Listen to your co-hosts as they salvage a week’s worth of preparation in the wake of the 6.2 PTR becoming available […]

“Hack & Slash Feedback” Alt & Rho have received some amazing emails over the past couple of weeks, and Alt takes a chainsaw to them before the two give their feedback on your feedback. Trust me, they’re trained professional amateurs and no one died during the livestream recording of this podcast. As a bonus, you’ll […]

“How Do You Solve a Problem Like World of Warcraft?” Solving problems with improbable solutions, Alt & Rho disect a number of the more common issues adressed by the playerbase. Two hours of podcasting later, you may understand that the real question is… Is there a problem with World of Warcraft in the first place? […]

“Press Reset to Continue” A bonus episode recorded on the heels of Episode 4, Alt & Rho spend some time responding to listener e-mails. Is it time to start over with professions? Can there ever be a faction in game for those who don’t want to fight for the Horde or the Alliance? Participate in […]

“Publish and Be Damned!” Communication is at the heart of this episode. Specifically, Alt & Rho analyze the history of Blizzard’s communication with the WoW playerbase. Is a single twitter feed such as @WarcraftDevs the right move for the game right now? Did @Ghostcrawler open a Pandora’s box? How do you make videos such as […]

“Many Questions! Handle It!” What happens when we tackle several listener questions along with feedback from our previous episode? Two and a half hours, that’s what. You’ll hear discussion on the Warcraft movie, Blizzard Watch, killing off lore characters, garrisons, and much more on our third episode. Extended Maintenance is a semi-occasional World of Warcraft […]

“State of the Garrison” Our second episode features feedback from our first before we dive into the good, the bad, and the WTF that is the current state of garrisons 2 months after the launch of Warlords of Draenor. You’ll find out what we love, and what we’d love to see improve in what is […]

This first episode is being posted on the feed for Realm Maintenance, but this show will have its own feed and location on iTunes and Stitcher shortly. Episode 1 : “Pay Your Way, Play Your Way” Extended Maintenance is a semi-occasional World of Warcraft podcast covering issues too big for co-hosts Alt & Rho to […]