This post originally appeared on Massively by Editor-in-Chief Brianna Royce. At the end of every week, we round up the best and most popular news stories, exclusive features, and insightful columns published on Massively and then present them all in one convenient place.

As one of the first three MMORPGs ever, Asheron's Call made its mark in the genre with live events, hybrid character development, and a failed but later resurrected sequel. This week, Turbine comforted veteran players with the news that the venerable old sandbox will retreat to maintenance mode rather than sunset in the wake of the company's recent layoffs. The studio plans to make both classic AC and its sequel, Asheron's Call 2, free-to-play and allow player-run servers by the end of the year.

Read on for the rest of this week's top MMO stories.

	Building the best DPS class in The Elder Scrolls Online
	Video: The Elder Scrolls Online Imperial Edition goodies
	Elder Scrolls Online is inviting 'millions' for stress test while fretting over sub model
	Elder Scrolls Online will allow you to to bypass the starter island
	What's your preferred Elder Scrolls Online class?
	The Elder Scrolls Online explores the creation of its music

	Georgeson reveals monetization plans for EQN Landmark
	EverQuest Next Landmark shows the awesomeness of the grappling hook

	WildStar's NDA and impending release speculation
	WildStar's interface: Then and now

	The final battle for Lion's Arch begins in Guild Wars 2's next content release
	Guild Wars 2 NPC inspires player with multiple sclerosis
	Meeting fun halfway in Guild Wars 2
	Watch Lion's Arch fall in Guild Wars 2

	Massively Exclusive: Camelot Unchained dev blog discusses armor, part 1
	Massively Exclusive: Camelot Unchained armor dev blog, part 2
	Massively Exclusive: Camelot Unchained armor dev blog concludes with part 3
	Character aging: Nixed in Warhammer Online, planned for Camelot Unchained

	Pando Media Booster 'update' is actually a browser hijack
	This 42-minute video contains all you need to know about Destiny
	Doctor Who Worlds in Time is shutting down today
	Warlords of Draenor is making big changes to WoW's number game
	Six things people (falsely) believe about roleplaying
	RIFT devs are willing to ban players for toxic forum behavior
	Diablo III's Loot 2.0 patch tweaks difficulty, drops, and more
	World of Warcraft aims to restructure currencies in Warlords of Draenor
	Turbine outlines the path ahead for LotRO and DDO
	Procedural generation is the future of MMOs
	DCUO update brings feat unlocking and moon PvP
	ArcheAge Russia struggles with overloaded queues
	Blizzard's reasoning behind $60 cost of WoW's level 90 boost revealed
	Diablo III's Paragon 2.0 just might be going live today
	Every game needs a Gatekeeper like The Secret World

	Building Massively's golden yacht in EQN Landmark
	Piloting an Imperial character in The Elder Scrolls Online
	A grand finale in Guild Wars 2
	Finally fighting Flappy in The Secret World
	Crafting and gathering in FFXIV
	Hitting the SWTOR endgame
	A fond farewell in Guild Wars 2
	CMA Live's last ride into EverQuest tours housing
	Advancing through solo dungeons in EQII
	Facing facers in FFXIV's Sunken Temple of Qarn
	Cannonballing through EVE Online's deep black
	Checking out Villagers and Heroes' new client

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Tags: camelot-unchained, elder-scrolls-online, everquest-next, guild-wars-2, mmo-news, wildstar

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