This post originally appeared on Massively from 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. If you missed a big MMO story last week, you've come to the right post.

This week, ArenaNet launched the second season of Guild Wars 2's living story, introducing the first part of a new zone, Dry Top, to the almost-two-year-old MMO. Don't worry if you miss an installment, however; the new living journal will allow you to replay past storylines, nullifying complaints about temporary content.

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

	WildStar's Strain patch is live
	WildStar bans thousands of botters
	WildStar's Strain update promises something for everyone unless you're a PvPer
	Examining WildStar's first dose of Strain

	SWTOR stream reveals the secrets of galactic housing
	Take a video tour of SWTOR's Tatooine homestead
	SWTOR's housing, decor acquisition explained

	A tour of LotRO's update 14 and majestic Gondor
	Turbine says raiders make up the smallest player group in LotRO

	No girls allowed in IeSF-sanctioned Hearthstone tourney; oh, never mind
	Here's what CIG accomplished on Star Citizen in June
	About that Elder Scrolls VR grind
	Final Fantasy XIV posts preliminary notes for patch 2.3
	UemeU goes deeper than the typical sandbox
	Asheron's Call is now buy-to-play
	Beta surprises from World of Warcraft's history
	Rob Pardo leaves Blizzard
	Swordsman enters open beta today
	Perfect World Entertainment buys Digital Extremes
	Neverwinter's next new class is the Scourge Warlock
	ArcheAge closed beta coming in mid-July
	DayZ switches over to DirectX 11 and reworked controls
	H1Z1 releases E3 gameplay demo
	Age of Empires Online shuts down tomorrow

	The Stream Team: Bounding through Shroud of the Avatar's bonus weekend
	The Stream Team: Forever Firran in ArcheAge's alpha
	The Stream Team: Talking WildStar with Jeremy Gaffney
	The Stream Team: Talking Marvel Heroes 2015 with David Brevik

	Warlords of Draenor: New model adjustments in the works
	Bottom's Up for the continued tale of the Mists cinematic
	Auction houses will be cross-faction in Warlords of Draenor

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