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.

The MMO world said goodbye to Vanguard and Wizardry Online this week and learned of the impending closure of heavily criticized mobile MMO Ultima Forever. Bringing balance to the universe were shiny new MMOs Swordsman and Firefall, both of which formally launched.

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

	My love/hate relationship with Elder Scrolls Online
	EU Elder Scrolls megaserver migration scheduled for July 30th

	Another WildStar patch approaches
	WildStar's Sabotage update is now live

	Why MMOs need to give up their dragon addiction
	First impressions of SWTOR's Galactic Strongholds expansion
	Guild Wars 2 launches part one of The Dragon's Reach today
	World of Warcraft adds the Alliance motorcycle after all
	Destiny's level cap is sorta 20, but not really
	Building an MMO without levels
	Star Citizen's latest ship is ready for the races
	Square offers a 14-day Final Fantasy XIV trial
	ArcheAge's second closed beta event is live
	Destiny previews its endgame systems
	Combatless MMO Wander releases Gamescom trailer
	First impressions of LEGO Minifigures Online
	WoW's Warlords of Draenor expansion is making faces at you
	Oort Online strives to create a 'universe-sized' sandbox
	Star Trek Online's eternal crafting problem
	Defiance's Silicon Valley expansion arrives next week
	Get the full story of Warcraft in 40 minutes
	APB update pwns cheaters and creates quicker matchups
	Elite's Beta 1 has begun; here's a new trailer
	Neverwinter is coming to Xbox One in 2015

	The Stream Team: A final farewell to Vanguard as it sunsets
	The Stream Team: Family MMO night with the Super Hero Squad Online devs
	The Stream Team: More heroes in Marvel Heroes

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Tags: elder-scrolls-online, firefall, swordsman, ultima-forever, vanguard, wildstar, wizardry-online

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