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.

World of Warcraft stole the pre-Gamescom show this week by both dropping 800k subscriptions over the past quarter and promising to reveal on August 14th the Warlords of Draenor expansion's intended release date. Taking into account Blizzard's announcement of nostalgia-laced anniversary content, the Massively staffers and readers speculated on just when Draenor's launch might be.

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

	Elder Scrolls Online's third update has deployed
	Elder Scrolls 1.3.3 tweaks weapon-swapping, guild management

	The curse of Guild Wars 2's precursor weapons
	Part two of Guild Wars 2's Dragon's Reach lands on August 12th

	Star Citizen's Arena Commander open to all backers
	Should you be scared off by Star Citizen's community?
	Star Citizen's Arena Commander gets new CTF mode
	Chris Roberts: 'If I were a little saner, I wouldn't be biting off as much as we're doing here'

	Exploring Final Fantasy XIV's 2.3 dungeons
	Final Fantasy XIV is gearing up for its first anniversary

	Star Trek Online officially announces the Delta Rising expansion
	WildStar teases new ambient housing music
	Rusty Hearts is shutting down on September 15th
	An early look at Heroes of the Storm's alpha
	Previewing Neverwinter's Tyranny of Dragons module
	Neverwinter exploit results in emergency maintenance, no rollback
	Elite: Dangerous prepares for beta 2, official app release
	The unfortunate conflation of sandboxes and PvP
	Albion Online offers a new gameplay trailer
	ArcheAge will host another closed beta event next weekend
	Check out 93 minutes of Skyforge's gameplay
	Activision sees industry-wide pre-order decline

	The Stream Team: Be a Guardian of the Galaxy in Marvel Heroes
	The Stream Team: Bitten by the trade route bug in ArcheAge
	The Stream Team: Island hopping to Landmark's Foundation Museums

---

Tags: elders-scrolls-online, final-fantasy-xiv, guild-wars-2, star-citizen, warlords-of-draenor, wildstar

Filed under: MMO Roundup