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.

Sandbox MMO ArcheAge's western open beta began this past week with a massive 800MB patch, in spite of attempts by e-brigands to interrupt Trion's game services. We debated the game's faction choices and streamed the newly opened game first-hand as we eye the formal launch later this month.

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

	Flameseeker Chronicles: What's next for Guild Wars 2?
	Guild Wars 2's trading post is reworked from the ground up
	Guild Wars 2 adds in collections achievements
	Guild Wars 2's minipets move into the wardrobe

	Here's what Star Citizen's devs accomplished in August
	Roberts discusses Star Citizen's inventory system, balancing, and factions
	Stick and Rudder: Even more sims to fill the Star Citizen void

	WildStar announces megaservers
	ZeniMax, Elder Scrolls Online hit with layoffs
	Hearthstone eyes an expansion
	NCsoft might allow players to resurrect the City of Heroes IP
	Ten MMOs that deserve another chance
	Star Trek Online's artist explains Tier 6 ship designs
	H1Z1 takes out starting axe based on player feedback
	PAX hands-on with Warlords of Draenor
	Destiny is not the boss of me
	The best of PAX Prime 2014
	Warlords of Draenor's Robin Williams tribute confirmed
	Ten must-see PvP arenas in Landmark
	Massively's PAX Prime 2014 roundup
	Hands-on with Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade
	Black Desert's non-combat stuff on display in new trailer
	It's lonely out in Elite: Dangerous
	Heroes of the Storm is friendly, zany fun
	Star Trek Online launches the Delta Rising: Operations pack
	The Stomping Land vanishes from Steam
	Strife MOBA learns from the past

	The Stream Team: ArcheAge's open beta has gone to the cats
	The Stream Team: Aiming for the gods in LEGO Minifigures Online
	The Stream Team: Getting spacey with Elite: Dangerous
	The Stream Team: ArcheAge finally opens the beta doors!
	The Stream Team: Lost in Landmark's Rending Deep, a player-made cavern
	The Stream Team: Seeking chaos with Dota 2's ability draft

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Tags: archeage, guild-wars-2, star-citizen

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