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, everything happened. WildStar suffered significant staff layoffs, Final Fantasy unveiled another new class, RIFT launched a new expansion, ArcheAge waged war on exploiters, and Guild Wars 2 resolved its currency controversy. Keep it coming, MMO industry. Well, maybe skip the layoffs next time.

Read on for a look at all of these and more top MMO stories.

	Trion is removing illicit gold from ArcheAge
	ArcheAge's Hartsman: 'We're banning about 5K a day'
	Watch ArcheAge's leviathan raid boss smash a player ship
	Living a fisherman's life in ArcheAge
	Hallowtide begins in ArcheAge today
	ArcheAge jumps into Raptr's 10 most-played games in September

	Layoffs hit WildStar's Carbine Studios
	WildStar reveals big lore drops on the Aurin and the Mechari

	Guild Wars 2 emerges unscathed by NCsoft's layoffs
	ArenaNet teases Guild Wars 2's road to war
	Guild Wars 2 restricts and the unrestricts gem store purchase options
	Guild Wars 2 teases upcoming festivals, living story season conclusion

	BioWare on SWTOR's Revan expansion, upcoming species, and class stories
	SWTOR gears up for Revan and new collections
	SWTOR and the transparency dilemma

	Final Fantasy XIV unveils Dark Knight and more at London Fanfest
	Final Fantasy XIV posts preliminary notes for Patch 2.4
	Final Fantasy XIV 24-hour patch downtime and cash shop controversy
	Final Fantasy XIV's post-fanfest shakedown

	Which Nightmare Tide edition is right for you?
	RIFT's Nightmare Tide expansion launches today
	RIFT performs extensive rollback following hardware outage

	World of Warcraft launch memories
	League of Legends poised to generate $1 billion in annual revenue
	World of Warcraft gives a week of free game time to lapsed players
	Star Trek Online tackles power-leveling exploit
	What will MMOs look like a decade from now?
	Which 2014 MMO will be the most financially successful?
	EverQuest Next video talks about Ogres and Dwarves
	Metallica will rock out at BlizzCon 2014
	Eternal Crusade shows off space marine model updates
	Camelot Unchained 'in great shape' following first pre-alpha test
	Life is Feudal reports 100,000 copies sold in the first month
	EVE Vegas 2014 roundup: Tech 3 destroyers, permadeath and more
	Path of Exile video reveals the shocking truth behind Update 1.2.4

	The Stream Team: Living it up in Life is Feudal: Your Own
	The Stream Team: Dungeoning in Swordsman
	The Stream Team: Fighting for riches on ArcheAge's Freedich Island
	The Stream Team: Tricks and treats on a Landmark Halloween tour
	The Stream Team: Playing new sidekick Wasp in Marvel Heroes

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Tags: archeage, final-fantasy-xiv, guild-wars-2, rift, swtor, wildstar

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