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.

Final Fantasy XIV's colossal 2.4 patch launched this week with a boatload of new content including a new class and job. Massively FFXIV columnist Eliot Lefebvre wrote about his experience leveling the new Ninja and compiled his thoughts on the newly announced Dark Knight tank job.

Meanwhile, Halloween events continue in most major MMOs.

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

	Guild Wars 2's Echoes of the Past begins next week
	Gem store scares and lore treats in Guild Wars 2
	Guild Wars 2 takes another stab at e-sports

	Why I Play: ArcheAge
	This is how you go off the rails in ArcheAge

	Lord of the Rings Online's Update 15 coming November 5th
	A dev tour of LotRO's Update 15

	WildStar opens up free, indefinite megaserver transfers
	Richard Bartle 'frustrated' with modern MMO development
	World of Warcraft commercials are raiding your TV
	Exploring the Halloween that almost wasn't in The Secret World
	Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade announces $15 pioneer founder packs
	Fixing the Landmark-EQ Next perception problem
	Elder Scrolls Online is getting some scary monster face hats
	Get your first look at Star Citizen's FPS gameplay
	EverQuest's Darkened Sea expansion is live
	WoW level designers discuss Draenor's callbacks and vignettes
	Neverwinter's Rise of Tiamat coming November 18th
	Destiny's The Dark Below expansion launches December 9th
	Valiance Online launches its Kickstarter today
	Elite: Dangerous' third beta is now live with new systems, ships, and interdiction mechanics
	Final Fantasy XI wants you back really bad
	Space strategy title AD2460 jumps into open beta
	World of Warcraft chronicles the challenges of Draenor zone design
	Star Trek Online introduces playable Talaxians, discounts lifetime sub

	The Stream Team: Celebrating Halloween in The Secret World
	The Stream Team: Swordsman with a little help from Perfect World
	The Stream Team: Pumpkin carving in Landmark
	The Stream Team: ArcheAge's pirate isle holds treasure galore
	The Stream Team: Touring RIFT's Nightmare Tide with Trion's devs

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Tags: archeage, final-fantasy-xiv, guild-wars-2, lord-of-the-rings-online

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