Last Week on Massively: All the MMOs

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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