Week in Review: World of Metacraft

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. Miss a big MMO or WoW Insider story last week? You've come to the right post.

We don't get to report on Blizzard's World of Warcraft very often on Massively, but when we do, the stories tend to drive the greater MMO fanbase into a frenzy. This week, our readers pulled no punches in debates over Blizzard's take on game accessibility, the WoW-fraud-related FBI raid on a University of Michigan dorm, and the curious case of the WoW player who level-capped sans quest or kill experience. (Of course, Massively devotees know that such a feat is not only possible but expected in dozens of smaller MMOs!)

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In the meantime, join us past the break for a peek at this week's other top stories.

• World of Tanks rolls on to release day
  Wargaming.net's tankfest officially launched.
• Around the world in eight days: A journey in Wurm Online, part one and two
  Shawn donned his explorer's cap and toured the Wurm sandbox.
• The Soapbox: A case for player-generated content
  Jef laid out his case for the absurdity of the MMO "story" obsession.
• Global Agenda patch 1.4 goes live
  Hi-Rez launched GA's Free Agent free-to-play patch.
• Enter at Your Own Rift: The little things
  Justin offered a top-10 list of his favorite little things to love in RIFT.
• Hyperspace Beacon: Your eyes can deceive you
  Larry considers the place of the Jedi Shadow in Star Wars: The Old Republic.
• Security 'RIFT' has closed for iOS
  Trion released an iOS authenticator for RIFT, matching the existing one for Android.
• TERA screenshots: Pirates and BAMs
  Our exclusive look at how pirates are better than ninjas in TERA.
• Free Realms buys the farm, offers it to players
  SOE added a match-three-based farming minigame to Free Realms.
• Preview the world of Copernicus with 38 Studio's KoA: Reckoning trailer
  We got one of our first glimpses into Copernicus' gameworld.
• New developer making plans for Lord of the Rings Online's PvMP
  LotRO's newest dev laid out goals for a monster-play revamp.
• Trion unveils new RIFT Rogue trailer, Exclusive: RIFT's lore is Drowning in Snow
  Trion continued its steady roll-out of RIFT videos and lore.
• Final Fantasy XIV unveils the Grand Companies
  The struggling FFXIV brought its newest patch to the masses.

And from our sister site, WoW Insider...

• Warlocks getting male and female versions of all demons
  Because there's nothing sexier than a female voidwalker!
• Patch 4.1 PTR notes updated for April 12
  The newest patch notes revealed tweaks to valor rewards and the dungeon finder.
• Stay up to speed with WoW Insider's Guide to Cataclysm
  The Insider staff updated its massive Cataclysm guide.