MMO Week in Review: Hizzy in a tizzy

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 or WoW Insider story last week, you've come to the right post.

SOE's H1Z1, affectionately called "hizzy" by gamers generally opposed to syllables, lurched into Steam early access this week. The really-still-in-alpha survival-flavored zombiebox, which boasts hundreds of PvE and PvP mini-servers, provoked outrage from fans who consider the game's airdrop mechanic "pay-to-win," which led SOE to offer refunds and apologies.

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

	Elder Scrolls Online boxes continue to vacate store shelves
	Elder Scrolls' new Champion Point progression system detailed

	Guild Wars 2's Point of No Return launches amidst 'Heart of Thorns' expansion rumors
	There's a Guild Wars 2 Heart of Thorns teaser in today's update
	Guild Wars 2 to nerf might, buff confusion
	Korean investment firm forecasts Guild Wars 2 expansion

	Final Fantasy XIV drops the preliminary patch notes for patch 2.5
	Final Fantasy XIV shows off story content and trials for 2.5
	Final Fantasy previews dungeons and plans maintenance for patch 2.5
	Final Fantasy XIV drops a trailer for patch 2.5, Before the Fall
	The Mog Log: Speculating on Final Fantasy XIV's Heavensward

	Massively hands-on: Let's talk about The Repopulation
	WildStar will reduce grind, focus on 'a multitude of playstyles' in 2015
	World of Warcraft dispels free-to-play 'Veteran Edition' rumors
	The usual suspects dominate December's Raptr rankings
	Perfect Ten: The mobile MMO experiment, part 1
	Infestation producer: The War Z was a 'terrible choice of a name'
	New Crowfall illustration hints at 'core game system'
	Opinion: Opening up Tokyo and why I'm a Secret World fan for life
	Neverwinter taking signups for February Xbox One beta test
	Blizz publishes WoW's Blackrock Foundry raiding schedule
	Echo of Soul hopes to make a strong Western impression
	Air travel is not very safe in TERA
	Crowfall says 'play2crush' wasn't meant to mean 'everyone else sucks'
	Handling SWTOR exploits
	RuneScape debates auction halls on retro servers
	Blizzard's Overwatch bumps into trademark issues

	The Stream Team: Returning for round two of The Repopulation
	The Stream Team: Hopping into H1Z1's early access
	The Stream Team: Questing into TERA's Fate of Arun
	The Stream Team: Spelunking in the second stage of Landmark's beta starter experience
	The Stream Team: Mayhem in Marvel Heroes' March to Axis

	World of Warcraft 10 Year Anniversary gift arrives
	WoW Insider's must-have Warlords of Draenor addons
	WoW Archivist: 10 years, 10 amazing moments