Sandboxes are a type of MMO that emphasize player freedom and expression. They frequently include mechanics for building, crafting, trading, character customization and development, roleplaying, destruction, and significant interaction with the world and other players. A sandbox that is dominated by an open-PvP or free-for-all ruleset is sometimes pejoratively called a gankbox. Contrast with the themepark.
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Ryzom’s summer promo rewards sub players with ammo in an epic water balloon fight
Open source sandbox MMORPG Ryzom is still alive and kicking, following the last couple of years of interesting moves - including a Steam launch...
Ultima Online readies a pumpkin ship for Forsaken Foes
With the Forgotten Treasures update out this summer, the Ultima Online team has moved on to preparing for the next big thing, which will...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 231: EverQuest and Secret World prognostications
Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online, Pagan Online, EverQuest 3, Guild Wars 2, and Worlds Adrift, with adventures in WoW, SWG, and Villagers & Heroes, plus mailbag topics on The Secret World and MMO fashion.
Multiplayer crafter game Main Assembly will hit early access this year
When I first skimmed the press release for upcoming multiplayer crafting game Main Assembly, my first thought was that we're being trained as workers...
New Frontier updates former Wild West Online players on its relationship to Free Reign Entertainment
Ah, those delirious moments when every new set of answers about the state of a game's publisher just leads to a new set of...
Sandbox MMO Boundless just got a massive post-launch farming update
It's been entirely too long since we checked in on Boundless, the Square-Enix backed voxel interplanetary survival-crafting MMO that hit Steam late last year,...
Kickstarted space MMO Starfighter: Infinity is heading to early access
If you are in the market to try out a new space sim and aren't that discriminating when it comes to graphics or a...
EVE Online hints at a ‘chaos era’ and hikes up market fees
It's one thing to try to jar the Jenga tower of a sandbox title, but chaos? That's a word that's been bandied about by...
Legends of Aria bows to the RNG gods of enchanting
With its launch right around the corner, Legends of Aria is spinning up the hype-and-info machine to re-introduce this fantasy MMORPG to the masses....
The Daily Grind: Has there ever been MMO loot you desperately wanted but never got?
Throughout the course of my MMO play, I've found that some loot I've craved is simply never meant to be. Sometimes it's an expensive...
The MOP Up: H1Z1’s huge PlayStation 4 update
Do you remember when H1Z1 used to be about surviving the zombie apocalypse? Yeah, me neither. In any case, gear up and slide behind...
Global Chat: Ranking World of Warcraft’s expansions
Have you ever tried your hand at ranking all of World of Warcraft's expansions from worst to best? Sure you have, because everyone's done...
The Boltcrackers continue to perform ‘science’ in the latest Starbase video
Can a spaceship be blown up with one shot to its propellant tank? Can you make armor out of random pieces of scrap? Do...
One Shots: Dark beauties
I think that there's a lot of dark beauty to be found in MMORPGs, but hey, when I ask the One Shots community to...
LOTRO Legendarium: The first year of LOTRO’s operation
It was April 24th, 2007. World of Warcraft players were deep into The Burning Crusade, SOE had just launched Vanguard, and the indie MMO...
RuneScape talks banks, weapons, and player farms, OSRS talks Song of the Elves and Warding poll results
It's a whole gaggle of RuneScape and Old School RuneScape news. Seriously, an entire, weighty gaggle. Let's get started.
RuneScape has not just one,...
Darkfall Rise of Agon has reverted its combat system to one from over a year ago
I actually blinked when I read the patch notes for Darkfall: Rise of Agon's update this week. It's surprising for an MMO for make...
New Frontier launches on Steam with the publisher that supposedly was not connected to the game
Oh boy. Oh, boy. So you all remember Wild West Online, right? Survival sandbox that launched in much the same way that having a...
The Soapbox: The counterproductiveness of limited-time content in online games
While thoroughly enjoying playing Astroneer's special event in honor of Apollo 11's moon landing 50th anniversary that's happening now through August 31st, I was...
MapleStory 2’s Skilled Ally update lets veteran players earn rewards for partying with new dungeon delvers
I'll be the first to tell you that late-game dungeons in MapleStory 2 can be fun, but also a tiny bit confusing. Thankfully, the...
