sandbox

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.

New World interview covers sandbox design, hosting tech, combat, death, and more

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New World, Amazon's in-development MMO, has been something of a mystery until the last few weeks, but information is now coming out faster and...

LOTRO Legendarium: A new Lord of the Rings MMO enters the One Ring

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It's a tale as old as time: Whenever an MMO starts getting up there in years and starting to show signs of age, you...

Dual Universe AMA tackles questions about alpha testing, LUA scripting, combat, and more

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Novaquark, developer of upcoming voxel-based spacefaring MMO Dual Universe, has posted an AMA of all the questions asked by fans during Gamescom 2018. The...

Star Citizen highlights moonscapes and player housing, plus its monthly studio report

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You know one of my favorite things about Firefly? The bunkrooms. Like seriously, I want a hammock and a pull out toilet/sink. That set...

Massively Overthinking: Massively OP’s PAX West 2018 awards and poll

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Most of this year's PAX West content is finally finished, and while we're about to give MOP reporter Larry Everett a much-needed breather, we've...
Free me!

Black Desert and The Division are both free to play this weekend on Steam

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There was a time when it was rare to be able to try out an MMO without buying it, but these days the majority...
Oh great.

ArcheAge prepares for a new round of ‘server evolutions’

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What's this? ArcheAge's servers are evolving! But not into a bird, or a beetle, or some sort of bird-beetle with like fourteen stingers like...
Romantic?

The Daily Grind: So how worried are you about Pearl Abyss’ buyout of CCP Games?

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The panic over the impending Pearl Abyss buyout of CCP Games has been palpable for the last 24 hours. The EVE Online Reddit was...

Daybreak announces new investment, new H1Z1 and EverQuest mobile titles, and a new esports arena

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Today does seem to be the day for big financial bombshells, doesn't it? Turns out Daybreak had a card up its sleeve too. The...

Albion Online patch brings minor changes and fixes

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Multiplatform fantasy sandbox MMO Albion Online has received a small update today, bringing a few changes and fixes to the game. The changes are...

EVE Online developer CCP Games bought by Black Desert Online studio Pearl Abyss

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I bet that's not a headline you expected to wake up to! EVE Online developer CCP Games confirmed this morning that it will soon...

Black Desert counts 10M global registered users, plus news on today’s patch, Pearl Abyss benefits, and the Drieghan teaser trailer

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Remember last week when Pearl Abyss and Kakao claimed Black Desert's playerbase had seen a "massive surge" thanks to the game's visual remaster? "Black...

Old School RuneScape’s mobile version launches October 30

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Just in time for Halloween, Old School RuneScape will be formally launching for mobile. Jagex announced this morning that OSRS will land on both...

The Cycle plans September closed alpha, offers new gameplay trailer

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We've been following YAGER's upcoming online shooter The Cycle all summer; as we put it in July, it looks like a survival sandbox with...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 185: PAX West crud

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Larry, Justin, and Bree talk PAX West, Elder Scrolls Online, Rend, Dauntless, Torchlight Frontiers, Blades, Neverwinter, Anthem, Star Citizen, Runes of Magic, Wizard101, FFXIV, PlanetSide 2, SWTOR, WoW, and Star Wars Galaxies, with a mailbag email on how MMOs can facilitate roleplaying.

Hardcore ‘MMOPEG’ sandbox Codename Reality has failed to fund on Kickstarter, vows to continue

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Just about a month ago, we covered a brand-new Kickstarter from a brand-new MMORPG called Codename Reality. Actually, European developer Orode Productions called it...

EVE Evolved: How would you reboot EVE Online?

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EVE Online has been pretty comfortable in its hardcore sci-fi MMO niche for over 15 years now, working its way through dozens of expansions and...

The Daily Grind: What major blunders in MMORPG history should future devs study?

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A week or so ago, Justin penned another entry in his long-running City of Heroes historical pieces, and down in the comments, a reader...

The MOP Up: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds lets gamers tattle on each other (September 2, 2018)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

EVE Online banned almost 10,000 bots and unauthorized RMT participants this summer

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CCP Games has made communicating just how it's "coming for the bots" in EVE Online a priority all year, both before and after players...

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