Gankboxes are sandboxes that place such an emphasis on unrestricted free-for-all PvP that ganking comes to dominate the entire game, to the detriment of the rest of the world design.
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Darkfall: Rise of Agon previews stat-boosting Shards and Obelisks that are in development for 2021
Even the smaller MMOs like Darkfall: Rise of Agon are getting into the spirit of looking back at 2020 and looking ahead at 2021....
The Christmas truce in EVE Online ends in explosive fashion with a costly $300K battle at M2-XFE
It was likely a foregone conclusion that the agreed upon Christmas truce between the two sides fighting World War Bee 2 in EVE Online...
EVE Online promises that ‘scarcity is not the new reality’ in its 2020 ecosystem report
If you've found that there's less ISK, resources, and general wealth in EVE Online, that's not just your mind playing tricks on you; it's...
Both sides of EVE Online’s massive World War Bee 2 have agreed to a Christmas truce
Mark the date of Monday, December 21st, 2020 in your calendar if you're the sort of person following EVE Online history as Internet Spaceship...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 302: Your MMO mail, our MMO opinions
Justin and Bree tackle an all-mailbag show, with topics including gaming music and writing mainstream awards, MMO exploration, crafting and EVE Online, vanilla Guild Wars 2, the "one MMO" gamer, MMOs that make you want to play other MMOs, WoW transmog, Raph Koster's brain, and Shadowbane.
Choose My Adventure: All the MMOs you made us play in 2020
It'd be spectacularly easy -- routine, even -- to look back at the year gone with derision, bitterness, and all sorts of acrid snark,...
Pathfinder Online celebrates the holiday season with the Pharasmin Sequences
No, the Pharasmin Sequences isn't the name of some sort of non-euclidean mathematics meant to chart fantastical alternate universes; it's the holiday event that...
Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: MMO Story of the Year
MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for MMO Story of the Year, which was awarded to the Blizzard boycotts last...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2021
So... 2020 didn't go exactly as anyone planned. Our predictions for this past year were pretty janked up by that whole pandemic thing and...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offered the best PvP experience in 2020?
A few years back, we retired our award for the best PvP experience in an MMO, largely because neither our writers nor readers really...
CCP Games partners with Sperasoft for the latest in a long line of EVE franchise shooters
It's no secret at all that CCP Games has been working on a new multiplayer online game, or at least it shouldn't be if...
EVE Online details Winter Nexus events, new Tech 2 Drones as players bash the new character gen
It's not revelatory, it's not always something new, but for EVE Online players that have somehow missed out on hearing everything that's been added...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v4.0
By far, my favorite column to write here at Massively OP (and the one that always takes the longest) is The Game Archaeologist. I've...
Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Most Improved MMO
MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for Most Improved MMO, which was awarded to Black Desert last year. All live...
Massively OP’s 2020 Awards: Best MMO Event of 2020
MassivelyOP’s end-of-the-year awards for 2020 continue today with our award for Best MMO Event of 2020, which was awarded last year to AdventureQuest 3D...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO does the best at self-effacing humor?
That picture right up there might be the very first time that I've ever seen an EVE Online character portrayed with an actual smile....
EVE Online kicks off a ton of seasonal events for its icy-themed Winter Nexus
You might not think EVE Online is the type of MMO to get festive for the holidays, but it is! Although this blend of...
End-of-Year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs going into 2021
It is only natural that, when you are shopping around for a different MMORPG to play, to consider the health of potential play candidates....
EVE Online brings its Japanese localization online and celebrates with fireworks and store sales
The Japanese playerbase of EVE Online has reason to celebrate today as the localization of the game to Japanese has officially gone live. CCP...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best graphical appeal in 2020?
OK, graphics snobs, this unofficial annual award is for you. Now, I will play an old, clunky, beloved sandbox for a really long time. And...
