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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Albion Online brings an activity journal and Roads of Avalon tweaks in July’s Paths to Glory update
Whenever Albion Online director Robin Henkys sits in the Comfy Chair™, you know that there's some news coming to the sandbox MMORPG. And sure...
Mortal Online 2 begins testing of a new mastery system on PTR
What do you do when you've climbed the top of the clade leveling mountain in Mortal Online 2? You find a new peak to...
Perfect Ten: The MMORPG terms we use but never define, from murderhobo to sandpark
Over in Vague Patch Notes, I have an ongoing series of columns that I describe as being primarily about having useful notes for us...
EVE Echoes has spent 2024 pumping out events, balancing, new regions, new ships, and a cheater crackdown
Most of the EVE Online-shaped noise has been coming out of... well, EVE Online, particularly since its Equinox update went live and testing for...
EVE Vanguard engages its latest subscriber-only playtest with new map and mechanics
Yesterday wasn't just the summer solstice; it was also the start of the Solstice event/playtest for EVE Vanguard, the integrated FPS mode of EVE...
Massively Overthinking: Unfair stigmas that follow MMORPGs
A few weeks back, our team was discussing the intersection of survival sandboxes, MMORPG virtual worlds, and gankboxes - and how hard it is...
Pax Dei runs into server-related bugs and mixed reviews in its first day of early access
We are once again taking the time to look at the first day of an MMORPG's launch. As readers well know by now, Pax...
Mortal Online 2’s next patch will add its Mastery system, a Wilderness dungeon, and new craftable armor
Originally, Mortal Online 2 had planned to include a system called the Veteran system, a mechanic designed to help improve build diversity and offer...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 473: How do you define an MMO?
Justin and Bree discuss EVE Online Equinox, EverQuest and EverQuest II expansions and progression servers, New World Aeternum, and Wayfinder's relaunch, with adventures in Project Gorgon, LOTRO, WoW, and Fallout 76, plus mailbag topics on balancing news coverage, Once Human, and defining MMOs.
SGF 2024: Hands-on with NCsoft’s long-awaited Throne and Liberty, launching September 17
Most of the games I played at Summer Game Fest were more enjoyable than I expected - including Throne and Liberty, which was probably...
EVE Online’s Tranquility server briefly buckles under the strain of over 36K concurrent players
This past Sunday was a very busy one for EVE Online. As first noticed by Noizy Gamer, the spaceship sandbox managed to hit a...
Albion Online’s latest patch primarily focuses on balance adjustments to several weapons
The PvP sandbox of Albion Online has once again taken the opportunity to use its latest patch to turn the dials of weapons balance....
Pax Dei outlines update plans for housing, combat, and economy over its year-long early access
Ready or not, the MMORPG world is less than 24 hours from the early access release of the sandbox Pax Dei, which is occasion...
Pax Dei bluntly outlines what it is – and is not – ahead of next week’s early access release
In a world where games have waffled about their MMO-ness, the devs at Mainframe Industries have made it very clear what kind of gameplay...
EVE Vanguard brings a new map, customizable weapons, and new missions in June 20 test
It's probably been the burning question on the lips of those who have been playing EVE Vanguard: When will the FPS hold its next...
SGF 2024: Hands-on with PvE-centric sci-fi horror survival shooter MMO Once Human
For those who saw Once Human and thought, "Gee, that kind of looks like a mix of H1Z1 and The Secret World," you're not wrong based on...
Global Chat: So many questions about Guild Wars 2’s housing
With the news that Guild Wars 2 is adding homesteads in its next expansion, Nerdy Bookahs is not alone in asking a whole ton...
Tibia dev previews guild features for its new zombie MMO Persist Online
Persist Online, the self-described "true, old-school MMORPG – but with zombies, guns, and baseball bats instead of orcs, mages, and spells" that's totally not...
EVE Online: Equinox launches today with a rejuvenated nullsec
EVE Online's big summer expansion, Equinox, is here to "rejuvenate nullsec" and give players some new ships to enjoy. To celebrate, CCP is granting...
The Quinfall offers a video overview of farming, animal husbandry, and building a personal plot
Sandbox MMORPG Quinfall has once more shared a narration-free video preview, this time offering interested fans a look at how to stake a claim...
