gankbox

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.

Jagex picks up EVE Online vet Nathan Richardsson, is still working on multiple secret MMOs

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If you've been reading Massively OP for a while, you're not going to be surprised whatsoever to once again hear the news that Jagex...
The most positive statement about anything Daybreak-related I am likely to make all year.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 209: ArenaNet layoffs, Blizzard layoffs, and PlanetSide Arena delays

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Justin and Bree discuss the Guild Wars 2 layoffs, Blizzard layoffs, PlanetSide Arena's delay, WoW's allied races, and LOTRO's expansion, with adventures in DDO, SWGL, and Trove, and mailbag letters on ethical studios, ancient MMOs, and Project Titan.
I demand more skills for this.

EVE Online shifts its skill system to provide skills on demand

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There's a persistent issue with the skill system in EVE Online insofar as the system requires buying skills off the market in order to train...
oh nooooo

H1Z1 patches in quick fixes for its mammoth Season 3 update on PlayStation 4

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Adding a whole lot of stuff to a game in a patch can also break things. It's not intentional, but it's inevitable. H1Z1 had...

Darkfall Rise of Agon has officially soft-launched its hybrid free-to-play ‘freemium’ model

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Remember back when free-to-play was still a pretty rare thing, and we used to run polls on which MMOs would go free-to-play next? And...
Weepy weep weep.

Perfect Ten: The bloodiest MMOs of all time

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I am not nor ever have been that much of a fan of gore and blood in video games. Oh, I thought Doom was...
This guy, dudes.

Kotaku exposes the creeps of game streaming, plus the update on Elvine you didn’t want

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At the beginning of the month, we were all horrified to cover the news that a Twitch streamer and (now former) Hi-Rez employee, Thomas...

EVE Online changes F2P mission access to combat bots and releases its first economic report of 2019

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There's been an unfortunate increase of RMT activity in New Eden recently, and in the delicate balancing act that is the in-game economy of...
OFF WITH HIS KNEES

Gloria Victis introduces movable catapults, streamlines crafting system

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For Valentine's Day, the folks at Gloria Victis gave their players a rather unconventional present: movable catapults. Sure, they may not be able to...

EVE Evolved: EVE Online has a gambling problem

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The gambling debate has kicked off again in EVE Online, this time in response to the annual Guardian's Gala event that's currently running throughout...

EVE Online’s Alliance Tournament is taking a hiatus for 2019

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2019 is looking to be a year of big changes for EVE Online's usual yearly events: On top of the Reykjavik Fanfest being replaced...
Mortal Online

Mortal Online devs say they’re building Mortal Online 2 and bringing existing lifers and wealth along

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Sandbox MMO Mortal Online developer Star Vault made headlines last year for Mortal Royale, a battle royale that boasts a giant map and a...

EVE Online: The February release, Guardian’s Gala, CCPlease, chat mess compensation, and Burn Jita 2019

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Happy patch day, capsuleers: CCP Games has patched up EVE Online with the February release, which focuses heavily on quality-of-life additions for the game,...

EVE Evolved: How working with NPCs could improve EVE Online

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While EVE Online is primarily based around the conflicts that arise between groups of players competing in the same virtual universe, the New Eden...
Capital city.

EVE Online moves cynosural fields to a separate overview filter with its February update

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If you have never wanted to see a cynosural field in your overview in EVE Online, the game's February patch will take care of that....

H1Z1’s PC team makes the game look more old-school than ever before

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While it will never be mistaken for the ultra-colorful and cartoony Fortnite, H1Z1 -- sorry, Z1 Battle Royale -- is doing what it can...
Where am I? No one gets to know.

Interview: Legends of Aria’s dungeon expansion, early access, ganking, housing, and cash shop philosophy

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Indie old-school sandbox MMORPG Legends of Aria has become a household name among MMO players over the last few months, first rolling into early...
Hooray, everything is meaningless.

H1Z1 adds ranked leaderboards for PlayStation 4 with its season 3 update

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Are you tracking your progress as well as you could in H1Z1 on PlayStation 4? Sure, you think you're doing better now, but are you really doing...

EVE Online’s new beta launcher allows custom settings for launching groups of accounts

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CCP Games, what are you folks up to? First it was a brand-new get-acquainted-with-EVE-Online trailer for enticing newbies. Now the game itself is getting...

The MOP Up: FFXIV tickles the ivories

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One of the best (of many) features in Final Fantasy XIV is its amazing soundtrack. And just when you think you've heard it all,...

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