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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EVE Evolved: A matter of balance in EVE Online
Throughout its almost 15-year lifetime, EVE Online has walked a fine line between developing new features and iterating on existing gameplay. Development has to...
Mortal Online doesn’t just expose you to weather, it lets you control it
Mortal Online is going all-in on the weather industry. The forecast? A storm of fury, electrocution, and ice, all coming in a low front...
Star Citizen: Subber PTU access ‘perk’, developments in the Crytek lawsuit, and patch 3.0.1
Who says subscriptions are dead? Not Star Citizen. The alpha MMORPG has long taken a page out of the Pathfinder Online playbook by offering...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 155: Pirates, progression, and patches
Justin and Bree discuss Age of Conan, FFXIV, SWTOR, Closers, EVE Online, Sea of Thieves, WoW, and Guild Wars 2, with mailbag questions on non-combat MMO options and playing MMOs with a newborn.
CCP says it recently poured $3M into EVE Online’s server cluster upgrades to improve big battles
If you believe the prolific propaganda, EVE Online's so-called "million-dollar battle" last week was derailed in part because of the game's underlying tech.
CCP Falcon...
H1Z1 struggles to counter rapid player strafing
Well here is something that we learned today: the meaning of ENAS. If you're not deep into the PvP shooter scene, the East North...
EVE Online expands its community info website
Want the latest information on EVE Online in one easy-to-navigate space? Now there's a website for that.
EVE's new and improved community website got a...
Hardcore sandbox Darkfall New Dawn launches today – here’s the trailer!
Darkfall New Dawn formally launches today as one of two officially licensed spinoffs of Aventurine's classic hardcore sandbox, which went belly-up a few years ago. As...
Darkfall Rise of Agon patches in changes for champion spawns, crafting, and alignment
Darkfall New Dawn isn't the only Darkfall spinoff with big stuff happening this week: Darkfall Rise of Agon also got a hefty update, which...
EVE Online’s ‘million dollar battle’ ends up a $3300 bust
It was touted as the "Million-Dollar Battle" -- a million dollars' worth of EVE Online ships heading to an epic showdown in 9-4RP2. Pandemic Legion...
EVE changes fleet fight notification tool to fix a persistent rejection bug
When big groups of ships fight in EVE Online, it can put a real strain on the game's servers. Sure, it might just look...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 154: A Prime experiment
Justin and Bree discuss Trion's big RIFT and Devilian news, Camelot Unchained's $7.5M investment, Darkfall New Dawn's launch, and layoffs for Albion and Elyria, with a mailbag question on what went wrong with WildStar.
Trademarks, copyrights, and patents: What they mean for you and for video games
Has the pace of news moved so quickly that we've already forgotten about Brendan "PlayerUnknown" Greene's statement that video games lack any IP copyright...
EVE Evolved: The Citadel conundrum
The hot topic on everyone's lips in EVE Online right now is Citadel proliferation: The galaxy is rapidly filling up with an uncountable number...
EVE Online’s biggest battle ever is about to happen, but both sides may be afraid to fight
If there's one constant in the political sandbox of EVE Online, it's that everyone is secretly plotting revenge on someone. Alliances can hold grudges...
The Stream Team: Peek into Darkfall New Dawn during free trial
If you've wanted to get a peek for Darkfall: New Dawn before it launches, here's your chance. Massively OP's MJ is taking advantage of...
EVE Online community donates 3.7 million PLEX to family of fallen developer
Last fall, one of EVE Online's senior software engieers passed away at the age of 35, leaving a hole in the team's heart. While...
The Daily Grind: Is ‘naming-and-shaming’ MMO cheaters a good idea?
Last week on Reddit, an EVE Online player begged CCP to organize a wall of shame for botters - essentially an online list of...
PSA: Darkfall New Dawn is free-to-play right now ahead of next week’s launch
If you've been curious about the indie spinoff Darkfall: New Dawn but aren't sure yet about plunking down pre-order cash, then you'll be interested...
Massively Overthinking: Tackling our hoarding problem in MMORPGs
By coincidence, two articles in my feeds this past week both centered on video game hoarding - not hoarding the actual games but hoarding...
