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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Tencent may be bringing H1Z1 to China
The easiest way to ensure that no one is really fighting over who gets to be at the top of the battle royale genre...
Perfect Ten: The healthiest live MMORPGs at the end of 2017
As Counting Crows told us, it's been a long December, although the fact that it has also only just started being December speaks to...
EVE Online’s Arms Race update offers more ships to free players today
Before you get too excited, let's note that today's update for EVE Online is not simply handing out ships like space travel-shaped candy. Free...
Darkfall: Rise of Agon adds magical teleporting billboards
Progress continues to march in Darkfall: Rise of Agon, with a smallish content patch added to the game last week that added a special...
Massively Overthinking: Taking risks in MMORPGs
Last weekend, Brendan wrote a great column on how to stay safe from gankers in EVE Online, noting that the newbies are commonly given...
Perfect Ten: The biggest MMO stories of 2017
One thing you can say for the MMO industry: It never ceases to surprise all of us. No matter what predictions we may make...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 146: World of Warcraft’s fun police
Justin and Bree discuss Marvel Heroes' death, Darkfall New Dawn, LOTRO 2018, Neverwinter Nights, WoW's fun police, DDO, Hearthstone, and Trove, with mailbag discussions on Disney the lockbox villain and the max we'd pay for MMO subscriptions.
EVE Online patches in more alpha skills on December 5th
The next patch for EVE Online arrives on December 5th, and it's going to give Alpha players (or "free-to-play players" for those not down...
EVE Evolved: Three top tips for staying safe from gankers in EVE Online
EVE Online is renowned for its cold, harsh universe and relatively few rules, and we've all heard the horror stories over the years of...
Gloria Victis expands its map and adds some hidden treasures
There's even more land in Gloria Victis now, enough space that everyone has all the reason in the world to spread out and never...
Darkfall: New Dawn launches on January 26, 2018
At this point, it's an odd year when Darkfall isn't launching. Darkfall: New Dawn has announced that the game will launch on January 26th,...
Just Survive gives players a choice of maps, hands out free reward crates
Just Survive, the H1Z1 castoff that is looking to... just survive, made a bold play this week with a significant update to some of...
Perfect Ten: MMO things to be thankful about this year
It's kind of hard to be thankful this year. Sure, some good things have happened this year, but we also have some things that,...
H1Z1’s latest patch adds a new insta-respawn map and new dailies
Daybreak has big plans for H1Z1 -- that's the game formerly known as H1Z1: King of the Kill, you'll recall, as it was rebranded...
Global Chat: Why you need to be playing Warframe
You know what's one MMO that seems to be capturing the interest of a lot of gamers these days? Warframe. It seems to be...
Pathfinder Online drops a small patch to protect mules and fix other errors
At long last, the vicious mule exploits of Pathfinder Online have been addressed. No longer will players group up with their friends and attack...
EVE Online layoffs lead to the end of a fan tournament
While studio layoffs have an immediate effect on the people that are let go, the ramifications of such decisions can end up impacting players...
EVE Online adds new Alpha training injectors to offer subscriber training for a day
Starting out fresh as a free player in EVE Online is hard to manage. It's not just that you're new in a world filled...
EVE Evolved: Three tricks to maximize your free-to-play EVE Online account
It's now been almost one year to the day that EVE Online officially got a limited free-to-play option, and it's certainly been a boon...
The MOP Up: EVE Online eases you into its universe (November 12, 2017)
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...
