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.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 102: Sailing into the future

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Justin and Larry discuss LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, SWTOR, Star Trek Online, Asheron's Call, H1Z1, Black Desert, and Guild Wars 2, with a special Bree monologue about the new comment system.
science, together, fun

Take a look at how EVE Online made a game mechanic out of scientific research

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You doubtlessly have a pretty clear idea of what goes on in EVE Online at this point. Players mine resources, build ships, screw one...

Jukebox Heroes: Live performances of MMO scores

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I am of the opinion that there is something special and magical about getting to experience music in person, especially so when it is...

Daybreak: ‘We have not given up’ on H1Z1’s console launch

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Daybreak has posted up an H1Z1: King of the Kill Q&A last night that sheds some light on the state of the game, in one...

Skyforge seeks player representatives for ‘elder guardian’ team

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My.com announced today that it's once again seeking to fill out the ranks of Skyforge's Elder Guardians. The EGs are sort of a cross...

In appreciation for Dereth: The life and times of Asheron’s Call

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Imagine a game where magic was actually rare, complicated, and often underwhelming in terms of time vs. efficiency -- a game where players actually...

EVE Evolved: Making stories with friends in EVE Online

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It's one of the more peculiar laws of the universe that when enough EVE Online players meet in the real world, they absolutely must swap stories. You...

EVE Online starts the process of electing its next player council

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When the winter is coldest on the coast of Iceland, CCP lugs out its 20-foot wooden alpine horn and blows a signal that can...
My life is not fun.

Perfect Ten: The MMOs with the most unclear futures in 2017

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A little while back, I took a look at the healthiest games in the MMO space at this time. That was a nice, uplifting...

Watch EVE Online’s dev history, in a mesmerizing timelapse video

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Wanna geek out over something bizarrely beautiful? CCP Games posted a video this morning that shows a 30-minute timelapse representation of EVE Online development...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 100: The nesting instinct in Elder Scrolls Online

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Justin and Larry discuss Elder Scrolls Online housing, ARK, The Repopulation, the Switch, Nostalrius, HeroWarz, Pathfinder, and Star Trek Online.
TUG

The Daily Grind: Which MMO do you most regret Kickstarting?

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With Pathfinder Online, The Repopulation, and TUG all back in the news this week either hunting for money, being acquired, or undergoing a total...
How could this have failed? Oh, right, in every fashion.

Pathfinder Online in talks with anonymous ‘game agency’ for further development

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Saying that 2016 was a year of "exciting promises" and "disappointing letdowns" for Pathfinder Online, Goblinworks Acting CEO Lisa Stevens said that she's trying a...
There was something beautiful and wonderful and it destroyed itself.

Massively Overthinking: Tab-target vs. action combat in MMORPGs

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Massively OP patron Duane is kicking the new year off right: with a brawl over combat types in MMOs. "Tab-target, action, or hybrid combat, for...

EVE Online fixes latency bugs, will redeploy 119.1 Thursday

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Whatever stability problem CCP encountered with EVE Online's 119.1 patch that caused the studio to implement a rare rollback from yesterday's planned launch has...

EVE Online delays, rolls back today’s patch

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CCP took EVE Online's core server, Tranquility, offline this morning for a rare unscheduled downtime and rollback, the apparent result of "several issues that...

Darkfall: Rise of Agon is now four months away from launch

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"We are roughly four months away from the official launch of the game." Darkfall: Rise of Agon laid out its 2017 roadmap this past weekend...

EVE Evolved: Five EVE video shows to watch in 2017

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Over the past several years, the way in which we receive gaming news and the types of gaming media we follow has changed pretty fundamentally. Today's...

Leaderboard: Which Daybreak MMO is most vulnerable in 2017?

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In February 2015, following the SOE/Daybreak transition and ensuing mass layoffs, we polled our readers on the security of the rest of the studio's games....

The Daily Grind: Are you concerned for Daybreak’s other MMORPGs?

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Last night's startling news that Daybreak plans to sunset Landmark abruptly in February (while forbidding player emulators) sent the MMORPG community into... I'll call...

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