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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APB Reloaded brainstorms a ‘gangland survival mode’
See if you can follow the chain of progression here. In APB Reloaded's most recent dev diary, the team says that it's about done...
Massively Overthinking: Being Uncle Owen in MMORPGs
Ever since the tone-deaf SOE proclamation that nobody wanted to play Uncle Owen in an MMORPG, contrary me has consciously fought that very stupid...
H1Z1: King of the Kill’s latest update makes combat less painful
H1Z1: King of the Kill has gotten lots of love from Daybreak this week with the release of a brand-new update as teased last...
EVE Online players blow up a $6,000 spaceship
Ever have the dark desire to see $6,000 get obliterated right before your very eyes?
A coordinated team of EVE Online players baited a Vanquisher...
EVE Evolved: Is EVE Online becoming too safe?
EVE Online is often painted as a harsh universe without rules where you could have your entire net worth destroyed or swiped right from under...
The MOP Up: Life is Feudal’s building sim (May 14, 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...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 116: Bree’s virtual garage sale
Justin and Bree discuss Ashes of Creation, Blizzard, Darkfall Rise of Agon, Guild Wars 2, Marvel Heroes, WildStar, Neverwinter, SWTOR, and Ultima Online, with a mailbag question on sandbox MMOs.
EVE Online’s patch today changes PLEX and adds new Blood Raider ships and shipyards
The bad news for EVE Online fans is that the game is going to require extended downtime today. There's nothing to be done about...
The Daily Grind: Which MMOs would you include among the greatest RPGs of all time?
Massively OP reader Francois recently pointed us to IGN's Top 100 RPGs of All Time, which we thought was worth a nod since unlike...
Log into EVE Online for 14th birthday presents and prep for tomorrow’s spring release
2003 was a fantastic year for MMORPGs, as anyone around for it can probably attest. In the span of two months that year, we...
Listen to these brand-new Guild Wars 2 and EVE Online music tracks
An odd but interesting connection between Guild Wars 2 and EVE Online is that both games use Soundcloud extensively to post their soundtrack pieces...
The MOP Up: SMITE’s console mea culpa (May 7, 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...
The Stream Team: Cheers to EVE Online for 14 years
How do they celebrate a birthday in Eve Online? Massively OP's MJ is about to find out! Her bet is on blowing things up...
Darkfall Rise of Agon is live today
Hardcore sandbox Darkfall: Rise of Agon officially launches this afternoon. The story of the game is a victorious one, as it's one of two...
Exploring TellTale’s Guardians of the Galaxy ‘crowd play’: A dual group dynamic
I have sort of an odd relationship with "story" in gaming. JRPGs really got me into gaming and inspired me to focus on my...
Results are in for EVE Online’s 12th Council of Stellar Management
The polls are closed, the votes are in, and the results are tallied. EVE Online has its 12th Council of Stellar Management following this...
Ashes of Creation’s Steven Sharif on his business history, $30M funding goal, and PvP
As I put this piece together Thursday morning, Ashes of Creation's Kickstarter has far exceeded its $750,000 goal, surging along toward stretch goals with...
Perfect Ten: Exploring MMORPGs from the far corners of the world
Have you ever noticed that while there's an entire world out there, most all of the MMORPGs we discuss and play tend to either...
EVE Online rolls out major PLEX changes on May 9
When EVE Online releases its next big patch on May 9th, PLEX is changing in a big way. For example, the old days of...
Massively OP Interview: Ashes of Creation on a new way to MMO
Today, Ashes of Creation takes a big plunge into an all-or-nothing Kickstarter campaign. Over the past few months, the MMO seemed to come out...
