Sandboxes are a type of MMO that emphasize player freedom and expression. They frequently include mechanics for building, crafting, trading, character customization and development, roleplaying, destruction, and significant interaction with the world and other players. A sandbox that is dominated by an open-PvP or free-for-all ruleset is sometimes pejoratively called a gankbox. Contrast with the themepark.
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 481: Pre-Gamescom MMO mini podcast
In this mini episode, Bree runs down Throne & Liberty's delay, New World's Aeternum beta, Guild Wars 2's Janthir Wilds launch, the Richard Garriott Ultima Online rumor, the state of Ultima Online New Legacy, Nightingale's Realms Rebuilt, the record-setting SWG Legends' SOEclipse event, and the approach of Gamescom.
Choose My Adventure: Fractured Online starts off unremarkably but comfortably
I always start off with a lot of concern whenever I enter a sandbox MMORPG for Choose My Adventure. Mostly because these games are...
Laniatus-owned Idea Fabrik claims The Repopulation is back online, renews assault on former contractor
It's been quite some time since The Repopulation was in our collective radar, but that was because development of the game was ended in...
RuneScape-inspired Brighter Shores says it won’t officially be complete until PvP arrives
With the early access launch of Brighter Shores planned for this fall, one big question's on the table for this RuneScape-inspired MMO: Will it...
Dual Universe’s myDU private server functionality is officially available today
It's all of the great taste of Kickstarted sci-fi MMORPG Dual Universe but with your own personal spin: It's myDU, the standalone version that...
Mortal Online 2 players can no longer steal life from invincible NPCs thanks to the latest patch
The days of Mortal Online 2 players using invincible targets like vendors, priests, and training dummies as juice boxes are regrettably over. That's thanks...
Ashes of Creation boosts its alpha access bundle offerings following gamer uproar
If you were among those who raised your eyebrows at the three-figure prices that Ashes of Creation was charging for access to its upcoming...
The MOP Up: Spellfarers lets you dabble in moon magic
The recently launched magic life sim Spellfarers Update 0.511 arrived with "lots of fixes, including to cooking, a new stove for Ilo's kitchen, minor...
Almost 3000 characters broke the SWG Legends server this weekend celebrating the SOEclipse
Earlier this afternoon, Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends hosted a massive event called SOEclipse, essentially the precise moment when the Legends Omega...
PSA: Don’t miss Project Gorgon’s community writ-gathering challenge for game-wide goodies
If you're seeing players in Project: Gorgon dashing around slaughtering foes willy-nilly (more than normal anyway), that's because there's a community-wide Writ Challenge that's...
Survival sandbox Enshrouded racks up three million players this year so far
It turns out that a whole lot of people like pick-axing their way to success, if survival sandbox Enshrouded's history this year is any...
Dual Universe lets players host their own private servers starting next week
While Dual Universe didn't quite take the world by storm with its scifi sandbox offerings, developer Nova Quark is hoping that the ability to...
Pax Dei on surviving the sandbox as a solo player: ‘Playing solo does not mean playing alone’
So here's the tricky thing about MMORPGs: Their greatest strength lies in their massively multiplayer nature, and yet sometimes we just don't want to...
Fractured Online suffers yet another server issue that forces a 21-hour rollback of progress
That's right, it's happened again: Fractured Online has once more had to roll back player progress thanks to a technical issue, though mercifully this...
Star Citizen kicks off a week-long free fly event and previews Pyro’s non-combat gameplay
Star Citizen is celebrating its ships once again and using that love of internet spacecraft to pitch the game to new money players. The...
Nightingale previews Realms Rebuilt’s story progression and revamped main campaign
Last week, Tencent's Inflexion Games took the wraps off a major inbound update for Nightingale dubbed Realms Rebuilt. The update, which is essentially the...
SWG Legends celebrates outliving original Star Wars Galaxies with events and a free level 90 booster
Prepare to feel the weight of time in your bones: Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends is officially celebrating its "SOEclipse" tomorrow. That's...
Massively Overthinking: Do the little things make or break an MMORPG?
Earlier this year, I did a video showcasing Star Wars Galaxies Legends player city overhaul, and in it, I admitted to something silly: A...
RuneScape finally unveils 2024-2025 roadmap – including a ‘new area expansion’ in late 2025
RuneFest was unfortunately pushed off into next year thanks to circumstances beyond Jagex's control - but the studio has found ways to deliver info...
Greek myth-themed survivalbox Dawn of Defiance begins its early access
That's right, we've got another multiplayer survival sandbox on our hands, only this one is wearing a mythological Greek costume: It's Dawn of Defiance,...
