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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Elite: Dangerous makes the Horizons expansion part of its base edition in October
The base game of Elite: Dangerous has just gotten a little more interesting for those who didn't buy in to the Horizons expansion pack....
Fractured AMA covers questions about fast travel, PvP, pricing, and testing plans
Dynamight Studios' CEO Jacopo Gallelli decided to open an AMA for Fractured, and curious players responded with a wide swath of questions about the...
EVE Online talks about recent updates, SKIN bundles, and a relaxed banning policy in a video
EVE Online has put out yet another Pulse video newsletter, scooping together the most recent updates to the spaceship sandbox in one condensed bite...
The MOP Up: Life Beyond beefs up building
Life Beyond's recent patch is a spot of good news for budding builders: "With this release, buildings get free energy so you don't have...
Global Chat: Would it be easier than assumed for World of Warcraft to do housing?
Piggy-backing on our column on World of Warcraft's lack of housing, MMO blog GamingSF argued that the game actually has a lot of the...
One Shots: Amnesia and shipwrecks at level one
Utakata's shot of a "quiet earth" in Blade and Soul here is not from the starting area (I'm assuming!), but it definitely makes me...
The Game Archaeologist: The short ride of Auto Assault
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Wurm Online teases UI and mission changes ahead of next week’s roadmap reveal
The most recent dispatch from the Wurm Online team does not actually contain a full roadmap for the game's development updates; that's expected to roll...
EVE Online’s unpopular ‘resource distribution’ plan, plus the messy 49u battle and Japanese localization
Earlier today, EVE Online studio CCP Games released a dev blog on the next leg of its resource distribution plan. The studio aims to...
Inside Star Citizen closes its summer broadcasts with a close look at 3.11’s cargo decks and feature set
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Leaderboard: Are you tempted by Ultima Online’s New Legacy server?
So here's a fun fact for you: While vanilla, legacy, and progression servers have been all the rage for the last five years or...
Massively Overthinking: MMO voids that haven’t been filled
I swear, so many of the posts I bookmark on Reddit to muse on later wind up deleted, and today I've got another one,...
MUD network and roleplaying repository Skotos celebrates 20th anniversary with retirement
While many old-school MMORPG players came from MUDs, I didn't: I didn't even know they existed until several years into playing Ultima Online and...
Broadsword just announced Ultima Online: New Legacy on its 23rd birthday
We're updating this post with the big news down at the bottom!
All year, Broadsword's been teasing something big for Ultima Online, which we've been...
RuneScape and Old School RuneScape announce Steam launch as Jagex delays mobile
As many other games have proven, it never really seems to be too late to arrive to Steam, so consider that when learning that...
ArcheAge Unchained promises changes to Marketplace and ArchePass items that avoid pay-to-win territory
Gamigo, in coordination with XLGames, is promising to take ArcheAge Unchained player feedback to heart regarding items in the Marketplace and as part of...
Boundless introduces new sovereign and creative worlds, celebrates second birthday
There's already a fair amount of creative freedom in the voxelbox of Boundless, but as of the most recent update that freedom has extended...
Book of Travels promises gameplay footage this fall, delays early access to Q2 2021
Book of Travels effectively took Massively OP's most anticipated award last year, especially since the game that tied with it no longer really exists....
Black Desert dates O’dyllita release for October 7, adds Garmoth’s Nest to the Red Battlefield and new events
It's all about the PC version of Black Desert in this week's bundle of news and updates from the game, so if you're a...
RuneScape adds new Lunar spells, launches a fresh Yak Track, and announces Golden Gnome finalists
This week in RuneScape brings yet another cornucopia of... stuff. It's another update post and it's once again all over the map, but it...
