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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MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Deadside, The Isle, Minions of Elden, Dekaron M, Ragnarok Origin, TitanReach
Welcome back to another quick roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent titles you've (probably) never heard of!
We'll start with Deadside, which is definitely in the...
RuneScape improves its chat filtering, OSRS adds more Poll 71 features and tweaks death mechanics
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The Daily Grind: Do you have a favorite MMO PvP moment?
There was a fun thread on the Guild Wars 2 subreddit a while back that really made me miss solid MMORPG PvP. A player...
The MOP Up: Roblox players spend over $1.5 billion to date
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One Shots: A daring jump into two dimensions
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Black Desert shares another round of player questions from the Heidel Ball
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"Global, persistent events are one...
Project Gorgon hosts summer fun event and goes on sale
Now that summer is in full swing in the northern hemisphere, filling up those extended daylight hours is both a pleasure and a challenge....
ArcheAge Unchained’s latest ArchePass introduces a bevy of summertime goodies
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Star Citizen’s June dev report recounts alpha 3.10 progress and work on upcoming weapons, ships, and planets
The next alpha build of Star Citizen is waiting on the horizon, so as one would perhaps expect, the majority of CIG's June 2020...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG do you wish were on mobile?
Remember way back in the day when Guild Wars 2 was supposed to get a mobile version? It never did, and whatever mobile toy...
Elite: Dangerous applies bug fixes to Fleet Carriers as a community convention goes virtual
Elite: Dangerous has once more applied a patch to help mitigate several Fleet Carrier bugs this past Tuesday. Players should now see a variety...
Vague Patch Notes: Trying to salvage MMOs from bad launches
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Black Desert brings class balance changes, new events, and new gear for seasonal servers
Ready for things to change for your favorite Black Desert class? No? Well too bad, because today's update applies those changes. Also this was...
Choose My Adventure: EVE Online wasn’t really all that bad I guess
As I alluded to last week, I’ve been putting in a lot of thought into my time with EVE Online over the course of...
Battle royale survival shooter The Cycle is taking names for its third season public playtest
It's been some time since we had reason to focus down on The Cycle, the in-development survival sandbox/battle royale shooter that seeks to shake...
