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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Space colony sim MMO SEED offers a look at how its AI operates
Alessia Nigretti, one of the AI engineers of the in-development space colonization MMO SEED, seems pretty happy about her job and eager to share...
RuneScape patches in quality-of-life and asks players to fill out a survey
This week in RuneScape is pretty tame overall as far as updates go. There is the Double XP Weekend Extended happening, of course, but...
Fight or Kite: New World’s switcheroo is the best thing that could have happened for PvPers
About a month ago, Amazon’s large age of conquest MMO, New World, announced a huge shift in focus from a free-for-all, full-loot PvP game...
Pearl Abyss America CEO talks about the MMO market and Black Desert Online’s success
It's a good sign that Black Desert Online has been not just a flash in the pan but an ongoing success in the MMO field...
EVE Online shares its economic report for January 2020 and hands out skill points for DDoS issues
For the more industrious EVE Online player, there's no greater moment than the monthly economic report. Well, it's that wonderful time of the month...
Jukebox Heroes: Ten MMOs that strongly support their soundtracks
It's one thing to put a lot of music in your MMORPG or even to release that launch-day album. It's another thing entirely to...
Ship of Heroes grants a look a new Martial Arts melee powerset in a video
It takes a special kind of superhero to go into a fight against the forces superheroes face with nothing but your fists and feet,...
Into the Super-verse: How City of Heroes welcomed me into MMOs
As we approach the first anniversary of City of Heroes' revival on the rogue server circuit, I wanted to take this opportunity to share...
Anarchy Online kicks off anniversary event celebrating one year of its classic server, Rubi-Ka 2019
It was the summer of 2001, dystopian sci-fi was at its apex, and everyone I knew was trying Anarchy Online. And by trying, I...
Star Citizen explores microTech’s moons and Anvil Carrack as the Crytek lawsuit reaches a settlement
Another week, another Inside Star Citizen. This time, we're continuing the three-part look at development work on microTech's moons and given a room-by-room tour...
EVE Online is adding a frigate bay to every battleship in the game
The cardinal rule of EVE Online is to not fly what you can't afford to lose. That said, bad things just happen and suddenly...
Interview: Pearl Abyss on Shadow Arena’s Black Desert origins, esports, audience, and more
Along with battle royale fans and Black Desert players, we've been keeping an eye on Pearl Abyss' Shadow Arena, the one-time battle royale mode...
The Soapbox: Why does it feel like I don’t have time for an MMO when I really do?
This guest Soapbox was commissioned through MassivelyOP's Patreon program and is authored by Steve "Sray" Blouin, a name our longtime commenters will surely recognize...
Black Desert is getting crossplay support for Xbox One and PS4 on March 4
It turns out that Pearl Abyss wasn't quite finished with the huge Black Desert rollouts, even after a 2019 that saw the PC game...
RuneScape adjusts mining rates, teases Archaeology, and prepares for charity streams
RuneScape is once again back with another week of news bits for its players. This week, there's some new-look patch notes, reminders of upcoming...
Hegemony promises its economy is ‘truly equal in playing field’
Worried that coming in late to the crafting and economic game of Hegemony will put you at a disadvantage to those who have been...
Black Desert’s latest PC patch adds Lahn Succession and begins the four year anniversary
Do you prefer to whip at enemies with a Pendulum weapon instead of a pair of chain swords as a Lahn in Black Desert?...
PlanetSide 2 boss hedges on existence of PlanetSide 3 in new interview
It's a bit out of date, since it refers to the launch of Escalation as if it were happening today (MMO players have known...
Perfect Ten: Dead MMOs resurrected via rogue servers
Last December, the Massively OP 2019 Awards gave its "Best Trend" nod to the rise of rogue servers in the MMO genre. Preservation of...
Black Desert Mobile brings Nouver to the world as the newest boss
Ah, world bosses. Why do we have to bother them, again? Black Desert Mobile is encouraging players at level 55 and above to take...
