sandbox

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.

Black Desert news: Mobile’s Node War pre-season, PS4’s Altar of Blood, and PC’s content update preview

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Every edition of Black Desert has something new to show off heading into 2020, whether it's the start of the Node War in Black...

Battle Bards Episode 159: Black Desert revisited

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It’s a return to a soundtrack that, over the past couple of years, experienced a lavish remastry. This week, the Battle Bards explore the...

The most popular MMORPG conversations of 2019

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I feel like a broken record saying this, but the success of a blog is not just about page views or ad impressions or...
Never over.

Perfect Ten: The best MMO updates and expansions of 2019

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The down side of doing these columns at the end of the year every year is that there's a certain challenge of writing the...

The best Massively OP community polls of 2019

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Time for another annual tradition here on Massively OP: the counting of the polls! Yes, we run a bunch of polls in our irregular...

Choose My Adventure: The perfect sandbox MMORPG already exists in Project Gorgon

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You know, I don’t think I’ve ever delighted in being so lost in an MMORPG before. Most of the time, being kicked out into the...

MassivelyOP’s 2019 Golden Yachties: Schlag meme of the year

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MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards end today with our pick for Schlag meme of the year. For those who never dip down into the comments,...

New Frontier leaves early access, Magnificent 5 enters early access, and a zombie-based spinoff is revealed

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This one is a bit of a wild ride, friends, so bear with me here. One game has broken up into three pieces, each...

Steam’s top sellers of 2019 include several MMORPGs and MMOs

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Steam's top sellers list for 2019 is out, and sitting prominently among the big money makers for the digital storefront are a number of...

Fight or Kite: Totally reasonable expectations for PvP MMORPGs in 2020

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A new year is upon us, and I am especially excited this time around. The past few calendar swap-outs have been pretty stale from...

Leaderboard: What’s the best classic MMORPG still running at the end of 2019?

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We've noted before that while our awards are pretty good at identifying the big modern MMORPGs and the indie gems, it's much harder to...
We just keep going.

Black Desert previews Guardian awakening, new battleground, and PvPvE zone, plus drops New Year’s events on PC

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Black Desert is busy. On our side of the globe, there have been a number of events kicking off for players to dig in...
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The Daily Grind: Which MMO boasts the best console experience?

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2019 has been an amazing year for MMOs on console, with Black Desert paving the way to become only the second MMORPG in the...

MMO Cartographer: Reminiscing on the MMOs we toured in 2019

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It is that time of the year when retrospectives abound and people set their resolutions for the upcoming year. That seems like exactly the...

Black Desert Mobile opens a new region and raises the level cap in its first major update

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If you've been putting your nose down and playing Black Desert Mobile to the absolute max level of content instead of doing work at...

Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2019

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Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP's weekly and sometimes biweekly recap of the big news in crowdfunded MMOs. Hey, you...

CIG hands out some eye candy with a new visuals trailer for Squadron 42

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All right, Squadron 42, I get it. You're pretty. Extremely pretty. But this recent visuals trailer you released? That's just straight up showing off....

Star Wars Galaxies Legends teases January update, Carrie Fisher tribute event tonight

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There's a content update on the horizon for Star Wars Galaxies Legends and it apparently really enjoys being a Sith. The sandbox rogue server...

Massively Overthinking: Our MMO resolutions for 2020

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We're succumbing to tradition this week as we're counting down the days until 2020. As we do at the end of every year, we've...

Global Chat: The best action RPGs ever

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Have you found yourself with some extra time this holiday season and not enough things to click, loot, and wear? Sounds like you need...

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