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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Black Desert previews succession skills, begins new Mysterious Knight event
Black Desert isn't letting a little thing like Thanksgiving and Black Friday get in the way of big updates across its multiple versions. Here's...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 248: Saying farewell to Aradune
Bree and Justin mourn Brad McQuaid, dip into Guild Wars 2, side-eye Stadia, imagine 20 more years of LOTRO, and enjoy watching EVE Online and Star Citizen's cons fight. Plus we tackle two mailbag questions about MMO genre positivity and playing solo in MMOs.
Choose My Adventure: Pushing boundaries and building a better house in Citadel Forged with Fire
As we come to the close of our Citadel: Forged with Fire adventure, we decided to push the absolute limits of how far we...
EVE Online patches in new balance adjustments and skills for Triglavian ships
The entire Triglavian invasion in EVE Online would feel less interesting if players couldn't learn to build those ships, and the latest patch for the...
RuneScape lets players rear dinos, Old School RuneScape beta tests the Nightmare of Ashihama
Whether you want to raise dinos or take on horrifying nightmare monsters, both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape have you covered respectively with some...
Fallout 76 players have found a way to kill pacifists via radiation poisoning
Who would have ever thought that granting players in a sandbox game access to nuclear weaponry would be used irresponsibly? Certainly not Bethesda, which...
Wild Terra 2 shows off 25 minutes of pre-alpha gameplay footage
It's often better to show and not tell, and the folks at Juvty Worlds have a whole lot to show regarding Wild Terra 2,...
ArcheAge discusses the ArchePass’ return, the Library shutdown, and goldseller bans in its latest devstream
Last Friday's livestream from the folks at ArcheAge seemed to be a bit of a mish-mash of various topics, but there are at...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends rogue server drops new mini-themepark for quest fiends
The November patch for community-run rogue server Star Wars Galaxies Legends dropped last week, and it's a bit of a hodge-podge of fixes, with...
The Stream Team: Living out the Pumpkin Days (and nights, too)
It took some time and a winding road for it to happen, but Pumpkin Online has released in early access as a not-so-massively farming/dating...
Sales of the Carrack exploration ship appear to create a funding spike for Star Citizen
It's perhaps no surprise that this year's CitizenCon would cause a quick jump in Star Citizen funding, but it would seem that the presentation...
Multiplayer farming/dating sim Pumpkin Online releases as Pumpkin Days on Steam Early Access
Show of hands, who here remembers Pumpkin Online? It was announced on Kickstarter as a multiplayer farming/dating sim, but would later decide to switch...
Persistent open-world MMO Project C gets an official name: Life Beyond
We've been covering Project C for a few years now: It's a SpatialOS open-world MMO sandbox promising “meaningful persistency,” built by by Darewise, the...
The MOP Up: Destiny 2 worships the sun
That glowing ball of thermonuclear radiation in the sky might just mean warmth and crispy tans for you, but for Destiny 2, it is...
EVE Online developers will soon be allowed to… play EVE Online
EVE Online's developers have historically had to keep the community at arms length to avoid inadvertently influencing the player-run sandbox. After the 2007 t20...
The Stream Team: Playing with some new toys in the Star Citizen free fly event
If there's one thing that Star Citizen does well, it's make spaceships feel like full, legitimate vehicles. MassivelyOP's Chris is ready to get his...
EVE Evolved: Inside Hadean’s EVE Online record-breaking battle attempt
If EVE Online is known for one thing (apart from massive scams and online heists), it's the truly massive PvP battles that have taken...
CitizenCon 2019: Star Citizen previews alpha 3.8, details Theatres of War, teases next star system
While the opening beats of Star Citizen's CitizenCon event may have started with some disappointment, the remainder of the event had lots of things...
The Stream Team: Survival Saturday in Citadel Forged with Fire
The quest to explore Ignis continues as MassivelyOP's Chris delves through his continuing adventure in Citadel: Forged with Fire. Will he run afoul of...
CitizenCon 2019: Star Citizen keynote kicks off Carrack delay and community disappointment
The start of Star Citizen's CitizenCon convention appears to have arrived with a bit of a thud, if the community temperature is any indication....
