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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Massively Overthinking: Do MMO betas rob you of launch joy?
I use to think of betas as being unpaid labor for video game companies, but maybe I've been going about it all wrong. On...
Player counts for survival sandbox Rend have hit severely anemic levels
The multiplayer survival sandbox Rend pretty much depends on lots of people being active at any given time, what with its factional structure and...
EVE Online is officially live in South Korea
For far too long, the only way for residents of South Korea to experience the loop of mining for minerals to support pointless military...
ArcheAge Unchained has finally sorted out its ArchePass compensation – go claim yours
It's surely frustrating for players and devs alike that most of the conversation surrounding ArcheAge and ArcheAge Unchained for the last month has concentrated...
G-Star 2019: Pearl Abyss fully reveals Crimson Desert, Plan 8, Shadow Arena, and DokeV
Late last night, Pearl Abyss took the stage at Pearl Abyss Connect ahead of G-Star to officially unveil a staggering four new online games...
EVE Online’s newest patch improves new player tutorials and balance tweaks
Looting stuff feels like it should be kind of self-explanatory, doesn't it? But when you're floating out in the cold darkness of space like...
Legends of Aria previews New Dawn’s episodic content and murder penalties
Just before Halloween, Legends of Aria's Citadel Studios announced some sweeping changes coming to the early access sandbox. After revamping its PvP system and...
Black Desert adds a fish worth 500k Silver on PC and the Mystic Awakening on Xbox One
Every fisherman dreams of landing the Big One, but not all huge hauls are created equal. Take, for example, the Yvrug in Black Desert...
Asheron’s Call would’ve been 20 years old this month, but the community isn’t dead
Ah, Asheron's Call. We miss you. You'd have been 20 years old this month, celebrating your antique status with the likes of Ultima Online...
Perfect Ten: Counting Fallout 76’s many post-nuclear flubs
I'll admit that I was the first one out of my seat, applauding wildly, when Fallout 76 was first announced at Bethesda's E3 showcase...
TERA’s latest PC patch tweaks classes, offers new leveling event and sweet dragon mounts
PC players should point their eyeballs toward TERA this week, as En Masse has ponied up an update for the action combat MMORPG that's...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 246: When rock bands play MMORPGs
Justin and Bree discuss Blizzard and Square's financials, WoW, LOTRO, Pearl Abyss, EverQuest II, AQ3D, with adventures in LOTRO, WoW, and SWG, and mailbag topics on optional subs and Blizzard's lessons.
Choose My Adventure: Second time’s the charm in Citadel Forged with Fire
As interesting as figuring things out on my own in Citadel: Forged with Fire may have been the first time around, I have to...
Dark Age of Camelot is officially going free-to-play today with Endless Conquest
We've been talking about it for a few years now, but it's officially happening today: Endless Conquest marks Dark Age of Camelot's first foray...
RuneScape is rethinking its monetization after UK report on one player’s alleged $62K spend
RuneScape is a pretty old game, but it has a new way of doing business as a free-to-play MMORPG with various microtransaction models and...
Black Desert Mobile launches globally on December 11, hands out Black Desert for free for pre-registering
Black Desert Mobile, aka the tiny version of Black Desert, has officially gotten its full global release date. What's more, those who pre-register for...
ArcheAge Unchained details Belstrom and ArchePass diligence coins compensation
While Belstrom EU players of ArcheAge Unchained were already offered some recompense for a three-day long outage in the form of a server-wide boost...
Crimson Oasis: Speculation on Crimson Desert, Pearl Abyss’ new MMORPG
Lasst week, we reported on what looks like Pearl Abyss' power move to overtake the MMO market. With three MMOs and a Shadow Arena...
The Daily Grind: Should World of Warcraft switch to annual expansions?
During last week's Activision-Blizzard investor call, Blizzard executives dodged hard on one analyst's question about WoW Classic retention - no great surprise there, really,...
The MOP Up: When no one’s online, the terror truly begins
Halloween may be over, but you can still get your creepy spook on with No Players Online. This is a horror game that uses...
