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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Sandbox MMO Pax Dei has officially entered early access for at least the next year
If you're a Pax Dei founder pack owner, you're about to have a fun Tuesday, as Mainframe Industries has officially launched the survival-tinged sandbox...
EVE Online’s Tranquility server briefly buckles under the strain of over 36K concurrent players
This past Sunday was a very busy one for EVE Online. As first noticed by Noizy Gamer, the spaceship sandbox managed to hit a...
Albion Online’s latest patch primarily focuses on balance adjustments to several weapons
The PvP sandbox of Albion Online has once again taken the opportunity to use its latest patch to turn the dials of weapons balance....
Pax Dei outlines update plans for housing, combat, and economy over its year-long early access
Ready or not, the MMORPG world is less than 24 hours from the early access release of the sandbox Pax Dei, which is occasion...
The Quinfall confirms a June 22 start date for its second closed beta test
It might be easy to have forgotten that you tossed your name into the hat for potential closed beta participation, especially if you put...
PlanetSide 2 addresses its recent Sunderer Rework blunder
If you're going to be stuck in status limbo, it helps to at least show signs that you're still alive and kicking. So good...
The Stream Team: Boss beat down for better building in V Rising
Beating bosses is almost always a lucrative endeavor, and V Rising is no different. Vampires need loot, too! In fact, Massively OP's MJ will...
Jagex postpones RuneScape’s in-person RuneFest event after showrunner company implodes
If you're a RuneScape fan who was looking forward to the return of the in-person RuneFest this year after its four year-long hiatus, we...
Black Desert’s 2024 Heidel Ball takes over a real-world castle in France on June 22
The Heidel Ball presentation event has always been a big deal for Black Desert, and the 2024 edition of the affair is doing things...
Pax Dei bluntly outlines what it is – and is not – ahead of next week’s early access release
In a world where games have waffled about their MMO-ness, the devs at Mainframe Industries have made it very clear what kind of gameplay...
EVE Vanguard brings a new map, customizable weapons, and new missions in June 20 test
It's probably been the burning question on the lips of those who have been playing EVE Vanguard: When will the FPS hold its next...
With June patch inbound, Project Gorgon is safe and will see content through at least early 2025
Project Gorgon got a lot of attention at the tail end of last year, owing to the fact that its husband-and-wife dev team -...
Star Citizen suspends over 600 accounts over ‘illicitly gained’ credits earned thanks to an exploit
It would appear that some mass gold duping was going on in Star Citizen recently as a result of an exploit found within the...
Pantheon Rise of the Fallen heralds the arrival of Summoner and Ranger classes in its next test build
The Seasons - better known as pre-alpha builds - continue to turn in Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen. With Season 3 nearing its close,...
Perfect Ten: MMOs where you travel back in time for some reason
We're all time travelers! We travel to the future at the rate of one second per second. Every single machine you will ever operate...
Global Chat: So many questions about Guild Wars 2’s housing
With the news that Guild Wars 2 is adding homesteads in its next expansion, Nerdy Bookahs is not alone in asking a whole ton...
RuneScape opens the Daemonheim Archaeology site, Old School RuneScape readies a mobile UI beta
Sure, a location known as Daemonheim is probably a dangerous place for archaeologists to go sniffing around, but do you really think that will...
Black Desert adds lifeskill gear upgrades while the mobile version gets a new region
For players of Black Desert Mobile, today's update is going to provide a whole lot of fun stuff within the new Donghae Province. Are...
Pax Dei releases new in-engine trailer, talks about its business model and housing plots
Last night, Mainframe Industries dropped another new trailer for MMORPG sandbox Pax Dei, showcasing its gorgeous characters and world - admittedly, in all their...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 472: Guild Wars 2 and New World’s wild ride
Justin and Bree discuss New World's console reveal, Guild Wars 2's Janthir Wilds, Legends of Aria, FFXIV Dawntrail's media tour, WoW The War Within, and Diablo IV's expansion, plus adventures in LOTRO, WoW, Project Gorgon, and Ylands.
