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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Take a ride on the criminal side of Star Citizen 3.6 in this gameplay video
If you wanted to clear your criminal record in Star Citizen, you had to head to Security Post Karesh, take out some AI enemies,...
Round up the squad for MapleStory’s new Ancient Ruins party quest and Hero Squad activity
The latest update for Nexon's classic side-scrolling MMORPG MapleStory, Pathfinder: Squadron of Heroes, is live today, bringing with it oodles of new content, including...
Perfect Ten: Great MMOs that will run just fine on your old computer
The other day a friend was telling me that he used to play EverQuest Online Adventures very regularly back in the day, but fell...
Survival MMO Citadel: Forged With Fire announces formal PC, Xbox, and PS4 launch for October 11
Two years ago, Blue Isle Studios dropped its new game on Steam early access: Citadel Forged With Fire, a "massive online sandbox RPG" with...
Black Desert: The PS4 beta dated and the Shai’s musical talent patch previewed
It's happening! Pearl Abyss announced today that the beta for Black Desert's PlayStation 4 edition will run from August 9th to 13th, with signups open as of today. Preorders, MMO players will recall, began earlier this month, since yes, this is still a buy-to-play title. Launch is still expected for August 22nd. Meanwhile, over in the live game, Kakao and Pearl Abyss announced today that the Shai is getting a big talent update next week on July 31.
Massively OP Podcast Episode 230: A tale of geeks and gamers (and the Legends of Aria interview)
Justin and Bree are joined by Legends of Aria's Derek Brinkmann for a deep-dive into the launch patch, plus we discuss Villagers & Heroes, SWTOR, Neverwinter, DCUO, and WoW, with a mailbag topic about City of Heroes' spiritual successors.
Black Desert Online is blocking macro software in its Korean version, leading to player anxiety
All right. We can all agree that trying to cut down on hacking in Black Desert Online is a good thing, yes? So we...
Legends of Aria is finally launching August 6 – with a huge new patch friendly to PvE players
Legends of Aria has had an interesting development life the last few years. Upjumped from the small-scale Shards Online to a much broader-scale MMORPG...
Fortnite launches second-birthday goodies as season 9 ends with bizarre in-game duel
Just about two years ago, Epic Games finally launched Fortnite, a cartoony co-op shooter/sandbox hybrid it'd been working on since 2011 that we called...
Fallen Earth solves the mystery of the vanishing character select screen
You have to simultaneously feel bad for and cheer on Little Orbit, which has taken on the creaky code mess that is Fallen Earth...
Wurm Online’s new launcher sees success, players throw summer party
It's been a busy month over at Wurm Online, what with the reset of its Elevation map and the introduction of the new launcher....
Blight’s alpha is a portal to a ‘cruel, harsh’ PvP world
Do you feel as though too many MMOs have a soft underbelly these days? Then you may wish to cut your teeth on an...
The Daily Grind: Has a free trial ever convinced you to buy an MMO?
Many years ago when my guild was between home games, we decided to conduct a little experiment to entertain ourselves while we waited for...
Citywars Savage is a Minecraft-like sandbox MMORPG with programmable NPCs
We here at MOP like to cast a pretty wide net in our little corner of the videogame universe, which means we also see...
The MOP Up: Ragnarok Online EU is relaunching
Ragnarok Online is changing hands in Europe, and as part of that, the long-running fantasy MMO is relaunching with a different spin under 4game....
RuneScape’s RuneFest 2019 picks dinosaur theme, promises ‘huge game-changing announcements’
We knew when this year's RuneScape convention is taking place: October 4th to 5th. We knew where, too: the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference...
One Shots: Playing favorites
Oh sure, we all say that we're impartial and we love all our alts the same... but admit it, there is one race that...
Path of Titans is a new survival sandbox on Indiegogo, slated for early access this year
At this point, when a new online game crops up with no PR outreach asking for money, I think a lot of us hesitate,...
PSA: Level up your Black Desert Shai by July 24 for serious in-game rewards
As I write this, I'm scrambling to get my Black Desert Shai leveled up to 58. Why? Well if you get your Shai to...
TERA’s Antiquities update next week comes with a solo scavenger hunt
The next episode of TERA's Skywatch rollout is launching next week on July 23rd, and it's called Antiquities, so you can probably already guess...
