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 adds militias and platoons, starts closed beta signups for Southeast Asia

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Black Desert's November 1st update is sporting a couple of new ways for players to group up and pursue a common goal. The militia system...

Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs where you can live out your giant robot fantasies

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Two years ago, NCsoft dealt a harsh blow to a certain subset of gaming fans when it canned the development of Project HON. This...

Hellgate: London revival project opens its alpha to everyone

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Still finding yourself pining away for Hellgate: London on occasion -- or perhaps you missed out on it the first time around? This 10-year-old...

Indie vampire fantasy MMO Shadow’s Kiss has already reached its Kickstarter goal

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Still bummed over the loss of World of Darkness and Revival? Shadow's Kiss may be for you. Last year, we covered the vampire fantasy...

The Scream Team: Challenge MOP to a Halloween Hide and Shriek duel

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It's All Hallows' Eve: A time to spook and scare folks (and probably gorge on candy!). And Massively OP's MJ challenges you to a...

So here’s what’s going on with EVE Valkyrie now that CCP’s downsized

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Yesterday, MOP's Brendan reported on the startling news that CCP Games, long known for its flagship MMORPG sandbox EVE Online and more recently known...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 142: The state of the sci-fi MMO genre

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Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR, Destiny 2, RIFT, CCP's studio closures, Warframe, and Star Citizen's CitizenCon, with tidbits on Guild Wars 2, Trove, Secret World Legends, LOTRO, WoW, and BlizzCon, and a mailbag question on the future of traditional MMORPGs.

Life is Feudal’s Nightfall trailer is properly creepy for Halloween

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We're down to the wire on new Halloween celebrations in MMOs; indeed, some of them are already over thanks to patch schedules! But that's...

MapleStory players have rolled 273 million characters since 2003

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Can you believe MapleStory is 12 years old? I had to double-check it myself. In fact, it's older than 12, though it's 12 here...

Indie MMO Project Gorgon gets its Halloween on

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Project Gorgon isn't going to let a little thing like "being in alpha" stop it from indulging in the greatest monster-themed holiday of the...

Building MMO Boundless reaches 181 updates while still in early access

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Whether or not you have forgotten that Boundless (formerly Oort Online) even existed, this voxel-based building MMO has been steadily churning out updates in...

EA has put the kibosh on a player-run Battlefield emulator – are MMOs next?

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We don't cover the Battlefield games much on Massively OP, but this particular story caught my attention anyway because of the company and subject...

CCP Games ceases VR development, closes two studios – no negative impact on EVE Online

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Icelandic business website mbl.is has just reported that EVE Online developer CCP Games is planning to close two of its offices and cease all...

Here’s what you missed from last weekend’s Star Citizen’s CitizenCon 2017

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While it surely won't comfort anyone angrily counting down the days until alpha 3.0's eventual release to all backers, Star Citizen's CitizenCon 2017 delivered an...

RuneScape unleashes ghastly stories and deadly stalkers for Halloween

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Beware! RuneScape's lands are no longer safe for mere mortals to tread. Now that Halloween is upon us, Jagex has opened up its dungeons...

EVE Evolved: The Agency could revolutionise casual PvE in EVE Online

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Though EVE Online has a reputation as a cut-throat PvP sandbox where anything goes, the fuel that fires its conflict engine has always been...

The MOP Up: Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet announced (October 29, 2017)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

Daybreak on H1Z1 and Just Survive: ‘It’s best to consider each game as a separate entity moving forward’

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Gotta stop teasing Daybreak for a month: Just Survive, the actual zombie sandbox half of the H1Z1 salmagundi, is getting love. The latest patch...

Mobile MMO roundup: ArcheAge Begins, Paladins Strike, MU Origin, and Vendetta Online

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Welcome back to another quick tour through the very latest in mobile MMORPG news. Let's begin at the beginning with... ArcheAge Begins Yep, the GAMEVIL-produced mobile spinoff...

Chronicles of Elyria on a la carte prices, skins, and this weekend’s convention game

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Looking to just buy your way into an exclusive alpha program? Want to put your name on a star or tombstone? Thinking about adopting...

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