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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EVE Online delivers ‘sneak preview’ of winter release
Wouldn't you like to be a fly on the walls of EVE Online's offices, buzzing to and fro and learning all about what the...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 128: Geeks at Disney World
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, Secret World Legends, World of Warcraft, Dark and Light, RuneScape, RIFT, and Star Trek Online, with mailbag questions on when an MMO "clicks" (specifically, FFXIV) and what non-fantasy MMOs still exist.
MMO dev and astronaut Richard Garriott hosts a Reddit AMA on /r/space today
Curious about astrophysics? The Massively OP Podcast brought on a special guest for a fun holiday bonus 'cast back in 2015 to answer a...
Villagers and Heroes slams RuneScape over ‘first-ever cross-platform MMO’ claims
Buckle up, MMO fans, because it's about to get really weird up in here. There seems to be this strange struggle between studios these days...
Check out a trailer for ArcheAge’s upcoming naval arena
Battle on the high seas! Cannons firing, seas foaming, decks wet, local slang dialect nearly incomprehensible! If that all sounds like fun times to...
Gloria Victis’ patch this week adds desert-themed region and crafting changes
Gloria Victis is gearing up for a big patch tomorrow: The indie hardcore sandbox will debut a brand-new desert-themed territory packed with a new...
The Stream Team: Beating Chronicle: RuneScape Legends’ Bandit King (plus giveaway)
In her last push to make it to the end of Chronicle: RuneScape Legends‘ PvE campaign, Massively OP's MJ was waylaid by the Bandit...
Star Citizen’s latest concept ship isn’t a ship, and it’s pushed the game to $155M funding
Star Citizen's latest concept ship isn't a ship -- it's a freakin' rover. Dubbed The Tumbril Cyclone, the vehicle's multiple variants will run up...
RuneScape is a massive hit on Twitch
Time and again, we here at Massively OP have noted how RuneScape seems to be incredibly underestimated by the larger MMO community. For how...
Citadel Forged With Fire’s last weekend beta was a bit rough
If you jumped into Citadel: Forged With Fire's stress-test-style of beta this past weekend, you may have gotten a heaping helping of just what...
Dark and Light is on sale, encourages players to enjoy bugs
Are you sitting around the house, whining to your mom that you're bored? Are you doing that while technically being 35 years of age?...
EVE Evolved: The Agency could become a great daily reward system in EVE Online
A new event named The Agency kicked off this week in EVE Online, and it looks a bit like the daily quest systems you...
The MOP Up: SamuTale’s massive new world (July 23, 2017)
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...
One Shots: Hail to the victor!
Have you ever been able to capture a truly victorious moment in your MMORPG journeys? Rees Racer did, and he is not above showing...
Dark and Light adds servers, patches up as it gets slammed on Steam early access
Of this there is no doubt: The Dark and Light team is getting very little sleep this week.
The reworked fantasy sandbox released on Steam...
Let’s go space shopping in this week’s Star Citizen Around the Verse
We've been chatting about game economies this week here at Massively OP, so it's a happy coincidence than this week's episode of Around the...
The Stream Team: Interview with Citadel Forged With Fire devs
We've been hearing a bit about Citadel: Forged With Fire, a new sandbox under development that focuses on magic. Now we have a chance...
The Daily Grind: What’s your ideal ‘retirement’ MMORPG?
Wednesday, my husband and I were chatting about the big stories of the day, including the Star Citizen piece that racked up a bajillion...
Massively Overthinking: Building a better MMORPG economy
We are on a roll with the epic questions for Overthinking lately! "The recent article about monetization got me thinking about just how much most...
Dark and Light has officially launched into early access
Following multiple development delays, weird PR moves, gorgeous screenshot dumps, and a month of closed beta, decade-old MMORPG sandbox Dark and Light has finally...
