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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Black Desert ups the in-game prices on cash shop items in the auction market
Players are making more in-game money in Black Desert than they were a year ago. Part of that is just, you know, a year...
EVE Online’s July release furthers exoplanet research, revamps T3 strategic cruisers
Happy July patch day, capsuleers! Yep, EVE Online's July release is now live. The patch includes "one of the most extensive and largest rebalances...
Check out Revelation Online’s Eternal Chasm dungeon
Revelation Online has a new dev blog up today on the Eternal Chasm, one of its level 59+ multiple-mode instanced dungeons.
"Shinji – after the...
Here’s how far indie MMORPG Project Gorgon has come in two years
Indie MMORPG Project Gorgon has a new Kickstarter post up detailing how far it's come since its successful Kickstarter two years ago.
"Since the Project: Gorgon Kickstarter...
Indie sandbox MMO Tree of Life will exit early access and launch in August 2017
It's been a while since we've talked about early access Korean sandbox import Tree of Life, which hit beta last year following a transition...
Dean Hall calls the pre-launch price hike for ARK: Survival Evolved ‘outrageous’
Whether you love or loathe the early access survival sandbox genre, you've got Dean Hall's DayZ to thank for it, although he's had far...
ArcheAge’s CM Celestrata is promoted to associate producer
There's been a reshuffling in Trion Worlds' ranks this past week, as ArcheAge Senior Community Manager Seraphina "Celestrata" Brennan announced on the forums that she has...
Albion Online devs apologize for starter pack snafu
The Albion Online founder community has been none too pleased about Sandbox Interactive's original decision about what non-founders would get in their starter pack...
Wild West Online’s brand-new gameplay video shows bounties, saloons, and more
It's the video release that Wild West Online fans have been waiting weeks for: A six-minute glimpse into the western MMO's gameplay.
During the video,...
EVE Evolved: Does EVE Online need more conflict-drivers?
Of all the terminology associated with EVE Online, the one thing that's always made me a bit uncomfortable is to hear players describe PvP as "generating...
The MOP Up: SMITE sees a Divine Light (July 9, 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...
Fractured introduces free community reward system, rejects ‘RTM cashbacks’
Getting confused over Fractured and Fragmented? Me too! Let's add another into the mix: The Foundation! Actually, no, let's back up. Fractured is a...
TennoCon 2017: Warframe’s Plains of Eidolon is the first step toward a true MMORPG
Do you think you know what Warframe is? Can you define the game? Well toss that out the window because the new expansion is going...
Check out Fortnite’s brand-new cinematic short
Hey PvE sandbox fans! If Fortnite isn't on your radar yet, it should be. MOP's own Andrew Ross dubbed it "Crowfall for PvE zombie fans"...
The Game Archaeologist: Where are all of the open-source MMOs?
Recently we had an interesting question come in from reader and Patron Rasmus Praestholm, who asked me to do a little investigating: "What (if...
Dual Universe winds down founder packs, posts planet-to-moon seamless flight footage
If you haven't picked up a founder pack for Dual Universe, you're going to want to rectify that soon. Novaquark wrote in a recent...
Take a peek at Star Citizen’s procedural planets and moons
That's no moon; it's a... oh, wait. It's really a moon? Oh, that kind of ruins the lede, doesn't it? Can I at least...
Massively Overthinking: MMO ragequitting
Ragequitting. Most of us have probably done it once or twice from groups or single-player games or even MMO sessions in our time. My...
The Daily Grind: How would you define an MMO gankbox?
A couple of weeks ago, our own Justin wrote a Daily Grind wherein he suggested that EVE Online was a gankbox, earning him some argument...
MMOs you’ve never heard of: Terra Mango, Royal Blood, and The Tomorrow Children
Welcome back to another edition of MMOs You've Never Heard Of, where we pull together a few interesting little games we don't want to...
