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 addresses PLEX overhaul Aurum conversion but not insider trading
Last week, we covered CCP's new plan to change EVE Online's 30-day sub currency, PLEX, by effectively breaking it into smaller chunks and turning...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 109: We are all Dragonborn
Justin and Bree discuss our PAX awards, Guild Wars 2, Wizard101, WoW, LOTRO, DDO, The Repopulation, EverQuest, Eternal Crusade, and Pathfinder, with mailbag questions on Funcom's mystery game and Landmark-like sandboxes.
The Stream Team: Black Desert’s Port Epheria
Last time Massively OP's MJ was in Black Desert, she hitched a ride on a boat to a new port. Now she's got plenty...
Legends of Aria begins focused testing, delays Steam launch
Legends of Aria is shaking things up from the old Shards Online paradigm. In addition to the name change and broader focus, the fantasy...
Castles get an upgrade in Gloria Victis
If players or guilds are going to put the effort in purchasing and building up a castle in Gloria Victis, they are going to...
Star Citizen will drop DX11, avoid DX12 support
Over the weekend, Cloud Imperium fielded questions from players on some of the more technical elements on display in Star Citizen's last Around the...
The Repopulation is back, but major bugs ensure the next patch is a ways off
Idea Fabrik's internal dev team published a dev update on The Repopulation this morning, following the game's relaunch last week. The studio says it's...
EVE Evolved: What’s the deal with EVE’s PLEX changes?
This week CCP Games announced that some big changes are on the way for PLEX in EVE Online. The PLEX or "30-day Pilot's License...
Ultima Online starts testing pet patch, teases 20th anniversary plans
Did you realize before you saw this headline that the granddaddy of all graphical MMORPGs is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year? Yes, we...
Remembering EverQuest Next
Is it too soon -- or perhaps too pointless -- to wool-gather about EverQuest Next? After all, that MMO project is deader than dead,...
One Shots: The Candy Man
If you have a sweet tooth or diabetes, you may want to avoid the temptation that we're about to put in your path with...
Pathfinder Online has a roadmap forward and a plan for completion
If you'd lost hope in Pathfinder Online ever making any forward motion again, you should be happy to see that there's a new letter...
Life is Feudal is shaping up to be a fine-looking MMO
Now that Life is Feudal has turned on the power to its closed beta program, more players than ever before are getting to see...
The Stream Team: The Repopulation has resurfaced
It's definitely been a long, long time since Massively OP's MJ has played The Repopulation, but that's that's not on her! The game had...
Star Citizen’s level design is coming along much faster than you probably thought
Following what turned out to be an intriguing Ten for the Chairman earlier this week, Cloud Imperium has released a Star Citizen Around the...
Conan Exiles contemplates official server wipes following massive duping exploit
Funcom says it's "weighing its options" following a series of rampant duping and apparent character hacking exploits in Conan Exiles.
Players on Reddit have begun...
Massively OP’s PAX East 2017 awards and best-in-show reader vote
We've finished rolling out all of our PAX East content this year, and we've put our MMORPG-addled noggins together to try to choose our...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs ever retire classes?
Last week, I asked the Massively OP readers whether World of Warcraft needed another class (I want the Bard, obviously). But one Facebook fan...
Massively Overthinking: When social play in MMOs is predatory by design
Blogger Tobold recently wrote a provocative piece on social play in MMOs, as pointed out to us by our dear tipster Sally. In a...
EVE Online overhauls PLEX currency system, ending tales of PLEX-stuffed ship destruction
CCP announced this morning that it's overhauling PLEX in EVE Online. As the currency works now, players buy the 30-day sub token known as PLEX...
