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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The Daily Grind: Would you play an animal in an MMO?
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The best MMORPG polls of 2015
Every week for the last few years, we've expanded on our "Daily Grind" theme with a Leaderboard poll. On the one hand, seeing the numbers...
The Daily Grind: Are you playing MMOs on Christmas today?
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Massively Overthinking: One MMO wish for 2016
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Massively OP’s 2015 Blooper Awards: Best MMO Milking Sim
Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our blooper award for Best MMO Milking Sim. And the winner is...
Project Gorgon
What, did you think this award was...
The Stream Team: Christmas lights, Landmark style
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Perfect Ten: The 10 best MMORPG updates and expansions of 2015
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The most popular MMORPG articles of 2015
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MMO Year in Review: A Star Wars Galaxies postmortem (April 2015)
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CCP is hiring a Senior Producer for an undisclosed new project
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Ask Mo: Massively OP’s 2015 awards debrief
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Black Desert Online gets the second half of Valencia in Korea
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The Repopulation temporarily suspends development
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The best MMO deals in the Steam winter 2015 sale
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Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs on economy, crafting, and Star Wars Galaxies inspiration
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The most popular MMORPG conversations of 2015
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Xsyon drops its subscription today, is B2P on Steam
As announced earlier this week, PvP sandbox Xsyon is going buy-to-play on Steam today. "Although I personally still favor the subscription model, it’s clearly turning away...
