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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Jagex preps new RuneScape client, takes beta apps for Chronicle TCG
Jagex made bold declarations about the future of RuneScape at this past weekend's RuneFest in London.
2016 will be a big, big year for RuneScape....
Revival’s tags support ‘elements of role playing that many still believe are impossible in an MMO’
Just in case you thought Revival was all sex and gore, IllFonic's latest dev blog is here to discuss something relatively dry and technical: tags.
Interestingly...
Valiance Online moving into alpha development
On September 25th, the Valiance Online developers announced that the game was soon moving into its alpha testing phase with non-combat power use, crafting,...
Daybreak might bring back 1997 tank shooter Tanarus [Updated: Nope]
One of the oldest online shooters could be facing a resurrection in the near future. On an EverQuest II stream last week, Daybreak mentioned that it was...
EVE Evolved: Bring on the big expansions again!
When EVE Online's development switched from two major expansions per year to ten smaller releases, the benefits were pretty difficult to argue with. EVE...
The MOP Up: How long would you last in your MMO? (October 4, 2015)
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...
Gloria Victis patches for kicks
The latest pre-alpha build of Gloria Victis went live this past week, and it's all about the most deadly attack of them all: kicking.
Scoff...
Albion’s September state-of-the-game covers gameplay and art
Sandbox Interactive posted an Albion state-of-the-game update on its website this week. The info is broken down into art department and gameplay sections, with...
The Game Archaeologist: The assassination of Lord British
At the end of August 2015, the fledgling Shroud of the Avatar community gathered together for a massive PvP fight. This wasn't to be...
CCP lays out EVE’s 2015/2016 roadmap
CCP has published a new video featuring its EVE Online roadmap for the rest of this year and well into 2016. Executive producer Andie...
The Stream Team: Let there be Landmark keys!
While seven-day trial keys for Landmark's closed beta are great for trying the game, what about folks who want to get in and play...
Guild Wars 2’s guild hall arena is ‘a combat sandbox’
Guild Wars 2's week of dev blogs continues, this time with an update about guild hall arenas. ArenaNet calls its new guild hall arena...
Leaderboard: Have you played Elite: Dangerous?
I've got the space sim bug again. Well, OK, I never really lost it, but work and other hobbies occasionally make immersing myself in...
Star Citizen’s Chris Roberts responds to publication’s ‘long troll’, threatens legal action for defamation
Unless you've been living under a rock lately, you probably know that Star Citizen and its creator Chris Roberts have been under siege from...
EVE Online lets you buy all the things right away
You don't have the time to carefully price things out at the moment in EVE Online. You need a whole pile of items right...
Ascent updates its interface amidst a galactic smuggling crisis
Did you vote for Galactic President Prolapser in Ascent? Possibly not, but everyone has to deal with what's happened as a result of his...
Perfect Ten: Why big MMO expansions are a good thing
I'm not really on board with the trend of saying that big expansions are back. They never left. Sure, we have one coming out...
Massively OP’s first impressions of Devilian
Call my stance on Trion World's upcoming Devilian "oh-so-cautiously interested."
Personally, I think Trion invited more grief than it wanted with the importation of ArcheAge to...
Glitch art book makes digital edition available for purchase
If you're a Glitch fan and you missed out on buying The Art of Glitch through its Indiegogo campaign back in 2013, you now...
The Stream Team: Returning to Final Fantasy XIV
In honor of the anniversary of the original release of FFXIV (before A Realm Reborn), MassivelyOP's MJ is delving back into the beautiful lands...
