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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Pathfinder publishes early enrollment version 10.1
GoblinWorks has released version 10.1 of Pathfinder Online's early enrollment, according to a company tweet this afternoon. The patch updates the fantasy sandbox's area-of-effect...
Project Gorgon unveils the Fae and answers community questions
Another player race has been unveiled on the Project Gorgon Kickstarter page, the Fae. If you like playing a magical race that flits around...
The Daily Grind: Did anything from Gamescom excite you?
This year's Gamescom was pretty interesting from my perspective, and even though I wasn't able to go in person, I spent a decent amount...
EVE Evolved: CCP can’t just focus on EVE Online any more
The recent announcement of arcade shooter EVE: Gunjack for the Samsung Gear VR has prompted some pretty interesting negative responses from gamers this week. There's...
The Mop Up: FEAR is dead edition
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: First steps into a greater world
Do you miss Vanguard? It's been a while now since that particular fantasy world closed its doors to players, but warm memories of the...
The Stream team: Land yourself a Landmark permanent beta key
There is no denying that MassivelOP's MJ is amazed by all the talent and creativity by builders in Landmark. From the simple to the...
Gamescom 2015: Star Citizen gets a monthly report and a big Gamescom presentation
It's a big day for fans of Star Citizen, as Cloud Imperium has put out a typically massive monthly report. Oh, and there's that...
Shards Online: Proposing the ‘persistent online world’ game
Last week, our comments erupted over some game studios' haphazard use of the term "MMO" -- and how that overuse and misuse has possibly tainted the...
Perfect Ten: Clever features that should be in more MMOs
MMOs are built on the backs of many interlocking systems, some more crucial to the experience than others. While I have great appreciation for...
Heimburg: Project Gorgon is ‘the most ambitious thing I’ve ever attempted’
It seems like half the Massively staff has been playing Project Gorgon here lately, so we figured it was time to seek out the...
Star Citizen deploys a new patch and kills its old launcher
Star Citizen players have a new patch to contend with today, as Alpha 1.1.6 has been pushed live with a brand-new launcher. The previous...
Massively Overthinking: The first VR MMO
In this edition of Massively Overthinking, Kickstarter backer Yinta wants to talk about virtual reality.
"When will we see the first VR MMO?"
So let's tackle...
Black Desert’s western community manager is interviewed, doesn’t say much
Are you interested in Black Desert? If so, a new interview with the game's western community manager might be worth a read. Or it might...
Gamescom 2015: Trion talks upcoming ‘significant’ ArcheAge updates
Trion just took an info dump at Gamescom, with "major" updates scheduled for all of the firm's MMOs. ArcheAge is getting something called Heroes...
EverQuesting: (Almost) everything we know about EverQuest Next
In a perfect world, we'd have the mana of EverQuest Next news raining down from the sky, enough to satiate our hunger for information...
League of Legends adds defensive items in patch, rejects sandbox mode
An upcoming League of Legends patch will be giving players more options for defense while smoothing out power levels of items across the board.
"We'll...
Gamescom 2015: Star Citizen’s Chris Roberts dismisses Derek Smart
Line of Defense's Derek Smart has made it quite clear what he thinks about Star Citizen and its creator, Chris Roberts, by calling for...
Gamescom 2015: ARK gets a brief new trailer
ARK: Survival Evolved got a new trailer at this week's Gamescom. It's super short, but it also manages to capture just about all that's awesome...
Reddit revolt erupts over Elite: Dangerous expansion price
Not everyone was thrilled at today's news that Elite: Dangerous would be expanding to allow for planetary touchdowns with its upcoming Horizons expansion. One...
