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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Windward sets sail on May 12
If the sea is calling to you yet you lack the bouyancy to be a truly successful marine conquerer, then it would probably be...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs that let you turn real money into MMO money
Two days ago, World of Warcraft launched the WoW Token service, which will kill the game forever. It thus joins the list of every...
TUG’s 0.8.4 update adds taming, breeding, and spells
TUG's alpha update 0.8.4 is here, and it brings with it new magic spells, creature taming and breeding, and shield blocking. The game's latest...
Webzen talks Chapter 5 expansion for Age of Wulin
Age of Wulin is getting its fourth expansion on April 28th, according to a new Webzen press release. If you're scratching your head in...
Black Desert’s new class is a Valkyrie Shield Maiden
Black Desert's Korean beta test is getting a new class this month, according to a translation at Steparu. The fantasy sandbox is scheduled to...
Wurm Online player deified, founds a religion
What have you done with your online life lately? We bet you haven't ascended to godhood and convinced other players to follow a new...
Here’s how to jury-rig a VR alternative for Elite: Dangerous
If you've had dreams of flying spaceships in the third dimension but were too poor to afford an Oculus Rift, then one clever gamer...
The Daily Grind: Where do you stand on MMO emulators?
Emulators. They're a touchy, murky, grey-area subject for many people and one that we don't touch on a lot here on the site due...
Global Chat: Are MMO players too mean to game developers?
Is it too easy to forget that MMOs, like all video games, are made by people just like you and I? Belghast over at...
New Ascent patch has gas, terraforming
Sometimes a news post comes along that you're just meant to write. For me, it's this little ditty about Ascent. For one thing, I'm...
EVE Online fan calculates an 18% drop in subscriptions
There used to be a time when CCP would eagerly release every new subscriber milestone that EVE Online hit, but that era has passed....
Black Desert fans are troubled about game changes
When the primary beta process for an upcoming MMO is taking place in another region and language, it's often difficult to understand how the...
Daybreak dev muses about mobile Vanguard diplomacy game
Vanguard's diplomacy system was always one of the most-talked about features of that late fantasy title, using a card minigame to simulate conversational conflict...
The Daily Grind: What’s your most memorable MMO noob moment?
I was basically still a kid when I first started playing MMOs, and my first, of course, was the wild west of the newly...
HEX opens PvE content, announces $100K global tournament
Thanks to the latest update, HEX: Shards of Fate fans can now enjoy solo PvE content that boasts 30+ new AI enemies in the...
Here’s how to hunt whales in Black Desert
Would you like to hunt whales in Black Desert? No, not the big cash shop spenders, but actual whales in the ocean and stuff....
Read the confession of an MMO duper
Dupers -- players who take advantage of exploits to duplicate rare items in-game in order to sell them -- can be a type of...
Vendetta updates with 1.8.331 build
Long-running indie sci-fi sandbox Vendetta Online published a new build last weekend. Version 1.8.331 improved high drain power cells, it buffed extreme drain power cells,...
Meet the MMO that lives in Second Life
Welcome to MMOception: an MMO within an MMOÂ (or if you want to get technical, an MMO within a "virtual world"),
By using scripting and the...
Now Greed Monger’s project lead has bowed out
The crumbling of the once-promising crowdfunded sandbox Greed Monger continues, as project lead Jason Appleton announced that he's abandoning the project and giving control...
