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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Ultima Online launches Time of Legends expansion
The first new expansion for Ultima Online in several years is finally here.
Time of Legends has gone live on the production servers, bringing with it...
Chronicles of Elyria dev blog: Permadeath in MMORPGs
Announced earlier this year, Chronicles of Elyria is a startup sandbox in a sea of such sandboxes, but some of its features are rare even...
The Daily Grind: So what mystery title is Daybreak working on?
Tucked into Daybreak's announcement letter yesterday about the company's new digs and Jens Andersen's new role was the revelation that Daybreak is "currently working...
Global Chat: Why is Blizzard so sluggish?
World of Warcraft: Legion and Blizzard's recent decisions were at the forefront of a couple of recent MMO blog posts as of late, their authors...
Gloria Victis patches in headshots
Just a week after adding combat and fortress improvements into its pre-alpha, Gloria Victis is back with another patch that should make fighting even...
TERA replaces new player zone, offers returning vets a helping hand
How do you feel when your MMO completely redoes its newbie experience? That's a question that TERA players are going to have to ask themselves when...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 32: WildStumble
Justin and Bree discuss SWTOR, Project Gorgon, Ultima Online, WildStar, Dragon's Prophet, EQ franchise expansions, and Camelot Unchained, with mailbag questions on armchair game dev and catering to whales.
Novus Inceptio sorts out the first days of alpha testing
The sci-fi survival sandbox Novus Inceptio has launched its early access program, and the team is sorting out feedback and metrics from the alpha...
Daybreak appoints Jens Andersen Executive Creative Director, hints at new title
Good news for fans of Jens Andersen's leadership of DC Universe Online over the last several years: He's gotten a nice promotion. Daybreak announced...
Crowfall details Zaleena, Daughter of Snakes
Serpent deities are always bad news when they show up. Actual snakes aren't malicious at all, but snake deities? They're mean. Crowfall's Zaleena, Daughter...
Future Landmark improvements include build mode, mega palette, and stopping time
Have you been wondering what is going on in Landmark development lately? Devs took to the forums yesterday to announce some new building-related features...
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...
