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RomeStar
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#1 - 2013-01-21 13:56:13 UTC
I have been debating taking a break from eve for a few months now and the night before last sealed the deal.


I was running some goods between systems in high sec when I noticed alot of local chatter from players who dont play eve but play DUST. At first it seemed like a good convo then it just went sour with alot of rated G name calling by the bunnies and rated R comebacks from the EVE players. this resulted in a dust bunny stating that he is reporting all of the eve players who were cursing at them. At this point I realized EVE has become a Themepark.

So its time to find a new game.

I tried the F2P Linear II but it was too much like WOW which resulted in an Uninstall. I have played WOT since beta and love but its no sandbox.

Are there any good sandbox games out there that are worth it because I really havent seen any?

Any sandbox recomendations would be greatly appreciated and if your recomendation actually works out for me I will send you 2 billion isk for the refferal. Before the trolls start flaming and saying "Dust bunnies made you rage quit" I would like to reply that no they did not but they did help me decide to take a break from EVE for a year or so and see what direction CCP is actually taking this game in. I will be back in a year or so If Eve sparks my interest again.

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Raoskeiz
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#2 - 2013-01-21 14:04:47 UTC
ArcheAge or anarchy online

Arche for medivily sandbox

Anarchy for Sci-fi
TheBlueMonkey
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2013-01-21 14:07:28 UTC
Mortal online is supposed to be alright, if not rather erm.... young
RomeStar
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#4 - 2013-01-21 14:10:55 UTC
TheBlueMonkey wrote:
Mortal online is supposed to be alright, if not rather erm.... young



Yeah i know its going to be hard but I would prefer a game inwhich the majority of the player base IS NOT 10-18yrs of age.

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Zol Interbottom
Blimp Requisition Services
#5 - 2013-01-21 14:11:07 UTC
How does anarchy online still exist?

Also, I hope the bunnies reported you, CCP won't so **** to you for that, dust bunnies gotta learn some time

Also if EVE is themepark stop doing missions and get your social engineering face on

"If you're quitting for the 3rd time you clearly ain't quitting" - Chribba
Ammzi
Dreddit
Test Alliance Please Ignore
#6 - 2013-01-21 14:16:49 UTC
FFS rome, do what eve players do and infiltrate the dust bunnies and scam the **** out of them.
That will teach them. Twisted
War Kitten
Panda McLegion
#7 - 2013-01-21 14:22:23 UTC
RomeStar wrote:
I have been debating taking a break from eve for a few months now and the night before last sealed the deal.


I was running some goods between systems in high sec when I noticed alot of local chatter from players who dont play eve but play DUST. At first it seemed like a good convo then it just went sour with alot of rated G name calling by the bunnies and rated R comebacks from the EVE players. this resulted in a dust bunny stating that he is reporting all of the eve players who were cursing at them. At this point I realized EVE has become a Themepark.

So its time to find a new game.

I tried the F2P Linear II but it was too much like WOW which resulted in an Uninstall. I have played WOT since beta and love but its no sandbox.

Are there any good sandbox games out there that are worth it because I really havent seen any?

Any sandbox recomendations would be greatly appreciated and if your recomendation actually works out for me I will send you 2 billion isk for the refferal. Before the trolls start flaming and saying "Dust bunnies made you rage quit" I would like to reply that no they did not but they did help me decide to take a break from EVE for a year or so and see what direction CCP is actually taking this game in. I will be back in a year or so If Eve sparks my interest again.


I don't quite follow the logic on how you concluded Eve was a themepark now, but here's some suggestions:

The troll answer: IOS has a game called "Sandbox" :)

Real answers:

http://www.mmorpg-center.com/darkfall

http://www.mmorpg-center.com/wurm-online

They both look interesting, albeit fantasy themed, but very sandboxy.

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Brooks Puuntai
Solar Nexus.
#8 - 2013-01-21 14:24:25 UTC  |  Edited by: Brooks Puuntai
Don't know of any actual sandboxed MMOs other then Eve and Perpetuum.

CCP's Motto: If it isn't broken, break it. If it is broken, ignore it. Improving NPE / Dynamic New Eden
Sarmatiko
#9 - 2013-01-21 14:24:44 UTC
Raoskeiz wrote:
ArcheAge

.. if you know korean language or like to play without knowing what happening around you. Also it's more like "MMO with extended sandbox elements" not "full sandbox" like EVE.
Corey Fumimasa
CFM Salvage
#10 - 2013-01-21 14:24:58 UTC
RomeStar wrote:
...
So its time to find a new game.

... take a break from EVE for a year or so and see what direction CCP is actually taking this game in. I will be back in a year or so If Eve sparks my interest again.


Eve's appeal is in its dark and gritty feel and the commitment by CCP to continually increase the options and potential of the sandbox. I also feel that these goals have been set aside to answer the calls for "balance" and candy.

Please come back and let us know if you find anything.

fs o/
Sergeant Acht Scultz
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
#11 - 2013-01-21 14:25:51 UTC
You have choices out there all depends on what are you looking for.

Mass Effect 2 and Freelancer seem to please a lot of people. But these are only 2 titles, you have a huge market of sandbox games of all types, and this offer will only increase with time but quality is another thread.

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RomeStar
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#12 - 2013-01-21 14:26:34 UTC
Raoskeiz wrote:
ArcheAge or anarchy online

Arche for medivily sandbox

Anarchy for Sci-fi



i have seen this ArchAge but really havent looked into it. It looks very Korean but I will have to check it out. My Mains sub has been cacelled and my other account was plexed so I will just let it run out. How long do plexes last? Say I have a few plexes in station and I come back say a year from now will I still be able to use them?

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Alec Enderas
Space Wolves ind.
Solyaris Chtonium
#13 - 2013-01-21 14:27:45 UTC
So you don't like EVE that much nowadays, yet you search for a very similar game.
Try something else - Planetside 2 maybe ?
http://www.planetside2.com/

See ya in 2 months

As an alternative, explore something new in eve....scamming/awoxing, get a new group of ppl. to play with. It's mostly about who you play with and not what and how.

I am not old, just bitter.
Scipio Asanari
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#14 - 2013-01-21 14:34:45 UTC
You also might want to check out Elite:Dangerous, currently on kickstarter, but looks like it could be all kinds of nostalgia fuelled awesome.
C DeLeon
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#15 - 2013-01-21 14:35:41 UTC  |  Edited by: C DeLeon
I heard good things about Fallen Earth but it's a shooter and gameplay videos scared me away. I don't think that if you think EVE became themepark than you will find a sandbox MMO which will satisfy you.

I played with pirates of the burning sea before I came to play EVE. It was fun game but the company developed it really slowly and the subscribers turned away so it's barely vegetating with a crappy f2p modell. It is very similar to EVE (shiploss, player driven market, conquest etc) but it could become boring after a while because of the lack of content.

I like minecraft (fun timesink) but it's far to be an MMO.

Archeage could be interesting but it's still in beta in Korea and they are looking for western publishers so it's far from release.

Some of my friends are playing with age of wulin/wushu in the US beta. They say good things about it. I only tried it in the chinese beta but it was chinese so I had troubles to figure out things. It could be promising but I have low expectations about it.

If you are looking for a quality sandbox MMO you are gonna be in trouble because the promising ones are still in alpha/beta. The rest is crap/flawed/uninteresting.
Corey Fumimasa
CFM Salvage
#16 - 2013-01-21 14:41:08 UTC
Alec Enderas wrote:
So you don't like EVE that much nowadays, yet you search for a very similar game.
Try something else - Planetside 2 maybe ?
http://www.planetside2.com/

See ya in 2 months

As an alternative, explore something new in eve....scamming/awoxing, get a new group of ppl. to play with. It's mostly about who you play with and not what and how.

I disagree. Miner buffs, WiS, new rookie ships, sound changes, even the new portraits to a lesser extent etc, This direction if it continues will lead to Eve becoming a safe and shiny place. Local is still an intel source but we have very cool new missile effects. Pirates haven't been givin any new tools for catching prey in forever, yet more and more ISK seems to be pouring into highsec. These things are not player created content, it is a direction that CCP has chosen, a change of tack from the original statement of intent.
Toshiroma McDiesel
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#17 - 2013-01-21 14:44:15 UTC
Zol Interbottom wrote:
How does anarchy online still exist?

Also, I hope the bunnies reported you, CCP won't so **** to you for that, dust bunnies gotta learn some time

Also if EVE is themepark stop doing missions and get your social engineering face on


It's still hanging on by it's toe nails. Last I saw they were preparing for a merge down to a single server. But! They are still working on the new engine, and it's suppose to be out Soon(TM) Pirate

I"m not really the Evil One, I'm just his answering service.
Sura Sadiva
Entropic Tactical Crew
#18 - 2013-01-21 14:44:41 UTC
ArcheAge promise to be a good sandbox, we'll see if and when released for the western market.
Age of Wushu seems a good one too, with many game mechanics similar to EvE.

Not much more sandboxy around for now.
ISD TYPE40
Imperial Shipment
Amarr Empire
#19 - 2013-01-21 14:53:13 UTC
Thread moved from GD to OOPE - ISD Type40.

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Corey Fumimasa
CFM Salvage
#20 - 2013-01-21 14:58:32 UTC
wow they are getting heavy handed with the re route's! There should be a trace thread of some sort when they move stuff like this.
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