hi im confused between these 3 things .. sandbox , open world, lobby based , can some 1 who have info about these and know them please explain to me what r those , andmybe an example game for each of them. and also i heard people say gw 2 is open world is it realy? i mean there is loading for any zone and they r kinda seprate
Lobby Based uses a hub-instanced design, like how GW did it. You only run into other characters at the hub/city but the various quests are instanced where you won’t run into other players not in your party. Example – GW, PSO
Open World, everyone plays on common maps with few instances. Essentially opposite of Lobby Based. Example – WoW, GW2, a great many MMOs.
Sandbox is an additional descriptor for open world. It’s opposite number is Amusement Park. In a sandbox world many activities are player created rather than premade by the developers (Amusement Park). Example – EVE.
The phrase open world got co-opt as a descriptor for a continuous map with no obvious load screens. This is a technological solution phrase rather than a game design phrase.
