Archeage vs Salem
Archeage
Archeage is one of the world's most innovative and outstanding, fantasy-themed sandbox MMORPG that's set in the vast gorgeous world of Auroria. Unlike many other similar games, Archeage offers a lot of freedom and variety to its players to create the characters that they want - 21 different vocations are definitely more than enough. The game is not merely an MMO where you simply complete quests, run dungeons and fight in PvP arenas; Instead, you will even get to enjoy a slew of other fun activities like sailing, gliding, composing music or home building and decorating. Let's not forget the game's amazing justice system where players who have broken game rules, such as killing other players without provocation, will be placed in front of a panel of juries - also chosen from the player population to face judgment.Despite facing intense competition from recent MMOs like Skyforge or Revelation Online, Archeage is still going pretty strong, mainly because of its loyal playerbase and partly because the game's just wonderful to play. If you have not tried this game before and you are a fan of MMO, you owe it to yourself to at least give this special game a go. Sign up today!
Salem
Salem is an old-school and somewhat obscure (but fun) sandbox MMORPG that unlike Wurm Online has a stronger emphasis on its in-depth crafting system and survival aspect rather than building.Similar to Wurm Online though, Salem is not a voxel-based game, but you are still able to mold the game environment through resource gathering, mining and digging in a way that reminds me of the currently-shelved MMORPG, EverQuest Next: Landmark. Of course, although not exactly the focus of the game, you can still build your homestead and the process is quite similar to Wurm Online except that it occurs at a much higher speed.
Not to mention, the game world in Salem is simply humongous to the point where it feels like an actual world. Salem also borrowed some features from ArcheAge where open-world PvP is the norm, so you'll need to be vigilant at all times, but players who kill and steal for no reason will be labelled as criminals and can be punished.
However, as good as it is despite being an indie MMO and all, Salem does have its fair share of flaws due to its low development budget. So, we'd recommend you to take a look at Salem without carrying along any high expectations. It's a pretty good MMORPG like Minecraft, but if you're expecting a Minecraft clone, you may end up disappointing yourself.