congrats to VR! very excited to see what 2020 has in store for the community (and it sounds like we might get some teasers to that effect during tonight's live stream!!).
Great result.
Obviously I won't claim I know more about the game than Brasse does. I may be crazy but I am not stupid. Or is that I may be stupid but I am not crazy? Always get it mixed up.
But definitions vary and by my definition Pantheon is very much a sandbox. Our characters are not the great hero forced to do whatever the plot line requires; will we, nil we. Nor is there likely to be a golden path quest line which we are almost forced to take. Large world - many places to see - do things in our own order (though we may be one-shot if we make aggressive choices). Sandbox - yes.
It's one thing to be the Most Anticipated MMO... it's another thing to be the Most Anticipated MMO with OVER HALF THE VOTES! Especially considering there seems be rumbles of an MMO genre revival with several other MMOs announced recently. But clearly none of them generate as much excitement as Pantheon, which has been leading the way for years now.