MMOHut, "Tabula Rasa was a pay to play sci-fi themed MMORPG published by NCSoft which released in November 2, 2007 and shut down 2 years later in February 28, 2009. Isn't it a shame that a game that cost NCSoft a whopping $106 million to develop should go to waste? There's no doubt the game was a financial disaster for NCSoft, as the game only made $6 million..."
Let nostalgia take you back to the lands you once roamed until they were cruelly taken offline and away from us. MMOGames list the top 10 MMOs that died and left us with a hole in our hearts.
I agree when it comes to The Sims Online. That game was really fun and nothing has even come close to it. I still crave a new Sims with online multiplayer. Blows my mind they haven't done anything like that since The Sims Online or even The Sims Bustin' Out on PS2.
GamesRadar - You probably think online worlds shut down because no one's playing. Actually that's rarely true. Often, when servers finally wink out, there's a thriving community patiently waiting for the end and making sad faces at the sky. Most recently it was PlayStation Home, a game that no-one apparently played but which still managed to have millions of inhabitants waiting out their own personal apocalypse on the last day.
MMO-Play gathered a list of the most disappointing MMO's in the history of gaming.
I think it would be really successful as a free to play MMORPG, and if possible maybe give it a little graphical upgrade to make the game more appealing.