Article on Demise of an MMORPG

Here's a short editorial with its main point the idea that all games will eventually fail or die, and an example made of Ultima Online. For a more macabre explanation of the degeneration of a complex game, head on over to GameRifts.com for the first part. As it's fairly short and I wouldn't want to ruin it for you, I'll save quoting from it.