Yup, I think I placed my first house in Malas at least 30 or 40 times. It would seem to stick then poof, disconnected, house gone. Not sure it was Malas that killed the regulars though, it seemed a bit too empty of content for that. I think it may have been the Neon and the lack of high quality graphics, or perhaps the item driven economy... Many got lured to fancier, easier games. I left in 2003 or 2004 because it seemed it would be over soon, imagine my surprise a few weeks ago when I came back ;-)