I just came across this article today over at Kotaku.com
7 Of 11 Pirates Of The Burning Sea Servers Shut Down
What the f*** is going on here? You all say how sick you are of MMOs with elves and orcs, so Flying Lab go and make one with pirates, and nobody signs up? Urgh. Which means it's all your fault that seven of the game's eleven servers are closing down, in order to bring about a "higher density" of players. Guess at the moment there's a "low density" of players. Hopefully this means those who do enjoy the shivering of timbers and the buckling of swashes get a better experience, and that this isn't the beginning of the end for the game.
Additional Information:
http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/04/pirates-of-the.html