<s>
Richard	B-Application
Garriott	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tabula	I-Application
Rasa	I-Application
is	O
a	O
defunct	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
developed	O
by	O
Destination	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
NCsoft	O
,	O
designed	O
in	O
part	O
by	O
Richard	O
Garriott	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tabula	B-Application
Rasa	I-Application
is	O
about	O
humanity	O
's	O
last	O
stand	O
against	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
aliens	O
called	O
the	O
Bane	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
term	O
tabula	B-Application
rasa	I-Application
means	O
"	O
clean	O
slate	O
"	O
in	O
Latin	O
,	O
which	O
refers	O
to	O
a	O
fresh	O
start	O
,	O
or	O
starting	O
over	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tabula	B-Application
Rasa	I-Application
became	O
free	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
closed	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
fictional	O
background	O
story	O
in	O
Tabula	B-Application
Rasa	I-Application
,	O
there	O
once	O
was	O
an	O
advanced	O
alien	O
species	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Eloh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
hit-miss	O
system	O
,	O
Tabula	B-Application
Rasa	I-Application
adjusted	O
the	O
damage	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
situation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Ethical	O
and	O
moral	O
dilemmas	O
are	O
something	O
we	O
definitely	O
wanted	O
to	O
incorporate	O
into	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Tabula	B-Application
Rasa	I-Application
from	O
the	O
very	O
start	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Logos	O
is	O
a	O
pictographic	B-Application
language	I-Application
left	O
behind	O
by	O
the	O
Eloh	O
to	O
be	O
understood	O
by	O
other	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Logos	O
can	O
be	O
considered	O
the	O
equivalent	O
of	O
magic	B-Application
for	O
Tabula	B-Application
Rasa	I-Application
,	O
inasmuch	O
as	O
magic	B-Application
allows	O
for	O
incredible	O
,	O
otherwise	O
unexplained	O
acts	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
logos	O
are	O
shown	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
extension	O
of	O
a	O
scientific	O
process	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Eloh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
are	O
very	O
hard	O
to	O
find	O
,	O
being	O
hidden	O
throughout	O
Tabula	B-Application
Rasa	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tabula	B-Application
Rasa	I-Application
had	O
a	O
tree	O
character	O
class	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tabula	B-Application
Rasa	I-Application
also	O
had	O
a	O
cloning	B-Application
function	O
at	O
each	O
tier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
full	O
humans	O
were	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
hybrid	O
DNA	O
becoming	O
available	O
via	O
quest	O
chains	O
during	O
play	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
unlocked	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
hybrids	O
on	O
that	O
server	O
at	O
the	O
creation	O
screen	O
,	O
or	O
via	O
cloning	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PvP	O
(	O
Player	O
versus	O
player	O
)	O
in	O
Tabula	B-Application
Rasa	I-Application
was	O
voluntary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
staff	O
working	O
on	O
other	O
NCsoft	O
projects	O
were	O
transferred	O
to	O
the	O
Tabula	B-Application
Rasa	I-Application
development	O
team	O
,	O
including	O
City	O
of	O
Heroes'''	O
Community	O
Coordinator	O
April	O
"	O
CuppaJo	O
"	O
Burba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NCsoft	O
began	O
offering	O
invitations	O
to	O
sign	O
up	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
beta	O
test	O
of	O
Tabula	B-Application
Rasa	I-Application
on	O
January	O
5	O
,	O
2007	O
which	O
began	O
running	O
on	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tabula	B-Application
Rasa	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
released	O
to	O
retail	O
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
with	O
customers	O
that	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
allowed	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
live	O
servers	O
from	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Nov	O
11th	O
2008	O
,	O
an	O
open	O
letter	O
to	O
the	O
players	O
of	O
Tabula	B-Application
Rasa	I-Application
stated	O
that	O
Richard	O
Garriott	O
had	O
left	O
NCsoft	O
to	O
pursue	O
other	O
ventures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
leaving	O
NCAustin	O
and	O
Tabula	B-Application
Rasa	I-Application
was	O
done	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
letter	O
to	O
the	O
community	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
later	O
claimed	O
this	O
letter	O
was	O
in	O
fact	O
written	O
by	O
NCsoft	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
forcing	O
him	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Dec	O
9th	O
2008	O
,	O
a	O
letter	O
was	O
sent	O
by	O
NCsoft	O
stating	O
that	O
all	O
Tabula	B-Application
Rasa	I-Application
servers	O
would	O
be	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Tabula	B-Application
Rasa	I-Application
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Negatives	O
were	O
the	O
obscure	O
and	O
often	O
counterproductive	O
crafting	O
system	O
,	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
central	O
trading	O
hub	O
at	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
and	O
bugs	O
involving	O
general	O
gameplay	O
and	O
reports	O
of	O
memory	B-Error_Name
leaks	I-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
daring-to-be-different	O
approach	O
to	O
combat	O
and	O
to	O
the	O
class/cloning	O
system	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
the	O
opportunity	O
for	O
experimenting	O
easily	O
with	O
which	O
career	O
path	O
they	O
choose	O
.	O
</s>
