Hey I was a developer on Ace of Spades when it was taken over by Jagex. Fun fact: it was written in python, which meant the hackers had an easy time reversing the net code, meaning cheating basically ruined the game.

The game did have some fun aspects to it, especially the zombie mode (every game needed a zombie mode for some reason). Bad management and bad technical choices destroyed the game. For example a mobile version was developed, no idea why anyone would think that would work...