Halo reach is by far the worst game of the series. There are currently only 100K people online. When I used to play halo 3, even after 2-3 years the population was constantly over 300-400k. Goes to show how many people have left the halo community. I believe the main reason for this decrease in the gaming population is due to the lack of competitiveness! The whole game is a "Social Match" where you don't earn your ranks by winning. The new system is a joke. If I played all day, I'm bound to eventually get 3 high scores, which doesn't really show your skill level. 2nd reason is the bloom effect. If people really cared about it they would end up playing BF3 or MW3. Halo is a fantasy game, that's why there is no bloom effect. In addition, without bloom it actually takes skill to keep your cross hairs on your target till they die! This is just my OPINION, but statistics speak for themself. Lots of <3 Halo 1-2-3! ...and hopefully #4!