HAI. lol jk but yeh they say the truth, partly. They exaggerate of course, because they just plain hate Halo 2, by saying it's dead. It's not dead. The population isn't good, but that doesn't mean you can't find a game. You can log in to Halo 2 whenever you want and you will always have at least 4+ servers to join w/ a good # of players. If you want some good old H2 multiplayer action/campaign, then there's no reason not to buy it. . . unless you want to play it solely for online ranks.