smroadkill15 on 05 November 2013
It's really not that hard to explain why Halo 4 population has dropped so low. Here are the main reasons summed up:
1. 343 decided not to have a beta for Halo 4, so when the game launched it included all types of bugs, imbalances, etc.
2. Halo 4 was rushed. MS wanted this game out during the holiday so that is why it didn't include basic features that were in previous Halo games at launch. Along with bugs, etc.
3. Stiffer competition. Cod is a completely different beast than it was during Halo 3, same with BF and other games.
Halo 4 is a completely different game now than when it launched, and now that 343 has experience under their belt Halo 5 will be a better game and have a much smoother launch. BETA this time please!
