[Mr. Maggot]

I have seen fewer players. Most of the =DG= servers dont show up on the Halo CE version 1.09 for some reason, and with all the SmG servers down it brings down the number of players from 30-40 to this low.
This happens usually during around evening Australian time and very early morning/ late night for the North American and South American continent.

If you switch to 1.00 there will be more players but in mostly heavy and vehicle intensive games.
Also the XG servers should add a few players.