Back on why the population has gone down.. Probably because, like someone else said, the Continuum generation is getting older, going to college, getting jobs, going back into that scary place we call life, etc. While the new generation of gamers see this game, then see other, new, 3D games and think they're better because they look better. (I know my first impressions of a game were based on their graphics when I was 11 or 12.) Not to mention, this game doesn't get advertised nearly enough. I don't even remember how I found this game, but I'm pretty sure it was entirely by chance, not because I saw any banner ad that I found interesting or anything. So I think it's a combination of being slightly outdated, poor marketing, and lack of appeal to younger players.