Gettin' High

Many people on the forums have claimed that Halo 2 recieved a 9.7 from OXM and this has finally been confirmed. What lost it .3 points? The only con listed is "The End" What does this mean? Does the ending suck (which has been said by people who pirated halo 2 or the people who read the spoilers) or does it mean that it sucks that Halo is over? I guess we won't really know until we beat it. I can only hope that the ending isn't as bad as some people have said.