I've been playing Reloaded MP. It's fuckin awesome. My only gripe with Reloaded (and this also applies to Gears: Ultimate Edition) is I wish they kept the original aesthetic of the 2006 game. I don't know why they've gone for a "brighter" game. Yes, this objectively looks better, but please bring back the black, dark grittiness. I miss the Gears 1 specific washed-out colour palette coupled with that haze that hangs everywhere.
I hope they get E-Day right.
On a side note, we need "employed-only" lobbies. To enter, you need to present a recent pay slip. Might level the playing field a little

. Working a full-time shift to then go home and jump into a game like that, I can understand why some PlayStation noobs immediately quit.