[quote name='The 7th Number']i literally have like 3 kills into seriously 1.0. Is there a stat you can check in the game that shows you how many you killed online? All the Gears 1 achievements i need are online MP based.[/QUOTE]
I'm slightly surprised you don't actually play the first game when you have the time, as you might actually enjoy it. It doesn't have planted grenades, or variations of them, and things like the mantle kick are a non-existent issue. Then only real issues are people using glitches, which suck, and stacked teams. But if you play with others, you could probably stack your team as well (I guess it's only fair...hmm).
The third game is definitely smoother, but if you played if for a few hours each week you might unlock Seriously... over time.
Just look for Execution matches, and if other hosts have bad connections, host your own game(s). It usually takes 5-10 minutes (which is long and lame, but just have a magazine to read, or something distracting) to get an 8 player match in Warzone, but I read that Execution is more populated. Just expect at least 3 players to drop out by the 3rd round (which will usually be on your team, if you're playing with randoms against a team).
[quote name='GUNNM']Honestly yeah I easily had more kills in non ranked though. GOW 1 back in 06-07 was so fun so many people played it and everyone just had fun now its all about wall bouncing and stealing kills[/QUOTE]
While I remember fun games back then, there were definitely jackasses then, too. And definitely plenty of "kill stealers," though they more frequently were foreigners (outside the US).
Weird thing: if you try to play a match of Tyro Station in Gears of War, you'll almost definitely be playing with gamers from Mexico. I have no idea why, but it's like it's the favorite map of people from there.