I started playing this yesterday and I really suck at it. It was the same thing for Gears 1. I really should avoid these shooter games for the most part because they just start to frustrate me after a while. The funny thing is I do ok at games like COD but Gears just kicks my butt every time. It's a sad fact to admit. I got stuck on one spot on Gears 1 for so long it just ticked me off and I gave up on it. Gears 2 is doing that already and I only played it for maybe 15min.
I'm not that good at shooters either, but haven't thought Gears was that hard so far. Only thing that bothers me about shooters is all the online achivements they put on them. Too many people out there make it hard to enjoy getting them.