Wow Gears of War 2 change, and i didnt notice!

Well im sitting here on XBox Live playing Gears of War 2 online, ohh yea ima beast. Well anyways, im looking at how many people are in the game and there is only 8. I could have sworn they made it 5 people on each team, when did they change it back? Also, ive noticed that the smoke grenades dont knock you down when your close by when they explode, and thats good because that ruined the game. Well it shows how much i REALLY play XBox now. On another note, im thinking anout downloading the new maps and campaign, but i dont want to not play it and waste my money soo..idk.

But if you want to play with me hers my info: