Yes, some feel like it is a lot of pills to swallow. Personally it doesn't bother me. I made a thread when I was using it and N2Slin. I was also taking Beverly Ultra 40 and Density as well. So I won't even say how many tabs and pills I was swallowing per day. If you get bored look up the threads and Beverly's serving size (24 tabs of Ultra 40 alone)
For the average user, GEAR is best utilized as a mini meal for times when you can't get solid food in and pre workout. I still carry a bottle when I travel for when I am on the airplanes and don't want to snack on those pretzels and shit and don't want to eat fast food in the terminals.