I think this is a case of omitted memory, as it's easy to remember the great things about what we used to love. I imagine there was a lot of whining back in the day about games such as Dark Crusade but either you didn't see it/look for it or you have forgotten it. It's an old game so it's perfectly understandable.
The irony is when vCoH players claim there was less whining and balance moaning back in their day and yet all they seem to spout is whining and balance moaning about CoH 2.
Just saying...