The first few patches of COH2 were the most enjoyable for 1v1 play. Back when T34 ram was kinda OP but backfired badly when dodged, back when Pzgrens took a shit on HTD scripts, back when you would actually see the Ostheer vs Soviet sniper matchup, back when there was T34 vs Pz4 or P4s flanking SU85s every game. 1v1 was actually fun then, now I just play it every now because I like competition more than the game itself.
Then for some reason they decided to nerf everything ostheer has.
You got MG42 that didn't suppress, sniper that dies by touching sunlight, Panzer 4 that don't kill anything, Pzgren being a manpower bleed that doesn't do anything etc etc.