I am 35, have played coh1 since the demo came out.
Age and the lack of fast reactions is of course a factor.... Why I am getting smashed badly sometimes, but rng, commanddelay, callins, my wife, the phone,the beer, the doorbell, my cats and some more beer certainly play a role too...
I don´t get why anyone thinks playing this game for the ranks (even the top 100) means anything,
considering the top 100 getting matched against casuals like me for instance. This fact alone makes those ladders totally pointless.