Yea, I wish they bring back the vCOH dynamic where BAR Riflemen completely owns Volks, but can be controlled by MG42 teams. MG42 teams in this game are far too easy to counter, but Grens are stronger.
The two main issues I've noticed with MG42's is 1) there is perhaps a slightly too long delay between it setting up and picking a target/shooting and 2) the gunner getting sniped (causing an instant retreat or loss of the gun)
And before that 3 cons into shocks made the game stale and before that guards with M3 made the game stale and before that maxims made the game stale.
It doesn't take a genius to realize that 100% of soviet openings 'make the game stale', but somehow german openings don't, despite being equally repetitive. Or at least thats what community bitches about.
A faction being more fun to play against rather than with is what determines my current favourite and unfortunately Ostheer are incredibly limited to their early game build orders.
At least when Soviet players used T1/T2 openings and Shocks it provided more variety to play against.
The safest option against Consspam is Grens and I personally find this a very boring matchup