I don't think its that awful really... its just very, very, different. It trys to bring a realistic take to WW2 shooters, wheras DoD and many others have a far more arcady feel. So when you don't have a cross hair, have terrible accuracy, etc, etc, it just doesn't feel right, or even fun, to many people. I personally enjoy it occasionally, but it is indeed a very different feeling. It'd be like playing Battlefield 2, and then jumping into Ghost Recon (for modern game comparison)... its just a totally different ball game.