It was better. You could tell instantly back in the day when someone was using a script, now it just feels like everyone is doing it, because controllers have it built in! I miss the days where you could get people to miss their shots by strafing. Now, that doesn't happen. Every death in any FPS with controllers is just instant, no bullets wasted. Cronus plus aim assist is basically impossible to beat if you're playing fair with a mouse, at least close range fights.
I think the only hope is for an indie developer to come along and give us something interesting and fair. These big studios are passionless money grabbers that only care about big flashy trailers to get their shareholders excited. You can't be creative or fair in that environment.