It's not too bad 1v1 (well, at least it's not completely unplayable), but overheading an enemy near teammates with a 2h or polearm is probably the most frustrating thing ever.
I didn't have much trouble doing it as a 1h, just because the speed of the animation means the enemy doesn't have as much time to shuffle out of the way (1h thrust got completely boned by the change, though).