I agree with you 110%, and honestly didn't want to have a Fractal device onhand when I got my Stadium.
I've lost the appetite for creating A/B shootouts, personally. I was on the verge of doing it with my FM9 and ToneMaster Pro earlier this year, and every time I would boot up the the TMP and enjoy those sounds immensely...I thought "why bother"?
Agoura has more than proven itself for me across a range of models, and the Stadium XL hardware has me falling back in love with many HX models (which really shouldn't just be assumed they're a tier of quality below) too.
I get it if folks like JiveTurkey need "a range of" Mesa Marks or "a range of" modded Marshalls or whatever have you that Fractal provides. In my extensive time with the FM9, I grew to appreciate that less and less. One day, I could prefer the Mesa Mark V channels, and a week later, I'd be back to the Triaxis, then maybe the OG IIC+ after that.
The only way I could actually get down to making music with them was to pick one or two and stick with it. Honestly for my bread and butter (modded Marshalls), I'm already spoiled for choice on Agoura with the Silver Jubilee, 2203 (w/ SD-1), Soldano, and Bogner Ecstasy. For now, I'm picking the Jubilee and sticking with it.