I've always hoped that we could win prizes for having the most superior gear of the day. Somehow it seems things just don't work like that. LOL. Musicians who don't play well and don't know how to get a good sound will never get anywhere no matter what gear they use.
Like the other profilers/modelers available on today's market, the Quad Cortex offers so much more for bassists, specifically, than Fractal does. Clearly, this is not a thing that Fractal cares much about in the grand scheme, and so be it. I'm not sure I'd hold it against ANY serious bassist for going elsewhere (as I did for 7+ years) to get accommodated.
But as I've said before, IMO Fractal has continued to improve all aspects of their products and modeling algorithms, to the point where my previous frustrations have been almost fully mitigated. Now, I can pretty easily get SVT sounds that I like whereas I struggled with the AxeFXII. Thankfully, I'm an Ampeg lover to the core, but if I were fully invested in other bass tones (GK, Aguilar, Trace Elliot, SWR, vintage Acoustic, et al), I might still be in trouble without an additional investment in 3rd party IRs and/or presets - at the cost of additional time and $$$. This is why bassists have been forced, to some degree, to look at other products. I personally would prefer to never have to go anywhere else than Fractal for my bass needs. Currently, this isn't realistic for a lot of bassists, and I understand why. Even my "lowly" Zoom B6 trumps Fractal in only one area: bass amp/preamp models and effects. And the tones produced are surprisingly good, and IMHO worthy quality. Other than that, Fractal wins 100% of the time.