It's true.
I’ve been using Fractal products for over a decade now. Earlier, I was always critical of the AXE FX flanger or phaser in particular. Don’t get me wrong, they were okay, close enough to get the job done at a gig, but not quite like the original boxes I own. For me, they just missed that certain “je ne sais quoi“ signal depth the original Phase 90 or M117 (MXR grey flanger) had.
Currently, my point of view has changed. There was a definitive firmware update a while ago that specifically targeted those effects. I felt they have really matured nicely in that update. I was very elated Fractal went back and addressed these issues and did not rest on the “It's close enough” mentality.
Needless to say, now I'm digging those effects (and everything else). My mind is just continuously blown by these products and their perpetual evolution.