Everybody’s mileage varies. It took me a week for my needs.
I don’t agree with you 
You can run a template and play with it.
I don’t agree either, per my previous post. That is the joy of exploration.
It may be that people want things to happen immediately and now, but everything is a process. A continuous learning process through the life. That is true with everything, ranging from your own playing skills to technology.
Again, everybody’s mileage varies. I’m perfectly happy with my plugins and don’t consider them to be “crappy” LOL.
You compare dialing in a plugin’s GUI, compared to cabling and tweaking a bunch of pedal boards and amps? 
No way I want to squat all the time and dial in physical knobs of tons of pedals. That is “legacy” (thank goodness).
In my case, significantly less than using hardware approach I was using before.
That’s why I’m happy to see more people embracing Gig Performer.
Either sharing experiences in this thread, or these quotes.
NB: I’m not writing this from a Gig Performer team member perspective, but from the I truly enjoy all what modern technology can offer perspective.
(Opinions are different, this is just my view on things)