Jumo, I think it's a matter of taste and gaming habits. I used the hat switch for years, then I bought a camera, fabricated a 3-point cap, set up FreeTrack (altogether <20 EUR), fiddled with it a few days to find the settings most fitting for me, and now I find it completely natural (and much more comfortable than the hat switch).
(Similarly, I had been using the Z axis or a rocker switch on my Hotas as rudder for years; then I made a DIY pedal, and I find it more comfortable, more precise, and more untuitive than anything else I used before.)
Put simply, you tried it and disliked, I tried it and liked -- we all are different. One has to try to be able to decide whether he likes it or not...