I remember when i bought my first mech keyboard about 3 years ago. Most people who found out how much I paid for them said something along the lines of, "Wow, dude, you got ripped. It doesn't even have LED, or a LCD screen, or macro keys."
Fast forward three years to the present, the same guys are asking me, is Blackwidow Ultimate any good? How's Rosewill? And they start to realise that Filco is pretty much where it's at for OEM produced boards.
The reason for their sudden interest? 'Top' gamers are using mechs now, so it's now cool to own one. Jeez, it's still the same keyboard. Shows how much an opinion can change due to simple perception.
I'd say use whatever you enjoy and ignore the naysayers.