I agree with that.
I owned the x-pro1, the X-T1 and now the X-T2
I am just reading trough this discussion and went back to the x-pro1 files and compared some of the pictures with x-t1 and x-t2. The "magic"-Factor of the x-t2 is closer to the x-pro1 than the x-t1.
I am not a professional and using the camera for fun only.
In terms of usability and technical performance the x-t2 is way ahead of the x-t1.
I enjoy it a lot ;-))