I’ve actually had less “issues” with Nuendo’s automation I have to say. There are certain things that we can do by setting up key-commands/macros in Nuendo that allows me to do some things faster than in PT, so I find that it evens out after adjusting the workflow somewhat. For example; I might want to apply an EQ setting to an event and by hitting one key (already selected event) a range is set, preview is set, loop is set, playback starts, fill-to-loop is set, and I can start tweaking. Next key command punches in and resets parameters.
But I agree; some things are certainly easier in PT.