The Thread-Weaver:
Haha I bet all those years ago, everyone was saying the same things about 3rd edition having played 2e for so long. I came into the game right when things were going from 3e to 3.5 so I'll always play 3.5. It's not perfect, there are some things broken with it *cough* Psionics, but it's certainly the best representation of D&D in my opinion.
I never like psionics anyway...2e psionics were pretty confusing.
But yeah, I've been playing since 1st edition (no, please don't stop to consider how old that makes me). I was a bit skeptical about 3.0, but I gave it a chance. I read through enough of the 4.0 material to decide that I would never ever want to play it. Ever.