Hi all. Been away for a while as life has taken some cool detours. Finished up an awesome BW game awhile back, but looking to start up a D&D group as we are now in a new part of the country. As part of this process, been pulling out the old rules and reviewing the various systems as I have been away from the scene for a few years.
My question is this: As DM, what variant of D&D to you find the easiest (cleanest) to rule from (balancing options vs. ease of play)? And to be clear, I am not saying "easiest" as "simplest" by virtue of scope of rules. But rather, the ruleset which you personally find as the smoothest to make a ruling. This includes both the availability of rule guidance, but also the fact sometimes "more" rules leads may actually slow things down. So, put directly, what D&D version do you find the most rewarding to run from your side of the screen, balancing DM "authoritah" and rule transparency? Hope this question makes sense.
And to put it all out there - As I was going through this whole thought process myself, I was coming to the surprising conclusion that (for me), 3.0 was the sweet spot for me personally.
Curious everyone else's thoughts...TIA.