From what I recall, 3e started off good but frustration mounted over time (& level). Same with PF.
4e started off bad and took tons of wrestling with to make it enjoyable. It is still very limited and hard work but rewarding for what it specifically does, so it is a game I will go back to, but for shorter term & specifically 4e-oriented campaigns.
5e my first GMing experience was bad, but it has got better and better over time, the opposite of 3e. I enjoy it more and more as I GM it over the years since Jan 2015, so no sign of tiring of it. If the classes were lower magic - a 4e style Ranger, say - it'd be perfect.
Very similar experience, though my first 5th Ed/D&D Next session with the first playtest packet was one of the best I'd had in years.
5th Ed came at just the right moment, I had grown disillusioned with 4th Ed, and was looking back at previous editions to hack something together.
One of the reasons I love 5th Ed is its hackability, definitely made for it, a bit half-baked, in a good way, for me, easy to lean in another edition's direction.