I'm a big MT fan, too, but I agree that MT3D feels rough. The new commenting options are a mess. I'm no stranger to building complex templates, but the amount of new tags, scripts, and administrative settings you have to get *just right* is scary. Especially when they're still undocumented in this release. I had hoped that gaining TypeKey would make up for losing MT-Blacklist, but...no.

I'm wondering if my dedication to MT is fuelled by my familiarity with it. No matter how you slice it, it's good software; but I think I need to take a look at WordPress and ExpressionEngine to see how much progress the rest of the industry has made recently.