I was on Gnome for a long time starting around 2.10, but the camel's back broke at 3.40 when they really wrecked lots of extensions.
If you like to have a desktop that is fashion du jour, you are in for a treat but if you want your desktop the way you like it and keep it that way you don' t stand a chance.
You really have to work the way they think is good for you or they will wreck all your computer fun.
In the end after testing many desktop systems I personally stuck with LXQt, not going to try and lure you there, just see for yourself if you like it.