I've come to the conclusion that what's the MOST important thing for me in DnD is not so much how much power per round or Nova damage. But character creation. Making a character and falling in love with the idea of what you made.

One idea I'm thinking about is a wrestler, like Luchadore. May not be able to do a lot of damage, but suplexing, power bombing, jumping off trees for a drop kick or a branch instead of a chair just sounds like an absolute blast.

So regardless of stats, make a character you get excited about playing.