@gbryant I have tried many desktop environments.
I like that most things work out of the box with GNOME. Examples: Wacom tablets lock to a single monitor. Fullscreen games always open on primary monitor consistently. Screen rotation and touchscreen works perfectly out of the box on laptops with accelerometer. If I plug a monitor and keyboard into a laptop with lid closed and it will use the monitor. These are just a few things that "just work" that I have had trouble with using other desktops.