I like the more "real" and grey plots of the early stuff. But the real reason is that the first few seasons were more character focused while the Dominion War was more plot focused. I really liked the focus being on the characters and their interactions. I liked just watching Quark run his bar and try and get around Odo (this was often my favorite part). I liked watching Bashir and Garak chat, or Bashir and O'Brien have their little rivalry. I liked watching the debates between Kiera and Sisko, or the family dynamics, or Kiera/Odo, or the often weird but great Dax/Sisco stuff.
I preferred watching the day to day operations of DS9 to the big war story.
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