DND_Reborn
The High Aldwin
I don't mean to be as dismissive as some of the other posters in this thread... but, honestly, if there are older versions of the D&D rules that contain the rules you need, that feel more comfortable for you, that work better for you, then by all means play those versions.
I'm running an AD&D 2e game right now. My next D&D game is going to be a horrible kludge of BECMI and Player's Option. There are groups still playing 4e, still playing 3.X and PF1, playing PF2, playing AD&D, and playing Classic. There are communities dedicated to keeping those games alive.
I ran a game of 5e for a few months, and I don't like it and I won't run it again... and my friends are still pissed at me for asking them to buy the books. You don't have to love the most current version of D&D to love D&D, just because it's the most current version and the most popular version (ever); you can love the D&D that you love, and you can find people to play it with you, and you're still a D&D fan.
Oh, it is fine. I expected the bulk of responses to be "the game is designed that way" and "it isn't a bug" and "it is what I love most about 5E". So, not big surprise as to the nature of most of the responses. For me it is like I have a person build a custom furniture, but they leave it unpainted and tell me "hey, I left it that way so you can paint it with whatever color you want." So people would say that is fine and enjoy painting it. I expect the work to be finished and 5E simply is not to my taste.
And yes, I have every intention of running earlier versions which were more robust in systems, rules, and content. I have multiple copies of the books, so I can give other players those. I ran a 1E session a couple times for one of the players, and he really loved it. I hope the others will enjoy it (and 2E etc.) as much.
So, as long as I can find players for it, I'll play other versions of D&D. If one of the other guys wants to keep running 5E, I don't mind playing it as much because if they want deal with the holes (a.k.a. the beloved design aspect others rave over) I'll leave it to them.