My scope history was 8" dob (good, kept it until mid-2007), ETX-90 (eh), ED100 (okay), 12" dob (okay, but a logistical beast). My world then got rocked by a 4" alt-az Apo that I was allowed to use for a month. After that, I had to have one. Logged nearly 50+ sessions with it in nine months.
If you want to see "more", get a big dob. If you want to see "more often", that's another story