For me, I think my habits have definitely become more character-driven than story-driven, maybe to my detriment. For example, I love Watchmen and I can continue to read Watchmen-centered stories now because those characters and that universe have obviously endured. But if it had come out today instead of 35 or whatever years ago - an alternate universe story with completely unknown/unpublished characters prior - then I probably wouldn't read it.
In terms of today, I'd rather read an average Superman or Spider-Man story than the greatest Green Arrow story (as an example) because my long-term investment is with the former two characters.