I guess I was lucky in that I got to fly both the DC10 and L1011 for about four years each. From a pilots perspective I think the L1011 was a hands down winner. Quieter, faster and maybe just a little bit more comfortable. The DLC was an amazing feature and that along with a great autoland system made for an excellent lo vis operation.
The DC10 had a numebr of accidents, not all of which were design or build problems but enough to plant a real sore spot on it's reputation at the time.