Some usefull features on Blender are the loop cut and loop select
in my keyborad i maintain Alt and clik on a face or edge.
easy , powerfull , incredibly used in modeling for games

Yah Blender interface is not easy, but it has lot lot of features like
place panel : aligned ,free , split vertically,horizontal etc ...
For example i use a lot :
a main upper window in 3D and on the bottom two aligned windows :
one for buttons , the other for texture painting/editing.

I use it alot even if i have Silo that is a great other tool with Modo
I used 3DSMAX in the past , and can say interface not incredible at all !