For the last few years I've intentionally been quite agnostic about the cream versus soap issue. Started using premium creams with very good results. Tried and love MWF and have a small stash of that (about a dozen pucks). Tried a number of small independent shave soap makers with varying results but have two I tend to go back to often that have both a great scent and a serious lather that lasts. Also have a few 6 oz containers of Cremo Cream that I'll use when I'm in a hurry or on the road - it doesn't get much easier than a little Cremo rubbed into the face and splash a little water onto it to make lather. It's not a thick lather but it sure makes shaving smooth!

Lately I seem to use the following:

30% of the time just cream
30% of the time just pucks (leaning toward MWF)
The other 40% of the time it's a mix of cream and puck in the same scuttle.

Also, if I have the time I'll use a pre-shave oil or cream but that's another discussion. There are 6 different ones I have and try to rotate between them - eventually I may settle on one pre-shave oil - or not.