I happened to try to load up the other site one day and it said it was down for maintenance. Odd, I thought, but whatever, I guess I had just missed something.
Boy was I more right than I initially thought.
I didn't get a Discord invite, by the time I even learned that everything was burning to the ground, it was too late to get an invite. Best I could do was wait for the other site to come back up and for any news from a couple friends here and the Internet or whatever was left over there at the other place.
See, I had only just become a regular member before all this went down. I didn't really know anyone that well. Only recognized them. I eventually got into contact with a more senior member who let me know what was going on and to keep an eye out for ResetEra. I waited a day or two, and then this site was up, but no open registration :(.
I waited a little longer, tried seeing what was going on over at the other place, and couldn't shake off the feeling that no matter what, it was never going to be the same. I always planned on joining ResetEra, but I knew quickly that it was my only hope of trying to replicate the old feeling I had over at the old stomping grounds.
As soon as open registration began, I signed up and linked to my old account. I was surprised how quickly they let me in, only had to wait a day, despite me only being a member a short time before and not really posting all that often. Thanks to whoever approved me by the way.
All in all, I'm glad I jumped ship. This place is great. I'm thankful that we came out pretty intact from that debacle. I also plan to post more too. Not as much lurking.