I feel the exact same way when I joined NG, the community is very cool and welcoming with a LOT of talent and helpful people, you expect that shit maybe scary and toxic but overall this place is really cool especially when you got the high quality skills to bring to the table and the whole community grows with it and we all begin to get pretty fuckin' familiar with each other, old sites are just crunchy in general
Really happy that you're enjoying the site so far >:D
Stanpai
NG has become a nice little paradise for creators with a lot less toxicity than we had 10+ years ago. Enjoy the ride.