Same... Though with the latest Android it's been so buggy I gave Smart Launcher a try for the past few months and have mostly been happy with it. It's annoying that I can't easily have 3 screens with one in the center being the start but I got over it.
I imagine you've seen the seen the news by now. It sucks. We've gone from a team of around a dozen people to just one full time developer -- the original founder, Kevin.
Used Nova for years until Niagra launcher was recommended on here last year. Sad to see that Nova has reached the end of the line though, I never got on with anything else.