I would also say UDC 2013 was necessary for my personal and creative growth as a writer. Without meeting Andy, Bruce, Byrd, Eddie, Bounce, and so on I would've probably never attempted a first-person perspective or writing canon characters outside of fanfiction.net in general. The level of detail in my writing was pushed to the next level and I am genuinely thankful for it happening even if the game in itself was a hot mess where we accepted everyone and anyone with the GMs never rejecting a single concept. How the times have changed.