Sitting here surrounded by rulebooks, empty mugs, and a slew of browser-tabs, it suddenly dawns on me what I feel makes this contest truly great.
Sure the chance of winning is awesome and the sense of participation is wonderful. Yet to me it is the thought of the hundreds upon hundreds of other gamers out there, each engrossed in the act of creating something new that thousands of others may come to enjoy, this is what really brings the beauty. If this contest has a heart, I believe it is the community it builds. If it has a soul, it is surely the imagination and creativity that it sparks in all of us.
I know this has been said many times before, but it bears repeating: Superstar or also-ran, I am darned proud to be a part of this!