Is it possible the attack did us all a favour?

What I mean is, two of the biggest problems with new coins is:

1. Lack of developer commitment.

2. Lack of dev knowledge (the dev only can clone a coin and doesn't have any real knowledge beyond that).

By doing this attack and forcing you to bring out an updated wallet it tested the resolve of the community, the developer skill and commitment. It may have felt like a setback when you were up all night coding but I think it's actually helped show that Phore is a real project.