I do wave some faith in Steem, but yes, at the moment the weak point is as you point out. Why would I buy more STEEM?
I can't buy enough to make an appreciable difference in my daily experience at present, so until something comes up where that is the case, then there is a bit of stagnation in the works!
That is exact why I do see Steemmonsters as a blessing. For the moment it is still a drop of water on a very hot plate. But if other game designers do see that such things can be successful than we could have a real lift off!
Thanks for the comment.