Yeah it's a bit surprising and slightly dissappointing. I guess I'm not bringing promise of riches like the pro games though, just a small fry operation :)
As a side note when the price of Steem went down I think the community got depressed and I noticed allot of the whales stopped being generous (not that allot ever were). The great thing about Steem is when the price goes back up every little upvote of the past counts :)