As long as we're relying on a team of amateurs to improve Steem, we're screwed.
I am willing to bet that Dan's steem killer dapp he wants to create is going to just end up with a bunch brand new equally bad problems! HA
I dont really think steem will be screwed though. At worst it will just be a solid social media dapps platform. Its not technically that hard to base a game on this blockchain. I have a couple people I know looking into it.
There is a lot of potential here even in a stagnant development cycle. Sometimes stagnant development cycles are a good thing as it allows for people to feel more secure in being creative.