I have the same sentiments. It is getting really tough to find good posts these days. As to why Steemit is having less users, I think it is because more and more people are posting using alternate interfaces like Steempeak, Busy, eSteem, Steemleo, Tasteem, Travelfeed and etc...
By the way, if you love Drugwars, you might want to check out NextColony as well :)