Unless the dev team have any major plans for new features, I can easily see more dynamic projects like Dash, Bitshares, Maidsafe and Monero surpassing Litecoin within the next year or two.
New features? Development? I don't think you'll be getting those anytime soon.
To make matters worse, the developer's "boss" has made it clear that anything altcoin is a "no no".
This was a message heard loud and clear by all Coinbase staff. I honestly would have quit my job the same day he made that tweet.