I kind of agree with the OP. I originally got into 1337 because of their minecraft server (gaming).
They were the only coin to offer this at the time.
But they are taking way too long to release it. Meanwhile, at least one other coin is
offering a similar minecraft server. Now 1337 is searching for another purpose.

I see this with other "shit" coins. They offer something unique but take too long to
implement it. Meanwhile other coins are catching up to you and are offering the
same/similar thing. So now what you different?

Being in the market first only counts if you are actually in the market first.