So many bad launches lately...What's going on???
The number one reason launches go bad is because developers don't really understand the code. The original bitcoin/litecoin source code has been copied and hacked so many times that it truly is a monster if you spend the time looking at the code. Just because a "developer" can search/copy/paste/replace doesn't make them developers.
I've dug through the original code and some of the more recent "AltCoins" holy cow is there a difference. People really need to learn and understand the whole thing to truly call themselves a developer, otherwise any little child or monkey could do it.