Yeah, plus the price run up doesn't help as you stated. I know I haven't really bought any more Steem Monsters since I recently started playing due to the fact that I believe Steem Price can climb higher and don't want to wind up paying a lot more for a Splinter when the price does go up.
One things is for sure, and that is that if Steem Price goes up, so does Steem Blockchain participation. Anyhow, we'll see. Thank you for your input and take care.