Yes i think they shut themselves in the foot by switching from Steem payout to Future token. I read the post where they tried to explain why and I saw a lot of dissatisfied members kicking against it. What is Future token? What is its' value? Is it exchangeable at the click of a finger? So many questions that just didn't add up caused a lot of members to loose faith in the game. If they had changed payout to Bitcoin I bet they'll still have growing members because Bitcoin can easily be exchanged. Who is buying the Future token? Nobody, so members having it is like having loads of coins you can't do anything with. There will probably be an increased in decline of the game as more credible games are introduced to the Steem blockchain.