The fork issue is a distraction. It won't kill bitcoin. The majority will eventually choose what fork they want to use, whether it is the original, or XT, or some third option.
I see the fork issue as silly infighting which only hurts bitcoin. I want bitcoin to succeed, that's what I care about, not what version of BTC I use. I will go with the majority, whichever fork is chosen.
It is going to depend on the next couple of months and what will happen after the halving that is going to decide if this was the year of the Bitcoin.
Bitcoin is already getting exciting within 6 months of this year. The price has touched to 750$ and now near 700$. Halving is a few days away making it the best year of Bitcoin
Within few days we can have a closer prediction whether this year continues to be a year of bitcoin similar to the past 6month. Everything depends upon the bitcoin halving.