I am not sure this is the same situation with bitcoin (what coin will be the next bitcoin?) but it's really hard EOS can have the same appeal since ETH2.0 can fix a lot of actual problem, providing more interest of people in ethereum. I am optimistic just in case there is some big partnership... but it will be even a small event for a coin with such aspirations.
That's because it's not about the shiny new features a cryptocurrency has. Rather, it's about how useful a cryptocurrency is for people in the mainstream world. Despite EOS' high transaction throughput and cost-efficiency, it hasn't been able to compete with Ethereum directly because of the lack of mainstream adoption. People are more focused on both Bitcoin and Ethereum than any other cryptocurrency on the market. As long as most people are supporting ETH, EOS won't be going anywhere. Besides, the team has done little to no efforts in ramping up marketing/promotion techniques for the project. Don't expect developers to switch from ETH to EOS because of this. The only good thing about EOS is the "zero fee" model and blazing-fast performance.
Nonetheless, the recent bull market made EOS jump from nearly $3 per coin to just $8 per coin in a matter of months. It's all related to Bitcoin's constant uptrend in price. I don't think EOS will be able to rise in price on its own because of the aforementioned reasons. For now, it'll remain as the go-to platform for decentralized gambling. Things could change in the future if EOS gathers enough developers into its ecosystem. What exactly it'll be worth by then is a mystery. It's doubtful EOS would reach $100 anytime soon. Just my thoughts
I get your point and without any action from the team, it will continue to ride with Bitcoin and ETH popularity, but with on it's own there nothing to expect, unless the team start promoting and updating the community about the feature this chain have.
Investors are more likely to see the usages before they'll start bringing investment to certain project, EOS needs to works with them and convince
them that this project is also competitive.