Best to diversify portfolio. There are many great potential altcoins out there (eth, neo, wan, etc.) , better to hold but buy bitcoins too as it is also a good investment.
Priorities.
It will still be better to have a bigger basket in bitcoin.
This is the Father of all crypto currency and it is a sure investment. When all this altcoins start popping out it became more valuable.
Why? People will still need to move it to bitcoin just so they can exchange it back to cash that they used to invest with other coins.
With that, it is easy to say that bitcoin is essential. It is needed for going in and out the crypto world.