I started using hive because of splinterlands and now I can say that even if for some reason I stop playing the game tomorrow, I'll still use and support this blockchain. Hive can solve so many problems that people are experiencing right now...I'm pretty sure a lot more people will realize this at some point in the future.
I'm glad you're one of the guys who jumped from playing on Splinterlands to using Hive on multiple facets. Not many do that if they come in as gamers. It's perfect that Splinterlands has Splintertalk and that's a great way to be introduced to the blogging aspect of Hive as a gamer.