So it does seem there are factors that are hampering the growth of Hive

User retention is still a huge problem as well as active users ( besides the Splinterlands thing ). The graph should be going up or at least stabilizing at sustainable numbers ( not a few tens of thousands like we have now ). Don't get me wrong, Hive is still the best platform to earn magic internet money but it can be much much better for both newbies and people struggling for years to escape plebdom :)