I'm afraid you're right on the Hive price, HBD and the DAO are a huge noose of debt. I don't think most people realize that which is a huge part of the problem.
I'm not sure I'm willing to invest much more in Splinterlands until they can demonstrate some fiscal responsibility. But pulling three Quoras, that is awesome. I just need one more to make level three but it just hasn't been my lucky pull as of late.