It is not complicated for you because you are a crypto pro at this point, but for new people it all seems very daunting. And besides that there are fees all over the place:
- Buy LTC on Coinbase (fee)
- Transfer to Metamask (fee)
- Deposit into hive-engine (fee)
In the case of SPS:
- Buy SPS on Base (small fee)
- Optionally transfer that SPS into the game via Splinterlands Interface via Splinterlands operated bridge (tiny bridge fee)