Agreed. Changing the lock up period isn't going to make investors suddenly want to invest. Investors don't even need to stake their Hive in the first place... they just need to buy it.
If a bump in price is desired, then the most important thing is to get Hive on exchanges that accept fiat. Then market it outside of the Hive echo chamber. Pay to get articles in the financial press etc.
RE: The value of staking period. Long term perspective.