Moinchen, Bastian!
Since I originally started this thread in 2018 (Like in the Good Old Days! [Distro Fever]), I feel qualified to reply 
Why hop?
- It is fun.
- I have a certain hardware combination that vanilla distros cannot handle.
- I have a bunch of spare SSDs, so I can try new distros without harming my main machine, so to speak. When I find a “better” distro, I use it on my main machine as well.
What do I hope to see on the other side?
- Nirvana.
Have fun!
Claes in Lund, Schweden