I’m not a fan of a market. In spite of many games that I play that have one, I feel that any time a market is deployed, it affects all players, whether they choose to take part in the market or not.
Any time a market is deployed, accessibility to gear is increased due to said market, and as a result developers have to reduce drop rates to compensate. so even if I don’t take part in the market, My personal growth suffers unless I DO.
That’s one thing I enjoy about Grim Dawn…since there’s no market (or trading in form is cumbersome and not “part” of the game per-se), drop rates are designed around you as a player. It feels very rewarding. In games like PoE, drop’s feel less rewarding as an individual…you tend to spend more time farming currency since you know you won’t get the items you need on your own. I’m not a huge fan of currency farming.
So whatever system is in place, I hope it is limiting, and it doesn’t impact the game as a whole on the individual level. I’d rather farm items myself and not be penalized.