I'm a F2P player and I think this new system has made matters worse for all the casual players out there who PLAY this game and not LIVE inside of it.
I played, left and came back an year ago for the en107 Heliopolis. I was not really aware of all the Gold-trading and deal-making shenanigans but I felt like making gold was not hard of a job.
I made upto 25k gold only on en107, thanks to the old trading system. I was not making any deals or texting anyone to buy my offers. There was this guy named Ares who was my main source of gold and he traded fair and square (2k for 50) with all the team mates. Yes, It does sound stupid to buy res from a team mate who should be giving it to him for free. It was less about trading and more about giving the newbies and F2P players a fighting chance against the world which was filled with gold whores and deal makers. There are still plenty of players like him who, after accumulating tons of gold via trading in other servers casually offers it to team mates so they can enjoy the benefits atleast for a brief period.
Moving on from that server, I made decent amount of gold with the standard rates in successive servers during the first two days. Beyond that, all the buyers are already hooked up with the best dealers. There actually is nothing to complain about. It was the buyer's money and he deserves to get as much resources as he can for it. My only intention in those servers was making gold and all i did was click a few more times and BAM! I got what I wanted, Insome cases, I didnt event had to farm every 10 mins, I log-in once a day, Make an offer and send my resources(which is running red) to another guy, get some gold, move on. I could log-off and forget about that server and play the one that I'm actually interested in. Is that possible with the new system? NO
Now, I have to always keep an eye on the GOLD EXCHANGE and swoop in with my resources as soon as I can when a window opens up. Can everyone(including the average JOE) do this and make gold? I dont think so. Most Average Joes wont even have time to farm on a regular basis let alone refresh the Market 'n' number of times to make gold.
Am I whining because I didnt make any gold with the new system? NO. I made a total of 40k gold from en 107 to en 115 with the old system and 3k gold in the past 24 hrs with the new system.
The old system was unfair but there was always a way to work around it. The New system is blatantly absurd about bringing in the fairer environment. When people are forced to keep refreshing a single page for hours with a hope to somehow sell their resources and make gold and still come out disappointed, It's gonna affect their mental state and drive them away from this game.