"Path of Exile 2 is now flooded with countless merchants and RMT studios,

As a Chinese player
who discovered Path of Exile in 2023, I fell deeply in love with this game. It captivated me so much that I abandoned all other games. However, the current state of Path of Exile feels like a dying tree being devoured by pests. I’ve watched friends and new players increasingly turn to RMT (real-money trading). These RMT activities have been rampant since 2024, yet no official penalties have been issued. Players now treat real-money trading as commonplace, while those of us who follow the rules can no longer enjoy the game.

RMT manipulates item prices, making it impossible for honest players to build their desired character builds
hrough legitimate effort. When will the developers finally take strict action to ban these practices? If the developers continue to ignore RMT or abandon their previous commitment to managing
it, then perhaps it might be time for me to leave.

I have never found any online game that doesn't have some form of RMT. Keep up the good fight.

That's what you'll be left with, exactly like Lost Ark if the continuous support from GGG would be to fix the length of Act 3, a fix that should never even happen before the actual release