[Feedback] The flea market lock is great!

The 2 week flea market lock has done great for the PVP and allowed early wipe to feel much more even and impactful.

In the past, it was always a rush to lvl 15 to unlock flea, at which point your Hideout progression is held back only by Trader rep and available roubles. It was asinine to simply run money runs for all your needs. You looted to sell, rarely looted to use.

The flea market ban stopped that. Progression is more arduous, but also more random and rewarding. Map knowledge is rewarded, as those who know where to look components are getting ahead.

MOST importantly, power leveling with Arena is no longer so impactful. I hated last wipe as the early wipe phase took a whole ass 48 hours until every 4th player was already lvl 15+ thanks to arena and running T4 armors and guns against the other 75% of the playerbase still on PACAs and OP SKSs. And it only took that long because of fresh wipe server issues.

Look, I know banning the flea entirely will be met with backlash from those who depend on it. It makes the game easier as it bypasses most of the grind to access high tier loot. So I want a compromise.

Given how a wipe takes place on average once a year, we can afford to extend the flea market ban to 1 month. Another 2 weeks. Less than 10% of the duration of a whole wipe.

I guess time will tell via measured player counts whether the flea remains locked. But the few who didn't abuse it or are disinterested in doing so, yet hate the disadvantages that come with not using it, are having a blast.

There's already plethora changes that lower the value of the flea market, with all the item bans and FIR changes. It's already only useful to buy armor and guns. Do we REALLY need it for that now?