Mat Economy?

[Eternal]

Mat prices being this low only contribute to rich people, they can craft what they want for even cheaper now, while it is harder for new players or players that never looted to gather gold.

Wouldn't it be "rich" people that need gold to buy legendaries and "poor" people that need materials to craft what they want, though?

No, mat prices dropping only lowers the prices of craftable items that doesn't require phoenix feathers. A phoenix feather is 1m gold and a hardened metal is 500 gold. That means someone needs to grind 2000 hardened metals to be able to afford a single phoenix feather. Being able to trade mats for market goods directly would prevent this from happening while also increasing the value of materials.

Rich people still need mats to upgrade their legendaries.