Why so adamant on keeping the Market Place?

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That's the one. Second place only because the game needed and still needs more content.

As I said, that was before the search function. Several have stated they are fine with it now that it has a search function.

Your opening argument relies largely on that the majority want it, but you don't have any solid proof to back that up. You would have to run a new poll to make such a statement.