[Cosmetic Cash Shop Only]

I didn't mean to imply that the market was broken as it is. Simply that many games that are free to play (but pay to win) die quickly or suffer from limited success. In fact I alluded to that in my post. If the devs are of the opinion that paying should only alleviate some grinding then that's great, that's the sort of mentality that keeps a free to play game fair for those who don't have tons of cash to sink into it regularly.

[Update 7.6: Hotfixes]

Loving the new update. I'm a relatively low rank player at the moment but being able to take off health and shield upgrades in lieu of abilities and other warframe upgrades is great. Before the update I had a stamina and sprinting mod. Now I'm able to add a couple abilities to my loadout as well :D

I'd definitely suggest those that feel the game is too easy simply put on different mods. You're geared for the game pre-update. Now you have the freedom to play with your mods instead of losing points to health and shield mods you no longer need. How is being able to put on more attack upgrades a bad thing?

[Cosmetic Cash Shop Only]

I agree with the OP, and I'd like to add that once a game becomes pay to win it doesn't last long. Straight power upgrades that are only available via cash limit the ability of the playerbase to play together. People who don't pay for their power feel cheated by those who had more cash on hand that day, especially if for all intents and purposes the former may have been more skilled. Granted, this applies less for cooperative games like Warframe than it does for a game like, say, Gunz. So far I've noticed that most things you can purchase for real money are also obtainable by farming, and this is definitely a step in the right direction.

It would be nice to see a bluelprint for every item in the game, so conceivably a player with enough time and effort could unlock everything without spending money if they so choose. I'm generally of the opinion that a cash shop should only expedite progress, create a second class of player that is more powerful than everyone else simply because they paid for it. Essentially it is the difference between paying to be level 100 or paying for an upgrade to exp rate. The latter is far more fair and doesn't encourage pay to win tactics.