Yea, I'm really not a fan of the aqua marketplace. It's pretty, but also so many little things about it are frustrating to use. They got enough surface-level features, sponsored 8M, and somehow got the official endorsement of the GU team. They no longer sponsor 8M and I haven't seen any new features roll out or be improved (although admittedly I don't check often).
RE: IMXTools last day - GODS Unchained should and must do better towards the community