Does Merit really help the community or greed people use it to have more profit.
A big YES for both. Merit System already change this forum for good because it kills the spirit of those members who serve as as the cancer here the shiity posteres. Searching for result? Then look around the forum, it's more peaceful now compare before. Well, I didn't expect you to realize this since you're new here but believe me it's true 
(welcome to the forum by the way). But unfortunate to say, opportunists still find a gateway to avoid this system. Desperate low rank users tend to buy merits from several greedy high rank members, this is the reality but we can't easily provide actions upon this because it happens in a secret manner. So if you found someone guilty of doing this stuff then you should report him to the mods, that l's the least thing you can do
. I hope their will be new implemented rules that really help the forum and not use as advantaged to have more profits and fair for all.
Merit System is already fine (IMO). If you think of something better than this (make sure that it's feasible) then feel free to share .