Buyer request had its flaws but the new briefs are seriously no match for it. I have not had a brief in months and seriously don't even know why it is there. On the other hand, when orders dried up in the past, I could go through buyer request and find one or two that I could easily bid for. It came through most times orders were running low through search.
I won't even bother ranting about the private feedback and the algorithym.
Invite only features that seem to segment and favor some regions rather than quality of work and years of experience on the platform.
Poor buyer support. It gets worse by the day. Everyone gets the same template response. I don't even think they read your concerns, they just copy and paste you a reply.