Gasket mount is popular, as the main benefit of it is isolating the sound to the switches and the plate. Polycarb is the new endgame. Normal layouts are going by the wayside in favor of stuff like the TGR Alice. Keycult is the Rolex of this community now. Gateron has gotten much better with their Ink switches, Holy Pandas have become common place. Zeal redid the molds of his switches, so Zeal v2s are incredible tactile and linear switches. Plastic plates have become more popular, with many people opting for POM, Polycarb, and PBT plates over metals. GMK sets are just guaranteed once they hit GB (Source: Handarbeit). ePBT has gotten a lot better, and are making tons of sets.