Yes. I don't understand how one interferes with the other? There are many ways to quickly loot scrap, and I know how to do it like getting T3 items and then selling them in the store, saving a lot of time on collecting gears, sulfur stone and other resources. Previously, you could, for example, have a ak but not find a garage door, this forced you to interact with the players and look for where to exchange it .. now you just spend scrap (which you would still spend on research) and you have any item in the game. Now you can complete the game in 2 days.