It's definitely much better; I'm not having to debate with myself on whether to teleport or run twenty minutes back to base.
I would say that in A15, since we'll be able to trade and there will be a system of currency, a lot of items can be either taken out of zcoin shop or have prices raised dramatically; you have to work hard to get schematics and ammo, ammo being the hardest one.
If we can keep the discussions constructive, this may be something for the whole admin team to weigh in on. What items should be available, and cost of said items.