Did the flea changes make the game better?

I'm referring to the recently increased fees and armor/gun/ammo restrictions. Do you guys feel like they have made the game better in any way? Worse? Or just another "eh it's Tarkov, what do you expect" change?

I have a group of about 10 friends that share a discord server and play Tarkov. For the first time ever, I'm the only one in the group still playing. Is anyone else in a similar situation? I feel like the two are probably related but I can't say for sure.

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EDIT: It sounds like a generalized answer is, "Yes" from the sweaties, "Hard Fucking NO" from the casuals, and a mix from those somewhere in between. Given that this game is unapologetically built for the sweaty crowd, I don't foresee them backtracking much on the current flea rules if the sweaties approve of them.