Yeah, traders rewards were way off. Now, I feel it should be a bit better, but not much something like more ammo and meds (especially high tiers quests). The only real change early game would be money quest reward for tier 1 fetch: 100 to 180. I think we should be able to buy at least a good can food as a reward.
That being said. For me feels like I'm playing A16 again: as a heavy miner I can get money for my needs and don't even botter with quests as soon as I get magazines I need.