I don't know if it is that the item respawning got reduced to like a 10% or it is an issue related to the presistance, but, i was unable to find a single can of food in 5 hours of playing. Every single 0.48 server was fully looted, and i was just able to find the leftovers of the previous players (just jeans, flashlights and rotten fruits), every single house of 5 different towns were empty.
I know this must be focused to make people move trogh towns to survive, instead of having everything in the same town. But i've played 5 hours, moved trough 5 big towns (from Karmanovka to Krasno) and just found a hoodie, a melee and some powdered milk even with a looting map in my phone trying to get some food. Almost died until i found that powder.
I like the fact of a change in looting, but i find this extreme.