Should you unlock the research menu in Dune: Awakening?

The fight for survival starts right away in Dune: Awakening when you're suddenly given a daunting decision between using either a locked or unlocked research menu, with little context about what it actually does. With crafting being the main focus of a survival crafting MMO, it's pretty important to make the right choice for you.

Below, I'll go over the differences between the locked and unlocked research modes, and how they impact your progression in Dune: Awakening. Spoilers, it's not...