Agreed. I'm having an issue right now where I have no other choice but to have the pipes next to each other but having them connected doesnt work with the setup

Personally, I would prefer it connections could be blocked using covers instead of having to hit pipes with a wrench.

Any ETA on this at all?

Is there any sort of ETA on this at all?
Currently without this pipe networks take a ton of space and are massively complex.