In my opinion, yes the backpack changes are devastating but can you fit two logs in a backpack in real life? no. You could make the argument that DayZ is a video game, but I say the developers strive for realism and in real life no one in an apocolypse setting is going to have a full arsenal of everything needed. The developers want you to choose what you need instead of partaking in being a "loot goblin". The developers could potentially push people to make stashes and bases and to that I say that base building needs to be changed for vanilla DayZ. Unfortunately its a double edged sword that slashes both ways for good and bad.

Can you close in real life your House Doors with bicycle locks? Dont say anything about realism anymore, really realistic. When you build somewhere upstairs like vysotovo, have fun to waste your time to get all logs on top when one log fits only in your backpack, i know 💯 that people will start more to dupe, and that is just shit. I wait already enough with all the timers in the game, it becomes a game of waiting and it becomes really annoying. As long the Basebuilding is so weak, the people wont Build Bases, on community yes, on Official no, there is just no sense because everyone try to offline you at night on official servers. Stashes is a bit better, but also not a good solution, stashes cause always fat lags and its really easy to find.

If you really are adamant on backpack changes then some more detail would probably be needed to sway the developers minds on keeping the slots as you trying to build a base in a really tall building would not change their minds unfortunately. I play official and yes I build bases, yes it gets raided but thats the game. Official servers are what the developers have in mind when (you guessed it) developing the game! They don't want loot goblins. I do agree that base building does need to be upgraded and the current issues with placing fence kits in certain areas is annoying and it does ruin the game, but you as the player have a responsibility to comprehensively detail your concerns. Although the bags are devastating, it makes the game more challenging and thats what DayZ is about, it's not some game you can kick back and relax to on a friday night. It's a grind and the developers want you to actually think about your actions. Anyways thats just my thoughts, you probably won't agree and thats fine.

p.s. what do you mean about it becomes a game of waiting? The game needs to load things in you know.