Try to switch 100 ping filter to 0

+1. Would be very sad to see those annoying side chat with those childish shoutings "Who's in Cherno?". I hope that all that spam will go via the radio aka. walkie-talkie, that everyone will be able just not to pick up and not bother himself with those annoying things. Moreover, isn't it more realistic??

Private hive is not a decision! Their main problems are: hackers and immortal admins, who do whatever they want for themselves or their clan (had too much of that in DayZ Mod).
Also I couldn't agree to main suggestion about locking to one server for always - that's too much - server crushes, overload, etc.
The timing for server change I think the only way to prevent all this issues. First of all - 20-30 sec for log out, and "combat status" just as in Mod was.
Secondly, I suugest involving the system, that would lock the server to you for 24 hours, as soon as you spent 2-3 minutes on the server.
In that case we need a script that will unlock server from you if the main hive doesn't get any response from your server for about 10 minutes or so (in order it is crushed). Realy-realy lookng forward to see something like that...

Got similar issues too. Had a full speed run from Berezino to North-West Airfirled without any drink or eat messagies... I guess it's about 7-8 km...