I have no concerns with DayZ SA players renting public servers... why they would want to do so when they have no control over it's usage by other players is somewhat puzzling. I myself have rented both a public and a private hive at different times so I understand the differences.
In my opinion, the deciding difference between public/private is the ability to hop servers and farm loot. I don't believe in server hopping and though I have done so on more than one occasion, I usually avoid doing so myself as I would avoid the plague. I believe that there should be a substantial penalty for server hopping and that the penalty should escalate each time you do so during a session.
I guess that I am fairly lucky in that I have access to several servers with a decent ping, but once I decide which one gives me the best connectivity, I stay with it... rain or shine, day or night.
For me, the perfect solution is a private hive open to the public... what goes on there, stays there! It's just that renting a private hive is so damn expensive! LOL. :j
