Bambi Questions! o~o

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Hi guys, complete noob here! I have a few questions :o

Firstly, I've bought and installed ArmAII:CC off steam (gifted), and installed everything, and installed DayZ Commander.

Whenever I join a server through DayZC, it loads, but then in DayZ it gives me a message saying Invalid CD key, and then puts me in some kind of "pool". From this I can get a list of like 5 other players, and I can start/join/connect and it puts me in a DayZ game, and I get some red messages time to time in chat, but IDK if I'm actually playing in a server or just on my own haha it's hard to tell... so is this normal and should I keep playing, or am I actually playing all on my own like a dumbass and should I get this "key" thing sorted out?

Secondly, what is a private hive server?

Finally, do I keep my inventory between servers? If so, whats preventing some hacker from making his own server, then /give items (or however hacks work) and then joining another server with an unfair advantage?

Thanks guys! Also, if anyone would like to play with me/help me I'd be grateful! (I'm in the UK).