Server hopping

[Matthew Bower 10]

In this game. Why is this a thing. Server mods can have however many hives they want so doesn't effect them. Official servers tho....I know there are people hopping because it gets dark, changing maps completely, combat logging and swapping servers. I just don't get it that's all. I know it would require more hives to prevent server swapping. All that would really change is more characters saves spread between the servers. I don't think it would be a big cost issue or anything. I got into this game and they keep pushing for realism yet this specific feature of the game makes no sense... If you and you buddy switch servers you have to find each other. If each server was its own hive you would both join into what ever character last played on the server or a freshie. It would not prevent friends from getting together and playing only prevent transferring items and potentially spawning geared players towards the coast or north of the river. It all just makes no sense why they allow this. Anyone else have any thoughts on this? Nobody(unless you have nvg)plays in the dark and removing the ability to hop between servers will leave players the choice play nighttime or play another character on another server. Again shouldn't be a real issue for anybody. Except those people, you know the ones that like exploits, the ones that get into forums and defend exploits and things that lead to more and more exploits. When somethings broke and the abuse it they are the ones telling everyone its fine, it's balanced, it's not an issue. They get angry sometimes. I have switch servers recently only because i was unable to log into the server. had the switch server then switch back to the one i play on. That server is my home. why the hell would i switch servers? It's stupid.

Edit: I play on 1st person only so yeah night time comes and the server goes empty a lot of the time. Not always people switching servers but I imagine others who are like me devoted to spending time on "their choice" server are logging out at this time(for about 1hour 45minutes) then logging back it.  I'm really excited to see infected with lit headlamps at night.

Edited April 22, 2023 by Matthew Bower

[Parazight 1599]

What’s the suggestion here?

Location displacement occurs as a deterrent to ghosting and a fix to logging into a gas bomb. 
 

Switching between hived servers is unnecessary in pretty much all cases. 

[General Zod 1118]

What if I want to play the game and there is a queue of 30 people to join the same server ? Because now instead waiting 40 minutes I can just bite the bullet and spawn elsewhere but actually get to play the game with all my loot. If people have to choose between waiting for ages for 30 people to leave the server or to start back on the coats they'll probably go play something else. You have to balance the realism against discouraging people from playing this game.