I cant understand why people stay at the coast... the East has loads of loot, especially in Berezino and the Ship is fun to look around. I mean its a 15 min run tops.
Then you can wander inland to the NE Airfield, which is small but as ripe as NWAF. Plus if you find combat up there (which you do) generally the population is either more veteran, so makes the action intense OR more sociable and you can pick up a friend or 2 and have a decent group.
The south coast is just deathmatch tbh, we generally loot Cherno if we spawn near there.... then head East and round. Sometimes we will bypass Balota and head straight North to the NWAF, theres plenty to do inland and its worth getting yourself wise to the setup as the game will continue to evolve and develop, that all the land will be your friend and enemy.
We already have plotted our tent/camp location for storage.... things like that, might not be applicable now, but they will be and its fun to be ready. Also you can (if you really have to) then approach the south from different angles and come in fully fresh and packed ie Dual backpacks, full ammo boxes, rice, yellow tubs, med kits in pristine nick, defibts, IV Saline and Blood.... anti biotics/panikillers.... everything you can think of.
It might be a little more grindy to get it by going East, but its there and no need to server hop or anything.