Yep it takes more than 60 seconds to get control. But if you are alone all you need to do is take off and land again. The other option is just to block the whole inside of the carrier to avoid people just hidding there and making the game 30 minutes long with that person not playing at all.
About the points, yep, i'm working on a system that will put same level players (or close to same level) together. Your points difference is not that much if you are up or down a few levels, it's mostly noticiable if you are away more than 7 levels.
Is this *420*? I'm reading your posts and you seem to be in a mean mood today