Got curious how the hackers are reacting to the new hardware bans, so I started roaming around some cheater forums. (safely behind proxies, of course) Looks like some of the cheat suppliers have pinpointed that the "hardware ban" is centered around registry keys being added or flagged. So deleting or changing said registry keys results in *poof* no ban, and then the user simply makes a new account. So, if the rumors are true, it's not a real hardware ID ban in the general sense.
I have no knowledge if this is true or not. It could just be hack sellers trying to convince their customer base to continue buying their cheats. Or it could be real. I have not been banned, and I'm not stupid enough to dig deeper into messing with stuff and end up getting banned.
And before anybody asks: NO.
I will not give links to said forums.
I will not suggest what keys or how to alter them. I do not have this knowledge.
I don't hack, do not condone hacking multiplayer games, nor will I help others hack.
Just reporting grapevine rumors as I find them.