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Posted by: Synthmilk
You just keep thinking that there...if only hackers thought as you do, this world would be a safer place.
It's really not that hard to get your IP changed. Get a new modem, done. Alot of people have the modem provided by their ISP, and all they have to do is turn it in say it's not working and bam, new modem new IP. And that's just for the simple-minded ones.
Alot of people have static IPs, it keeps changing.
Or if you know a little something about computers, use a proxy.
IP bannings work for maybe 12 year old kids that are constantly breaking the rules, but any other user with a brain and wants to keep posting/spamming, they can get around it in little time.
Besides, there are instances where multiple Bnet users have to use the same computer. Say you have siblings (man this is starting to sound like a whaaambulance excerpt). You're a respectable community member, you post and mind your business and have fun, trying to follow the rules. Then a little brother or sister comes on their account and starts being an asshat, gets blacklisted. Maybe they keep doing it, end up getting IP banned. Then you can't use your account, which has done nothing wrong.
Also, public libraries. Not every Bnet user owns a computer, some use public access computers to stay current on the Bungie universe. Some random idiot likes to spam and gets IP banned on the computer you usually use and your account gets hit too. Not fair is it?
IP banning is one way to help, but there are plenty of ways around it and it won't do as much good as many of you seem to think.