Quote Originally Posted by marleandro View Post
I was banned on October 28th and received an email from EA. I believe they must take screenshots to have proof, I think. Now I did the following: I changed the network card ID (MAC) and SSDs, created another Steam account, and went back to playing normally (so far).
If you've been detected at least once, you're 100% banned by HWID. There's no need to worry too much! Just buy the launcher and that's it! Play until the next detection. Without a launcher, you have little chance of surviving in the game for long! I've been playing for 3 years now, and I'm enjoying it! Yes, the launcher comes with TMAC, and that's the only way to go!