evan1715 wrote:
i thought punkbuster only did GUID and CD-Key bans and servers did IP address
You are correct. Though many games that dont use PB also have a built in option to ban by the GUID (or have a mod like BF2's mod manager that does it this way).
In my opinion this is the best way to ban somebody since they have to buy a whole new game to play again (since the GUID is typically a hash of their unique cd-key).
Dynamic IPs can be changed, innocent players could be behind a natted public address when a ban occurs on an IP, player names can be changed, etc. <-- so these are all weak banning methods.