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I don't understand what you're saying. You're first saying they do collect data, but they don't? They do collect hardware data... They say so on their site.

What client? Jagex does collect your data. It's not about what I think, Jagex does collect your data, they clearly state that fact.

My point for quoting it was to show that they can and do in fact collect the IP, MAC and HWID* data. Where do you see that they don't collect that data? You may not get chain banned, but it could be a reason for Jagex to raise flags more quickly on your HWID, MAC and IPs from an account that shares that same information with others to make your subsequent accounts more likely to get banned. That's the whole reason why residential proxies are a more commonly used and VPN's are not, when botting. I agree, definitely resource usage for spoofing is something to take into consideration, but with proper methods, it should be lightweight.

5. THE DATA WE COLLECT ABOUT YOU • Technical Data: Commonly known as online identifiers and includes internet protocol (IP) address, unique mobile device identification numbers (such as your Media Access Control (MAC) address, Identifier For Advertising (IDFA), and/or International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI), type of device, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and geolocation, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access this website. the data we collect about you Jagex Privacy Policy They don't openly admit to specifically collecting the HWID data, but they do state they could and collect that among other resources of your information. And assuming they do, however, unlikely, track if it's a virtual environment or not, there's ways to spoof it. Here's one example: https://github.com/WCharacter/RDTSC-KVM-Handler

Why wouldn't there be a reason to? Changes to your HWID & MAC address would then mean your VM and computer are two separate systems and preventing any traceability back to your host computer. Leaving bans to be less chain-able, right?

Are these viable? Couldn't find much definitive info. My research shows that a VM could very much be a viable option for running clients with different HWIDs/MAC address. Can anyone confirm?