Hacking is the tendency of the human brain to outperform others, by any means. So many players hacking is no surprise, and its gonna continue till the end of time. There is no stopping of hackers and that kind of desire. We can ban them, kick them but they are gonna try again, even to their last breath. If not in this game, then certainly in any other game. I suggest a different kind of approach...and here it is..
Instead of banning them for forever, let's give them a chance to play on an isolated server made available only for hackers to play. Let them compete with each other. But don't give them access to normal/Public servers. Whoever found guilty of hacking should be banned from normal servers, but they could play on Safe Haven servers. That way they can still play this game but with their own kind. If they wanna come play on normal/Public servers, then make them apologize for hacking publicly, on the forum and promise to never hack again.
Instead of banning them for forever, let's give them a chance to play on an isolated server made available only for hackers to play. Let them compete with each other. But don't give them access to normal/Public servers. Whoever found guilty of hacking should be banned from normal servers, but they could play on Safe Haven servers. That way they can still play this game but with their own kind. If they wanna come play on normal/Public servers, then make them apologize for hacking publicly, on the forum and promise to never hack again.