The boss permabans cheaters. I'm glad he does.
Googling for cheats? You do t think HiTech's onto those little ideas?

All I was pointing out was that when people encounter resistance, google is just a few clicks away. Finding exploits and bugs in games has never been easier than it is today, and people do it all the time. That one guy figures it out, and the masses copy the procedure or download the tool.
The above post does also raise yet another downside though. If HTC makes it a concern, now they've got to expend resources staying on top of it. We're back to the "is it worth the digging" that you pointed out. In my opinion and apparently in HT's opinion, which is the only one that counts, the answer is 'no'.
Wiley.