Quote Originally Posted by Melichoir View Post
Mind you, at that piont the damage is done and even with banning/addressing it, you are already 'injured'. So the GM banning someone doesnt change that discomfort you experience. Its not preventative, its reactive after the fact.
It does prevent the offender from making anyone else's playtime miserable, for the duration of the ban. Locking up a murderer in prison won't undo the murder either, but at least they won't murder anyone else.

While I would prefer people to be able to resolve things by talking, there are some out there who view their fellow players as basically bots to facilitate their dungeon runs and won't listen to reason.