To avoid this problem, do the following before joining a server: open the party privacy menu, set the player limit to 1, then set it to the max value (18 for Multiplayer).

You can use my chat_commands and chat_commands_give scripts to have a !giveperk chat command
https://github.com/Resxt/Plutonium-T6-Scripts/tree/main/chat_commands/zm

Resxt Then what could have been the reason of that random ban? Because I was playing on a server for a long time when that happened; and then big ping spike, and here I am

If you know the codename of the stat, then yeah, using the following in the console:
statsetbyname <statname> <value>
In your case, you’d use it like this:
statsetbyname pers_max_round_reached 0

With the amount of information you have provided that would allow someone to actually help with your issue the answer may surprise you.

https://forum.plutonium.pw/topic/36272/i-want-to-play-with-my-friends/3

Then you need to host a local dedicated server
There's no progression in custom games, just like on Steam/console
https://forum.plutonium.pw/topic/26473/public-match-with-bots/2

Are you using steam version?

Cynthoni No worries

SirRicardito Yeah same for me. Not a single server for EU works.