Hey all,
I tried connecting to GC's CSGO server by 'connect' through console, and it kept giving me an error message 'Banned by server'. Eventually, I got kicked back to the main menu where it said the connection failed after 30 tries.
I also cannot connect to the CS GO server through my friend's list; there is no option to join game. If I hit "Join Game" on a friend's profile, it does nothing.
I'm going to try and see if it's a firewall issue. I can join other games on random servers using official matchmaking, but I haven't tried to see if I can join random servers through the server browser. (Also, I had to level up to Private Rank 2 and see if that fixed the issue: it didn't).
I can watch the game if someone invites me though, which is strange.
I don't know if I've actually been banned, but I wanted to cover all of my bases. '
EDIT: Uh, I'll wait 21 hours too and see if that's the problem. Apparently, I get a 21 hour ban after 2 wins. Had no idea this was a design choice by Valve. Welp, I guess I'll play with you guys another time.