How to host Friday the 13th game in 2024

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Since the dedicated servers of Friday the 13th: The Game were closed, the game has been played on P2P matchmaking.

 

The most annoying thing about this is the fact that the match and the lobby ends when the host leaves. 

 

On PC you can choose to host a lobby of your own, but sadly there is no such option on consoles. But there are a couple of tricks you can use to become host!

 

 

 

Here's a guide on how to host a game in Friday the 13th on PS4/PS5:

Method 1. 

Join a friend's party, and leave the party. Start searching for sessions, and you will be made host. 100%.

 

Method 2. 

Create a party. Then press Quick Play to start searching for lobbies. Press triangle to bring up the screen to invite someone to the party. Keep this screen on for at least two minutes. While the invite screen is on you won't be put into lobbies. After at least two minutes cancel the screen. It is said that this method doesn't work 100% on PS5, but it works for me often enough, so I always use it.

 

 

 

While playing Friday the 13th: The Game, I always prefer being the host. There are a couple of reasons for it.

First of all everything is easier in the game when there's no delay because of (bad) ping, especially driving the car.

Then there's of course the above-mentioned fact how annoying it is when the host quits in the middle of the match. 

 

 

Yes, hosts shouldn't quit. Especially not when they are killed. If you are going to quit when you are killed, don't be the host.

Yet I often end the match myself when I'm the host. So what is my excuse for these double standards?

I don't feel any guilt when I end the lobby for these reasons mentioned below. On the contrary, I'm on the right side of history.

 

The most common reasons I ragequit as host in Friday the 13th: The Game

 

No cheaters allowed

If I see you animation cancelling as Jason, I'm outta there. If as a counselor you go to a spot where Jason can't kill you, I will end the lobby. These are just a couple of examples of cheating, but you get the idea.

 

No teamers allowed

If there are counselors who help Jason for example by opening doors for him, blocking windows and doorways from other counselors and so on; if Jason clearly has no interest of killing some of the counselors, and instead runs together hand in hand with them, I will end their partying. If Jason has no interest of killing some counselor, I have no interest spectating that frolicking.

 

No assholes allowed

If there's an asshole trying to run others - especially me! - over with the car, the lobby will be history. If you are so "bored" with this game that you need to harm fellow counselors, go play some other game. I hear Dead by Daylight is nice this time of the year. And Killer Klowns will be released soon.

 

If you start the car and leave without picking me up when I'm waiting by the car while Jason is NOT around, I will ragequit. Especially if I was the one who repaired the car. 

 

Some recent prime examples of assholes:

Tommy lures me to the shack with him. When Jason traps us inside the shack, Tommy dies of tummy ache (leaves the match). Ouch. So forgive me Tommy, but next time the answer will be no, unless killing Jason is the only option left.

Another Tommy refuses to repair the car, even though both parts are by the car, there are no traps and Jason is not around. Well now this Tommy is on my LIST OF ASSHOLES.

 

Don't keep the fuse hostage

Then there's my pet peeve, which I have also mentioned before. The thing I hate more in this game than the cheaters and teamers combined.

The phone box fuse. The most important item in the game. If the fuse has been dropped by the phone box, and some idiot takes the fuse, and runs away with it, I will ragequit. 100%.

I have a recent example of this: A Chad had found the fuse, and had gone hiding under the bed with it. After he was killed (seek and destroyed) the fuse was just hanging over the bed, and couldn't be reached/taken. I ragequit immediately. 

 

 

If you are the last person alive, don't waste everyone's time by hiding. If you do so, I will either tell Jason where you are, or end the match. Does this make me the asshole? Probably.

So as you can see, if the host quits, it's not always because they have been killed. And it is not always because of Jason. It could very well be because of some asshole counselor.

Don't be that asshole.

 

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