Petition: Preserve the Online Servers for Friday The 13th Game Beyond December 31, 2024

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As you hopefully know by now, Friday the 13th: The Game is coming to an end on December 31, 2024. After that day it's not possible to play the game at all. The servers which host your player data, such as your level and perks and unlocked counselors and Jasons, will be closed.

But there is yet another petition to keep the game alive. This seems to be the newest one, it was started on August 20, 2024. These petitions have never received many signatures, and it's extremely unlikely if outright impossible that Illfonic or Gun Media or Black Tower Studios would lend an ear.

 

Petition on change.org: 

Preserve the Online Servers for Friday The 13th Game Beyond December 31, 2024

 

I have been a fan of the Friday The 13th Game since day one and I know I am not alone. There are countless others who have joined since the game's launch and still cherish every moment spent playing it. We are a diverse community from different gaming platforms, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox, who yet find unity in our shared fascination for this game. No day goes by without us finding full lobbies on consoles, proof of the unwavering popularity of this game.

Now, we face a looming impediment. The plan is to shut down the game’s servers after December 31, 2024. This move threatens the very core of what makes this game special - the ability to connect and play with others. We would like for the Friday The 13th The Game's servers to stay open past December 31,2024.

This is not a mere cry of a few. As of 2020, this game had sold more than 2 million copies across all platforms. These statistics illustrate the profound impact this game has and continues to make globally (Source: Gamasutra).

We grasp the reality that all games have a life cycle. However, we believe Friday The 13th Game has established an enduring legacy that still covers a significant player base worldwide. The discontinuation of the servers will not just impact the game; it will disappoint millions of players who still dearly treasure it.

Therefore, we humbly appeal to the game's developers and publishers. Please, if possible, extend the life of the servers beyond December 31, 2024. Help us preserve this game that has brought us countless hours of joy and camaraderie. Please allow future generations of gamers to experience the thrill of Friday The 13th. To everyone reading this, your signatures can make a sea-change. Please sign this petition.

 

 

 

Friday the 13th game: How to kill Jason

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So this is what it feels like when doves cry! (The Simpsons) 

 

Some players keep killing Jasons regularly in Friday the 13th: The Game, but I had to wait for that miracle until I was at level 112 (of course this was before they gave everyone level 150). 

I remember at least two earlier attempts. In the first one what went wrong was that I had been brainwashed in a private match to believe that Tommy can't put Jason to his knees, and also the weapon was "wrong", machete. In the second try me as Tommy and the sweater girl both stepped into Jason's traps at the same time. Dying is rarely as funny as then, and that was a smart move from Jason. He did his best in a shitty situation.

How to kill Jason

Killing Jason always needs at least two players to co-operate.

1. Jason has to lose his mask. If Jason gets enough damage during a match he will lose his mask.

2. One of the female counselors has to go to Jason's shack and take Jason's mother's sweater from there. This player is called the sweater girl.

3. Only the special counselor Tommy Jarvis can kill Jason. The weapon has to be either machete or axe. Axe is a much better option, because it's more likely to stun/put Jason to his knees.

So at first Jason must lose his mask by hitting Jason with weapons. The best weapons for this are the ones that make the most damage. And they are machete, axe and fire poker. The damage from shotguns, flare guns, fire crackers and bear traps counts too. But do remember that flares and crackers are useless when Jason is in rage mode.

Note: the weapon stats in the image might be outdated.

 

Some Jasons lose their mask more easily than others. Part 2 is one of the easier ones.

Counselors' strenght stat affect how much damage they make to Jason's mask. The best counselors for mask removal are Tommy Jarvis, Buggzy and Adam. From the female counselors Fox.

Then the sweater girl has to use the sweater. Then if the next hit from a weapon stuns/ puts Jason to his knees, Tommy can kill Jason. 

How likely it is that Jason goes to his knees? The chance is never 100%, even with the best weapon. And what is the best weapon? The ones that are most likely to stun Jason. Like I said, axe is better than machete. But even better than axe would be for example a baseball bat. But this would require either a third person, or Tommy to switch weapons quickly, or the sweater girl to get out of the sweater animation quickly (there's a cheat for that) and then stun Jason.

 

My first Jason kill: video

 

I started this very special match by doing my trademark, ie running straight to Jason's lap. Obviously I'm in love with Jason and can't wait to feel his hands on me. Then as Tommy I kept searching for the phone box fuse (it is always an obsession for me, even after I got the repairs done for a trophy. When this happened I had escaped to the police for over 100 times, and very little by other means) and gas for the car, I think the boat had already escaped. That Adam in the video kept following me and tried to show some flash light signals, I couldn't understand why. In this gameplay video I realized that there were two players following me, so I decided to see who are they. And then a sweater girl appeared. She had big difficulties trying to give me her axe. Quite lucky that we were successful. For example that Jason lost his mask from my first hit ("show yourself"), which means he had received previous damage. Especially because Jason already had the new (shitty) rage on.

 

So now when I apply for jobs I can put this to the part "The best achievement of your life".