Later this month, Friday the 13th: The Game will receive its final patch and deactivate all of its dedicated multiplayer servers. The patch will implement a number of other changes to the game before developer Gun Media ceases its of its asymmetrical multiplayer horror game, which was released back in 2017.
Friday the 13th brand seemed perfect for such an adaptation and Gun Media decided to try it. Friday the 13th: The Game was released three years ago to mostly positive reviews, but it did not become the standard that many hoped it would be.
Friday the 13th: The Game lead community developer mattsocha posted a detailed description on the game's forum of what is included in this last patch and the effects it will have on the game going forward. Once the patch is live, all dedicated servers for the game will be decommissioned and players will have to revert back to peer to peer matchmaking for Quick Play lobbies. Database servers will remain active, allowing players to continue to track their progress, and experience and item drop rates will remain unchanged. The patch will also be Gun Media's last attempt to fix as many bugs as it possibly can.
The fallout of Gun Media's announcement has affected aspects outside of gameplay as well. Friday the 13th: The Game will still be available for purchase and a site will remain active for any players that need help troubleshooting it. Official forums will be archived and locked, but still accessible for anyone who needs to reference their information. Online activity from the game's official social media s will be reduced significantly, only remaining active to deliver important information for its players going forward.
While a three year ed run may be viewed as a success by some, it is disappointing that Friday the 13th: The Game could not be the standard for asymmetrical multiplayer games that many hoped it would be. It fell to the same fate that seemingly all titles in the genre fall victim to. Developers of asymmetrical multiplayer games have yet to come up with the winning formula that keeps the core essence of the genre while still implementing changes for freshness. The impending arrival of the next console generation could be exactly what the genre needs. It will interesting to see if the next-gen technology will finally allow developers to give gamers the true standard for asymmetrical multiplayer games.
Source: mattsocha
