Though Friday the 13th: The Game doesn’t yet have an official report system to bring offensive players to justice, Gun Media has been accepting reports via direct content as long as proof is included. There’s some grey area when it comes to what’s reportable and what’s just annoying, though, so the company has clarified its reportable offenses to give players an idea of what to be wary of.
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“We are currently working on a more robust system at this time, but to immediately work to curb behavior on unkind behavior with users, our team is going to immediately work to moderate and take action against those that are deliberately taking away from the spirit of the game,” Gun Media’s community manager Ben Strauss posted on Reddit.
Within the post, there were six main areas that Gun Media will be accepting reports for as well as a warning to not spam reports. Most of them are the usual suspects when dealing with online situations, and some of them were more specific to F13th’s gameplay. The full list and a description of each can be seen below:
Deliberate Third-Party Hacking Software – Anyone caught with automation/speed/wall hacking and other third party macro systems to give them an edge in-game will result in a ban
Threats of Violence/Rape/Sexual Assault – Those using Voice Chat to threaten and harass other users with threats of sexual violence, rape and domestic violence to a degree unsuitable for social standards will result in a ban.
Racism/Discrimination – Those caught being racist or discriminatory to others will result in a ban.
Deliberately Helping Jason – This one is trickier; we will ban the Jason player and those helping Jason for deliberately ‘helping’ Jason win a match through killing other teammates or working to farm XP.
Deliberate Abuse of Exploits – Exploit usage that results in the deliberate griefing of others to gain an advantage and overall reduce enjoyment for other players will result in a ban.
Do Not Pretend to be an Employee of Gun Media or IllFonic – Anyone utilizing usernames that attempt to act as a member of our team or speaks in-game as an employee of our team will result in a ban.
Do Not Spam Report Those You Do Not Like – Reporting users needs to be constructive; we do not ban for team-killing. Please only report those you are certain of cheating or exploiting. We will eventually ignore requests from those excessively reporting other users for actions that do not fall within these guidelines.
Strauss said that every situation will be looked at on a case-by-case basis after users submit proof, and he also clarified some of the controversial topics like helping Jason find other Counselors and teamkilling.
“Teamkilling can occur to save your own skin, and yes griefing happens, but helping Jason to kill everyone else is too far,” he said when asked if teamkilling was reportable.
He updated his post to say that they’re working on more content and “more robust” systems when it comes to reporting. Plenty of players’ questions were answered throughout the thread as well concerning more specific cases that you can read through here.
