JP2020048866A - Program and information processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To prompt the player to use a newly given game element.SOLUTION: A program causes a computer to function as: notification means 46 for notifying that a giving chance arrives in which the player is given a game element that can be brought up by the player in the game; giving means 48 for giving the game element to the player when the giving change has arrived; determination means 52 for determining whether or not the bringing-up condition is satisfied by the game action taken by the player before the giving chance comes; and bringing-up means 54 for bringing up the game element before the game element is given or immediately after the game element is given when the determination unit 52 makes an affirmative determination.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a program and an information processing device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, games using game elements such as game characters, structures, and vehicles that can be fostered by players have been known. In such a game, there may be a case where a game element is newly given to a player due to a version upgrade, a lottery, or the like.

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  However, if an existing game element that is already owned is cultivated by the time the game element is newly given to the player, the player is given a new game element even if the game element is newly added. Since it is troublesome to cultivate the game element from the beginning, there is a problem that the existing game element is continuously used. This problem gives the player a rut feeling, and eventually leads to a game separation.

  In this regard, for example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a technique of providing a training facility for training game characters (game elements) on behalf of a player.

  However, according to the technology described in Patent Document 1, the game element cannot be cultivated in the breeding facility until the game element is newly provided, and it takes time and effort to cultivate the game element. Continue using existing game elements.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a program and an information processing apparatus that can prompt a player to use a newly provided game element. .

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a program according to a first aspect of the present invention provides a computer with a notifying unit that notifies a player that a game element that can be cultivated by a player in a game is given an opportunity to be provided. Providing means for providing the game element to the player when the providing opportunity has arrived; determining means for determining whether or not a breeding condition has been satisfied by a game action by the player until the providing opportunity has arrived; If the means makes an affirmative determination, the function is made to function as a cultivation means for cultivating the game element before the game element is provided or immediately after the game element is provided.

  In the above aspect, the player who knows that the giving opportunity has arrived by the notification performs a game action that satisfies the cultivation conditions until the giving opportunity has arrived, so that when the giving opportunity has come, the player is trained or Immediately thereafter, game elements are added in a state of being raised. Therefore, according to the one aspect, it is possible to save the trouble of fostering the provided game element, and to thereby encourage the player to use the newly provided game element.

In the program according to the second aspect of the present invention, the breeding condition includes a condition that the event of the game has progressed or the event of the game has been cleared,
The cultivation means cultivates the game element in accordance with the degree of progress of the event or the number of times the event has been cleared.

  In the program according to the third aspect of the present invention, the providing means determines one game element from among the plurality of game elements by lottery based on a winning probability associated with each of the plurality of game elements, The determined one game element is provided to the player, and the raising means raises at least one of the plurality of game elements before the lottery.

  In the program according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the breeding unit may be configured to execute the game element before the game event is executed by the player or after the game event is executed by the player. , The game element to be bred is selected by the player.

  In the program according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when any of the existing game elements already used by the player is used, the breeding unit includes the plurality of game elements. Foster game elements related to used existing game elements.

  In the program according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the cultivating means extracts a new game element not owned by the player from the plurality of game elements, and cultivates the extracted new game element.

  In the program according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the providing means determines one game element from among the plurality of game elements by lottery, based on a winning probability associated with each of the plurality of game elements, The determined one game element is provided to the player, and the cultivation means allows the player to select whether or not to cultivate the one game element determined by the lottery after the lottery, and select the cultivation. In the case where the game element is raised, if the raising of the one game element is not selected, it is determined in the subsequent lottery at a lower degree of growth than in the case where the raising is selected. Cultivate game elements.

  In a program according to an eighth aspect of the present invention, the computer is configured to control at least one of the game elements to be cultivated among the plurality of game elements in accordance with a variation parameter that varies based on a play result of the game event by the player. It further functions as changing means for changing the winning probability.

  In the program according to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the giving means temporarily sends any one of the plurality of game elements to be selected by lottery to the player before the giving opportunity comes. When the provisionally provided game element is raised by the player, the provisionally provided game element is determined to be a game element to be drawn in the raised state.

  In the program according to the tenth aspect of the present invention, when the game element provided to the player is an additional game element, the computer is operated by the player in response to the operation of the player. The breeding unit further functions as setting means for setting the association with the existing game element possessed, and when the additional game element is used, the training means Foster elements.

  In the program according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, when the breeding condition is a first breeding condition, the determining means further performs the first breeding condition by a game action of a group associated with the player until the giving opportunity comes. It is determined whether or not a second breeding condition different from one breeding condition is satisfied, and the breeding unit improves the first parameter of the game element when the determining unit determines that the first breeding condition is satisfied. When the determination means determines that the second breeding condition is satisfied, a second parameter different from the first parameter of the game element is improved.

  In the program according to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, the computer is configured to store, for each player, an action parameter for the player to execute a game action in the game, and the game action is executed by the player In this case, the game device further functions as a permission unit that permits execution of the game action by subtracting the action parameter of the player, wherein the permission unit uses the game element provided by the providing unit in the game action. In this case, the amount of subtraction of the action parameter is reduced for a predetermined period as compared with the case where the game element provided by the providing means is not used in the game action.

  In the program according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the game element includes a game character appearing in the game, and the providing means determines whether or not the game character has a new chance to be given to the player. The right to allow the game character to participate as a friend in the game is provided to the player, and the number of the rights to be provided is increased when the determination unit makes an affirmative determination, as compared to when the determination unit makes a negative determination.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to encourage a player to use a newly provided game element.

It is a block diagram showing an example of the whole composition of the game system concerning a first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the server device illustrated in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the game system illustrated in FIG. 1. It is a flow chart which shows an example of the flow of game processing of the game system concerning a first embodiment. (A) and (B) are transition diagrams showing an example of transition of the lottery table shown in FIG. 3 due to a change in breeding and winning probability. It is a flow chart which shows an example of the flow of processing of the game system concerning a second embodiment. It is a flow chart which shows an example of the flow of processing of the game system concerning a third embodiment.

  Hereinafter, a plurality of embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. To facilitate understanding of the description, the same constituent elements and steps in each drawing are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible, and redundant description is omitted.

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First, a game system according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

<Overall configuration>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of the game system according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 1 includes a server device 10 and one or a plurality of terminal devices 12. The server device 10 and the terminal device 12 are communicably connected via a communication network NT such as an intranet or the Internet.

  The server device 10 is an information processing device that provides a game obtained by executing the game program 14 or the game program 14 itself to the player of each terminal device 12 via the communication network NT. In the first embodiment, the server device 10 executes the game program 14, transmits the execution result (image data, audio data, and the like) to each terminal device 12, and outputs the result to the player of each terminal device 12. I will provide a. However, part of the game program 14 may be executed by the terminal device 12. The game is not particularly limited as long as it uses game elements that can be fostered by players, such as game characters, game items, structures, vehicles, and the like. For example, role playing games, fighting games, shooting games, sports games , Puzzle games and the like.

  The terminal device 12 is an information processing device possessed by the player, and is an information processing device that provides a game to the player by outputting an execution result of the game program 14 received from the server device 10. Various examples of the terminal device 12 include a video game machine, an arcade game machine, a mobile phone including a smartphone, a tablet, and a personal computer. Note that the terminal device 12 may provide the game to the player by downloading the game program 14 from the server device 10 and executing the game program 14 by itself.

<Hardware configuration>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the server device 10 illustrated in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the server device 10 includes a control device 20, a communication device 26, and a storage device 28. The control device 20 mainly includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 22 and a memory 24.

  In the control device 20, the CPU 22 functions as various functional units by executing a predetermined program stored in the memory 24, the storage device 28, or the like. Details of this functional means will be described later.

  The communication device 26 includes a communication interface and the like for communicating with an external device. The communication device 26 transmits and receives various information to and from the terminal device 12, for example.

  The storage device 28 is configured by a hard disk or the like. The storage device 28 stores various programs and various types of information necessary for execution of processing in the control device 20, including the game program 14, and information on processing results.

  The server device 10 can be realized using an information processing device such as a dedicated or general-purpose server computer. Further, the server device 10 may be configured by a single information processing device or may be configured by a plurality of information processing devices distributed on the communication network NT. FIG. 2 shows only a part of the main hardware configuration of the server device 10, and the server device 10 can have another configuration generally provided in a server. The hardware configuration of the terminal device 12 can also have the same configuration as that of the server device 10 except that the terminal device 12 includes, for example, operation means, a display device, and a sound output device.

<Functional configuration>
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of the game system shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the game system 1, the server device 10 includes a storage unit 40, an execution unit 42, a permission unit 44, a notification unit 46, a provision unit 48, a setting unit 50, a determination unit 52, , Raising means 54 and changing means 56. The storage means 40 is realized by one or a plurality of storage devices 28. The control device 20 executes the game program 14 stored in the storage device 28 by executing means 42, permitting means 44, notifying means 46, assigning means 48, setting means 50, determining means 52, cultivating means 54, and changing means 56. This is achieved by:

  The storage unit 40 is a functional unit that stores, for example, game data 40A, play data 40B for each player, and a lottery table 40C for each player.

  The game data 40A includes data on game elements such as game characters and game items (including weapons and armor) used in the game, and data on various events such as a lottery event. The play data 40B includes data such as the progress of the game of the player, the game character owned by the player, the status (character level or skill level) of the game character, and the game items owned by the player. Further, the play data 40B includes data such as an action parameter for the player to execute a game action in the game, a game history such as an enemy defeated so far and a score obtained by an event. The behavior parameter may be called “stamina”. In addition, the score is a value calculated based on the number of hits in the event, the total number of damages to the enemy character, the number of successful operations by the player, the time cleared, and the like in the event.

  The lottery table 40C describes a winning probability, a first parameter of a game element, a second parameter of a game element, and the like for each piece of identification information of a plurality of game elements to be drawn. The game elements to be drawn include game characters, game items, structures, vehicles, and the like. In the first embodiment, a case will be described in which all game elements to be drawn are game characters. The first parameter and the second parameter are different from each other. These parameters include, for example, a breakthrough value that increases an upper limit value of a parameter such as a character level, a skill level, and a character level, a hit point, an attack power, a defense power, a quickness, and luck. In the first embodiment, a case where the first parameter is a character level and the second parameter is a skill level will be described.

  The execution unit 42 is a functional unit that executes various events of the game and proceeds with the game. Note that the execution means 42 may be provided in the terminal device 12.

  The permission unit 44 refers to the play data 40B of the player and subtracts the action parameter of the player when the game action in the game is executed by the player, such as playing an event in the game. Allow execution of In addition, the permission unit 44 determines whether the game character provided by the providing unit 48 is used in the game action for a predetermined period of time, compared to a case where the game character provided by the providing unit 48 is not used in the game action. Reduce the amount of action parameter subtraction. For example, the permitting unit 44 sets the subtraction amount when the game character given by the giving unit 48 is used in the game action to be half of the subtraction amount when the game character given by the giving unit 48 is not used in the game action. Is preferably set to 1/3, more preferably 1/3, and even more preferably 0. The predetermined period includes, for example, one day or one week from the day when the game character is given.

  The notifying unit 46 is a functional unit for notifying the player that a game character as a game element that can be cultivated by the player in the game has a chance to be given to the player. Examples of the giving opportunity include a time when a version is upgraded and a time when a lottery including a new game character and / or a past game character is started. The contents of the notification include, for example, a version upgrade at a predetermined date and time two weeks after the present, a new character being given to the player at that time, and a lottery including a new game character as a lottery target one week after the present. At a predetermined date and time. Examples of the notification method include outputting the notification content to a game menu screen or a lottery screen, e-mailing the notification content to a registered player's email address, and posting the notification content to a social network service. .

  The providing unit 48 is a functional unit that newly adds the game character to the player by adding a game character as a game element to the play data 40B corresponding to the player when the providing opportunity has arrived. In the first embodiment, the providing unit 48 determines one game character from among the plurality of game characters by lottery based on the winning probability associated with each of the plurality of game characters as the lottery target. The new one game character is newly provided to the player. Hereinafter, the game character newly given to the player may be appropriately referred to as an “additional game character”.

  The setting means 50 sets the association between the additional game character and the existing game character already possessed by the player in accordance with the operation of the player, and stores this setting in the play data 40B corresponding to the player. Function means.

The judging means 52 is a functional means for judging whether or not the first breeding condition is satisfied by the game action by the player before the giving opportunity comes. The first breeding condition includes, for example, a condition that the degree of progress of the game event is equal to or greater than a threshold or the event is cleared, a condition that the login is performed at or above the threshold, a condition that the score is equal to or greater than the threshold, and a condition that the user is charged And that the level of the existing game character already owned by the player has increased. However, from the viewpoint of providing the player with pleasure of raising, it is preferable that the first raising condition is a condition that a game event has progressed beyond a threshold value or the event has been cleared. Also, this event is preferably a training event dedicated to training, which is different from the normal event, from the viewpoint of giving the player a fun of training. In this upbringing event, it is more preferable to output an episode of the game character to be drawn from the viewpoint of making the player interested in the game character to be drawn.
Further, the first breeding condition may be other than the one related to the game action in the game, that is, the one related to the game action outside the game. Such first cultivation conditions include conditions for posting a game in a social networking service, conditions for participating in a real-world game event, conditions for creating a game capture site website, and the like. .

  In addition, the determination unit 52 further determines whether or not a second breeding condition different from the first breeding condition is satisfied by the game action of the group linked to the player before the giving opportunity comes. As the second breeding conditions, the same as those described in the first breeding conditions can be mentioned. In the first embodiment, the first breeding condition is a condition that the degree of progress of the event is greater than or equal to a threshold, and the second breeding condition is that the total number of damages (group parameters) given to the enemy characters in the group is greater than or equal to the threshold. There is a condition that there is.

The breeding means 54, when the determination means 52 makes an affirmative decision on the first breeding condition, before the game character is given or immediately after the game character is given, the progress of the event or the number of times the event has been cleared, This is a functional means for cultivating the game character in accordance with the number of times and breeding parameters such as breeding points based on the number of times. The training content includes improving (raising) the first parameters such as the character level and skill level of the game character, the maximum attack power, the maximum defense power, and the breakthrough value.
In the first embodiment, the cultivation unit 54 cultivates at least one of the plurality of game elements to be drawn before or after the lottery. Regarding the breeding target, the breeding unit 54 selects a game character to be bred from among the plurality of game characters before the game event is executed by the player or after the game event is executed by the player. To select.
The breeding unit 54 improves a second parameter different from the first parameter of the game character when the determination unit 52 makes an affirmative determination on the second breeding condition. The second parameter may be the same as that described for the first parameter. Further, when the added additional game character is used in the game, the raising means 54 raises not only the additional game character but also the existing game character linked to the additional game character.

  The changing unit 56 is configured to change at least one of a plurality of game characters to be drawn, such as a game character to be bred, according to a change parameter that changes based on a play result of a game event by the player. This is a functional means for changing the winning probability. For example, the changing unit 56 changes the winning probability in accordance with the degree of progress of the game event and the number of times the game event has been cleared, or differs from the degree of progress and the number of times of clearing, such as the score, the total attack value, the maximum attack value, and the like. The winning probability may be changed according to the parameter. The change target of the winning probability may be a game character related to the existing game character used in the event, a game character having a high rarity among a plurality of game characters, or the like, instead of the game character to be raised. Note that, in the first embodiment, the changing unit 56 describes a case where the winning probability of the game character to be bred is increased. However, from the viewpoint of maintaining the game balance, the changing unit 56 may reduce the probability of winning the game character to be bred. Good.

<Game processing flow>
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the flow of the game processing of the game system according to the first embodiment. This game process is repeated until the server device 10 executes the game program 14 and ends. Note that the order of the following steps can be changed as appropriate.

(Step SP10)
The judging means 52 judges whether or not an opportunity to give a game character has arrived, in other words, whether or not it is a lottery event period. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP32, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP12.

(Step SP12)
The determination unit 52 determines whether or not there is a request from the terminal device 12 to execute a training event. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP14, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP42.

(Step SP14)
The permission unit 44 refers to the play data 40B of the player possessing the terminal device 12 that has issued the execution request, and subtracts the action parameter of the player by the subtraction amount set in the training event (game training (training)). Event play). Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP16. If the action parameter is not enough, after an error is output to the terminal device 12, the process proceeds to the process of step SP42.

(Step SP16)
The breeding unit 54 outputs to the terminal device 12 a selection screen for selecting a game character to be bred out of a plurality of game characters to be bred for the arriving lottery event. The selection of one or more game characters to be performed is received. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP18.

(Step SP18)
The execution means 42 executes the training event and transmits the execution result to the terminal device 12, thereby causing the player to play the training event. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP20. Note that the processing in step SP16 may be executed after the processing in step SP18. That is, the breeding unit 54 may cause the player to select a game character to be bred after the breeding event is played by the player.

(Step SP20)
The determination means 52 acquires the progress degree of the breeding event with reference to the play data 40B of the player, whether or not the first breeding condition is satisfied, and determines whether the progress degree of the acquired breeding event is equal to or more than a threshold. Is determined. As the threshold, for example, the degree of progress when a predetermined number of enemy characters are defeated, the degree of progress when half of the breeding event has progressed, the degree of progress when two-thirds of the breeding event has progressed, or the game is cleared And the degree of progress at that time. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP22, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP24.

(Step SP22)
The breeding unit 54 breeds a game character to be bred. Specifically, the raising means 54 improves the character level of the game character as the first parameter according to the progress degree of the raising event. Further, the breeding unit 54 may improve another parameter, for example, the limit breaking value of the game character, together with or instead of the character level. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP24.

(Step SP24)
The determination unit 52 determines whether or not the second breeding condition is satisfied, specifically, a parameter of the group linked to the player with reference to the game data 40A, for example, that a member of the group damages the enemy character in the breeding event. It is determined whether or not the group parameter (total damage number) that rises is equal to or greater than a threshold. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP26, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP28.

(Step SP26)
The breeding unit 54 breeds a game character to be bred. Specifically, the raising means 54 improves the skill level of the game character as the second parameter according to the group parameter. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP28.

(Step SP28)
The determination unit 52 acquires the score acquired in the training event with reference to the play data 40B of the player, and determines whether the acquired score is equal to or greater than a threshold. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP30, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP42.

(Step SP30)
The changing means 56 changes the winning probability of the game character to be raised. Specifically, the change unit 56 refers to the player's lottery table 40C, and in the lottery table 40C, determines the winning probability of the game character to be bred among the plurality of game characters to be drawn according to the player's score. In addition, the winning probability of one or more other game characters is reduced so that the overall winning probability becomes 100%.

  FIGS. 5A and 5B are transition diagrams showing an example of transition of the lottery table 40C shown in FIG. 3 due to a change in the breeding and winning probability. Note that, in FIG. 5B, portions different from FIG. 5A are hatched.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the lottery table 40C describes a winning probability, a character level, and a skill level for each character ID of the game character. Here, when the game character whose character ID is “DDD” is a breeding target, the breeding by the breeding means 54 raises the character level of the game character whose character ID is “DDD” as shown in FIG. , Skill level is improving. In addition, the change probability of the change means 56 increases the winning probability of the game character having the character ID “DDD” and decreases the winning probability of each of the other game characters. Note that, among other game characters, for example, the winning probability of a game character having a low rarity may be further reduced.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the process proceeds to step SP32.

(Step SP32)
The determination unit 52 determines whether or not there is a request from the terminal device 12 to execute a lottery event. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP34, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP38.

(Step SP34)
The giving means 48 executes a lottery event. Specifically, the providing means 48 determines one game character from among a plurality of game characters to be selected by lottery based on the lottery table 40C of the player. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP36.

(Step SP36)
The adding unit 48 adds one determined game character to the player as an additional game character by adding the determined one game character to the play data 40B of the player. Here, when the determined one game character is a game character to be bred, the providing unit 48 provides the player with the game character bred by the breeding unit 54 as an additional game character. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP38. Note that the providing means 48 may determine two or more game characters from among the plurality of game characters by lottery and provide the determined game characters to the player.

(Step SP38)
The determination unit 52 determines whether there is a request from the terminal device 12 to associate the added additional game character. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP40, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP42.

(Step SP40)
The setting means 50 allows the player to select an additional game character and to select an existing game character already possessed by the player. After accepting the selection in accordance with the player's selection operation on the terminal device 12, the setting means 50 sets the association between the selected additional game character and the existing game character. At this time, the setting unit 50 may be able to select only existing game characters having the same attribute as the attribute of the selected additional game character among the existing game characters. The setting unit 50 may be configured to be able to select only existing game characters having the same rarity as the rarity of the selected additional game character from the existing game characters. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP42.

(Step SP42)
The determination unit 52 determines whether or not there is a request from the terminal device 12 to execute a normal event. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP44, and when the determination is negative, a series of processes illustrated in FIG. 4 ends.

(Step SP44)
The determination unit 52 determines whether the added additional game character is used for a normal event. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP46, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP50.

(Step SP46)
The determining means 52 determines whether a predetermined period has elapsed from the date and time when the additional game character was provided. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP50, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP48.

(Step SP48)
The permission unit 44 changes the subtraction amount of the action parameter compared to the case where the additional game character provided by the providing unit 48 is not used in a game action (play of a normal event). In the first embodiment, the permission unit 44 sets the subtraction amount of the behavior parameter set for the normal event to zero. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP50.

(Step SP50)
The permission unit 44 permits the execution of the game action (play of the normal event) by subtracting the action parameter of the player having the terminal device 12 that has issued the execution request by the subtraction amount set for the normal event. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP52. If the action parameters are insufficient, an error is output to the terminal device 12, and then the series of processes illustrated in FIG.

(Step SP52)
The execution unit 42 executes the normal event, and transmits the execution result to the terminal device 12, thereby causing the player to play the normal event. Then, the process proceeds to step SP54.

(Step SP54)
The breeding unit 54 cultivates the game characters used in the normal event according to the play result of the normal event. Here, if the game character used for the normal event is an additional game character and there is an existing game character associated with the additional game character, the breeding unit 54 sets the existing game character associated with the additional game character. Train the characters as well. Then, a series of processes illustrated in FIG. 4 ends.

<Effect>
As described above, the server device 10 according to the first embodiment includes the notification unit 46 for notifying that an opportunity to give a game element that can be cultivated by a player in a game to the player has arrived. An assigning unit 48 for assigning a game character to a player; a determining unit 52 for determining whether or not a breeding condition is satisfied by a game action by the player until an awarding opportunity arrives; Training means 54 for training the game element before the character is given.

  According to this configuration, the player who knows that the giving opportunity has arrived by the notification performs a game action that satisfies the first cultivation condition before the giving opportunity comes, so that the player can be trained when the giving opportunity comes. The game character is given in a state of being raised or being raised immediately after. Therefore, according to the one aspect, it is possible to save the trouble of fostering the added additional game character, and to thereby encourage the player to use the newly added additional game character.

  In the first embodiment, the first breeding condition includes a condition that the game event has progressed or has been cleared, and the breeding unit 54 breeds the game character according to the degree of progress of the event or the number of times the event has been cleared. I do.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to give the player a pleasure of fostering the game character.

  Further, in the first embodiment, the providing unit 48 determines one game character from among the plurality of game characters by lottery based on the winning probability associated with each of the plurality of game characters, and determines the determined one. The raising means 54 raises at least one game character from among a plurality of game characters before the lottery.

  According to this configuration, whether or not the game character in the bred state is given is determined by lottery, so that the pleasure of the lottery can be given to the player.

  Further, in the first embodiment, before the game event is executed by the player or after the game event is executed by the player, the breeding unit 54 selects the game character to be bred out of the plurality of game characters. Let the player choose.

  According to this configuration, since the player can select the game character to be bred, the game character desired by the player can be bred.

  Further, in the first embodiment, the server device 10 determines whether at least a game character to be bred out of a plurality of game characters to be drawn is selected according to a variation parameter that varies based on a play result of a game event by a player. It further includes changing means 56 for changing the probability.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to further provide the player with the pleasure of nurturing the game character and the pleasure of the lottery.

  The first embodiment further includes a setting unit 50 that sets a link between the additional game character and an existing game character already possessed by the player in accordance with an operation of the player. When a game character is used, an existing game character linked to the additional game character is cultivated.

  According to this configuration, when the additional game character is used, the existing game character is bred, so that a player who wants to breed the existing game character can be encouraged to use the newly provided additional game character. .

  Further, in the first embodiment, the determination means 52 further determines whether or not a second breeding condition different from the first breeding condition is satisfied by the game action of the group linked to the player before the giving opportunity comes. The means 54 improves the first parameter of the game character when the determination means 52 determines that the first breeding condition is satisfied, and improves the first parameter of the game character when the determination means 52 determines that the second breeding condition is satisfied. Improve a second parameter different from one parameter.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to give the player the pleasure of fostering the game character.

  In the first embodiment, the storage unit 40 stores, for each player, an action parameter for the player to execute a game action in the game, and when the game action is executed by the player, subtracts the action parameter of the player. Permission means 44 for permitting the execution of the game action, and the permission means 44 includes an additional game provided by the provision means 48 when the additional game character provided by the provision means 48 is used in the game behavior. The subtraction amount of the action parameter is reduced for a predetermined period as compared with the case where the character is not used in the game action.

  According to this configuration, since many events can be played by using the additional game character, the player can be encouraged to use the newly added additional game character.

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Next, a game system according to a second embodiment will be described. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a player cannot directly select a game character to be bred or a game character whose winning probability is to be changed. The configuration and processing according to the second embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, except for the configuration and processing described below.

  In the second embodiment, specifically, the breeding unit 54, when any of the existing game characters already owned by the player is used in the game, a plurality of game characters to be drawn. Develop a game character related to the existing game character used in the game. Further, when any of the existing game characters already used by the player is used by the existing game character, the changing unit 56 determines whether the existing game character is used among the plurality of game characters to be drawn. Change the winning probability of the game character to be played. As the game character related to the existing game character, a game character having the same attribute as the attribute of the existing game character, a game character having the same rarity as the rarity of the existing game character, a game character having the same gender as the existing game character, A game character of the same type as the type of the existing game character may be used. For example, the breeding unit 54 breeds a fire-attribute game character when an existing fire-attribute game character is used in a game.

  The breeding means 54 improves a third parameter different from the first parameter of the game character when a third breeding condition different from the first breeding condition is satisfied by a game action by the player. The third growth condition may be the same as that described in the first growth condition.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing flow of the game system according to the second embodiment. Note that the order of the following steps can be changed as appropriate.

(Step SP60)
After the processing of step SP14, the execution means 42 executes the training event and transmits the execution result to the terminal device 12, thereby causing the player to play the training event. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP62.

(Step SP62)
The determination unit 52 specifies a game character related to the existing game character used in the breeding event among a plurality of game characters to be drawn, and sets the specified game character as a breeding target game character. Then, the process proceeds to step SP64.

(Step SP64)
The determination means 52 acquires the progress degree of the breeding event with reference to the play data 40B of the player, whether or not the first breeding condition is satisfied, and determines whether the progress degree of the acquired breeding event is equal to or more than a threshold. Is determined. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP66, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP70.

(Step SP66)
The breeding unit 54 breeds a game character to be bred. Specifically, the raising means 54 improves the character level of the game character as the first parameter according to the progress degree of the raising event. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP68.

(Step SP68)
The changing means 56 changes the winning probability of the game character to be raised. Specifically, the changing unit 56 refers to the player's lottery table 40C, and in the lottery table 40C, increases the winning probability of the game character to be bred among a plurality of game characters to be drawn, and The winning probability of one or more other game characters is reduced so that the winning probability becomes 100%. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP70.

(Step SP70)
The determination unit 52 obtains the number of defeats of the enemy character with reference to the play data 40B of the player, whether or not the third breeding condition is satisfied, and determines whether or not the obtained number is equal to or greater than a threshold. I do. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP72, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP42.

(Step SP72)
The breeding unit 54 breeds a game character to be bred. Specifically, the raising means 54 improves the skill level of the game character as the second parameter according to the number of defeated enemy characters. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP42.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, when any of the existing game characters is used among the existing game characters already owned by the player, the breeding unit 54 determines whether or not the existing game character has been used among the plurality of game characters. Foster game characters related to the character.

  According to this configuration, in addition to the same effect as the first embodiment, if a plurality of types of game characters are prepared as the lottery target game characters, an existing game related to these is provided to the player. The character can be encouraged to use it.

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Next, a game system according to a third embodiment will be described. The third embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that after the lottery, one game character determined by the lottery is raised. The configuration and processing according to the third embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment, except for the configuration and processing described below.

  In the third embodiment, specifically, when the breeding unit 54 allows the player to select whether or not to cultivate one game character determined by the lottery after the lottery, and the breeding is selected. In the case where the breeding of the one game character is not selected and the breeding is not selected, the game character determined in the subsequent lottery with a lower breeding degree than the case where the breeding is selected is Nurture.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing flow of the game system according to the third embodiment. Note that the order of the following steps can be changed as appropriate.

(Step SP90)
The determining means 52 determines whether or not the giving opportunity has arrived, in other words, whether or not it is during the period of the lottery event. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP100, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP92. Steps SP92 to SP98, which will be described later, may also be executed during a lottery event. That is, even during the period of the lottery event, the player may be able to accumulate breeding points as breeding parameters.

(Step SP92)
The determination unit 52 determines whether or not there is a request from the terminal device 12 to execute a training event. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP94, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP42.

(Step SP94)
The permission unit 44 permits the execution of the game behavior (play of the training event) by subtracting the behavior parameter of the player having the terminal device 12 that has issued the execution request by the subtraction amount set in the training event. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP96. If the action parameter is not enough, after an error is output to the terminal device 12, the process proceeds to the process of step SP42.

(Step SP96)
The execution means 42 executes the training event and transmits the execution result to the terminal device 12, thereby causing the player to play the training event. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP98.

(Step SP98)
The determination means 52 determines whether the breeding event has been cleared, and if the determination is affirmative, improves the breeding points for breeding the game character. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP42.

(Step SP100)
The determination unit 52 determines whether or not there is a request from the terminal device 12 to execute a lottery event. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP102, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP42.

(Step SP102)
The granting unit 48 requests the player for a lottery ticket or a stone item, for example, and executes a lottery event when the price is paid. Specifically, the providing means 48 determines one game character from among a plurality of game characters to be selected by lottery based on the lottery table 40C of the player. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP104.

(Step SP104)
The adding unit 48 adds one determined game character to the player as an additional game character by adding the determined one game character to the play data 40B of the player. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP106. This step SP104 may be executed after step SP114.

(Step SP106)
The determination means 52 determines whether or not a lottery event has been performed and an additional game character has already been raised. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP42, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP108.

(Step SP108)
The breeding unit 54 outputs to the terminal device 12 a selection screen that allows the player to select whether or not to grow the provided additional game character. Subsequently, the determination unit 52 determines whether or not the raising is selected on the selection screen. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP110, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP42.

(Step SP110)
The determining means 52 determines whether or not the lottery event period has started and the execution of the lottery event is the first time. When the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step SP114, and when the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step SP112.

(Step SP112)
The breeding means 54 sets the degree of breeding when the breeding is not selected, for example, lower than when the breeding is selected in the first lottery event. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP114. Note that the breeding unit 54 may lower the breeding degree in accordance with the number of times characters are selected by lottery. For example, the breeding means 54 may lower the breeding degree of a game character that has once forgotten the breeding, even if it is selected by lottery from the next time.

(Step SP114)
The breeding means 54 breeds additional game characters based on the breeding points and the set breeding degree. Then, the process proceeds to the process of step SP42.

  As described above, in the third embodiment, after the lottery, the breeding unit 54 allows the player to select whether or not to cultivate one game character determined by the lottery. Raise the one game character, and when the raising is not selected, raise the game character determined in the next and subsequent lotteries with a lower degree of raising than when the raising is selected. .

  According to this configuration, in addition to the same effect as the first embodiment, the player can select whether or not to cultivate the added additional game character immediately after the game character is provided, and thus the player desires himself / herself. It is possible to cultivate an additional game character and to urge the breeding of any additional game character even if the additional game character desired by itself is not won.

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Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. That is, those in which a person skilled in the art has appropriately modified the above-described embodiment are also included in the scope of the present invention as long as they have the features of the present invention. In addition, each element included in the above-described embodiment and a modified example described later can be combined as far as technically possible, and a combination of these elements is included in the scope of the present invention as long as it includes the features of the present invention. .

  For example, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the breeding unit 54 causes the player to select a game character to be bred out of a plurality of game characters to be drawn is described. However, based on the play data 40B of the player, A new game character not owned by the player may be extracted from among the plurality of game characters to be drawn, and the extracted new game character may be used as a breeding target to cultivate the new game character.

  According to this configuration, the player can be encouraged to use a new game character.

  Further, in the first embodiment, the plurality of game characters to be drawn are not particularly described. For example, the providing unit 48 may select the plurality of game characters to be drawn before the giving opportunity comes. One of the game characters is provisionally given to the player temporarily, and when the provisionally provided game character is raised by the player, the provisionally provided game character is raised as a lottery target game element. Is also good.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to prompt the player to use the game character targeted for the lottery before the lottery and to use the game character after the lottery.

  In the first embodiment, the player's friend is not particularly mentioned. However, for example, the giving unit 48 keeps the game character in the game until an opportunity to newly give the game character comes. The right to participate as a friend may be granted to a predetermined number of players, and the number of the rights to be granted may be increased when the determination unit 52 makes an affirmative determination, as compared with the case where the determination unit 52 makes a negative determination.

  According to this configuration, the player who has performed the game action that satisfies the first cultivation condition can be interested in the lottery target game character. Use can be encouraged.

  Further, in the first embodiment, the case where the raising means 54 raises the game character when the determination means 52 makes an affirmative determination has been described. What is related to the target game character may be given to the player. The game character includes, for example, training items for improving the character level, skill level, hit points, offensive power, defensive power, quickness, luck, etc., costumes, voices, equipment, and the like of the game character.

  Further, in the second embodiment, the case where the raising means 54 raises the game character related to the existing game character used among the plurality of game characters to be drawn has been described. A game character related to an existing game character that has not been used among characters may be raised.

  Further, in the second embodiment described above, the case where the raising means 54 changes the winning probability of the game character related to the existing game character used among the plurality of game characters to be drawn has been described. Based on the play data 40B, the usage tendency of the game character of the player, in other words, the preference of the game character of the player may be analyzed, and the winning probability of the game character matching the analyzed preference may be changed.

  The breeding unit 54 may also disassemble the existing game character and generate a breeding item for breeding an additional game character. In this case, as the breeding item, an item corresponding to the experience value obtained by the existing game character so far is generated.

  Further, the giving means 48 may give the player a lottery target game character a predetermined number of times before the arrival of the lottery event so that the player can use the game character with the character level at the maximum value.

  When the additional game character is equipped with the equipment raised by the existing game character, the raising means 54 may increase the degree of growth of the additional game character.

  Further, when the existing game character has reached the predetermined character level, the providing means 48 may make it easier to provide the player with training items and equipment for the additional game character.

  Further, the breeding means 54 may increase the breeding degree of the additional game character only during a predetermined period after the award is given, or may set the character level of the additional game character to the maximum value.

  Further, when executing the lottery event, the providing means 48 may request the player to use the existing game character as a price. In this case, the providing means 48 may improve the rarity or the breakthrough value of the additional game character to be provided.

The breeding points are used when the breeding means 54 is used to cultivate the game characters given or given by lottery, but the game characters given or given by lottery are not what the player desires. Alternatively, it may be possible to use it for training existing game characters. In this case, even when the same breeding points are used, the breeding means 54 may lower the breeding degree as compared with the case of breeding the game character given or given by lottery. In addition, the training points may be sold or exchanged for items.
Further, as the number of times of selecting the breeding points (the number of times of executing the lottery event), the consumption amount of the breeding points may decrease. For example, when breeding a game character with accumulated breeding points, the second breed may be cultivated with 80% of the consumption amount of the first breeding points. Thereby, execution of the lottery event can be promoted. Conversely, the consumption may increase as the number of times of selecting breeding increases. As a result, the breeding effect increases as the game character is bred first, so that the game characteristics are improved.

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Claims (10)

Computer
Notifying means for notifying that an award of a game element which can be raised by a player in the game is given to the player;
Providing means for giving the game element to the player when the giving opportunity has come;
Determining means for determining whether or not a breeding condition is satisfied by the game action by the player until the giving opportunity comes;
When the determination unit makes an affirmative determination, a training unit that trains the game element before the game element is provided or immediately after the game element is provided,
Program to function as The cultivation means selects a game element to be cultivated from among a plurality of game elements to the player before the event of the game is executed by the player or after the event of the game is executed by the player. Let
The program according to claim 1. The cultivation means includes, when any of the existing game elements already used by the player is used, the game element related to the existing game element used in the plurality of game elements. Foster,
The program according to claim 2. The providing means determines one game element from among a plurality of game elements by lottery based on a winning probability associated with each of the plurality of game elements, and provides the determined one game element to a player. ,
After the lottery, the raising means allows the player to select whether or not to raise one game element determined by the lottery, and when the raising is selected, the one game element is selected. If the nurturing and nurturing are not selected, the nurturing of the game element determined in the next and subsequent lotteries is performed at a lower nurturing degree than in the case where the nurturing is selected.
The program according to claim 1. Said computer,
Changing means for changing a winning probability of at least a game element to be cultivated among the plurality of game elements, in accordance with a change parameter that changes based on a play result of an event of the game by the player;
The program according to claim 4, further causing the program to function as a program. The assigning means temporarily assigns any one of a plurality of game elements to be drawn to the player until the giving opportunity comes, and the temporarily assigned game element is In the case where the game element is raised by the player, the provisionally provided game element is set as the game element to be drawn in the raised state.
A program according to any one of claims 1 to 5. When the game element given to the player is an additional game element,
Said computer,
Setting means for setting a link between the additional game element and an existing game element already possessed by the player in accordance with an operation of the player;
To further function as
The cultivation means, when the additional game element is used, cultivates an existing game element associated with the additional game element,
The program according to any one of claims 1 to 6. When the growing condition is the first growing condition,
The determining means further determines whether or not a second breeding condition different from the first breeding condition is satisfied by a game action of a group linked to the player until the giving opportunity comes.
The raising means improves the first parameter of the game element when the determining means determines that the first raising condition is satisfied, and when the determining means determines that the second raising condition is satisfied, Improving a second parameter different from the first parameter of the game element,
A program according to any one of claims 1 to 7. Said computer,
Storage means for storing, for each player, an action parameter for the player to execute a game action in the game;
Permission means for subtracting an action parameter of the player and permitting the execution of the game action, when the game action is executed by the player;
To further function as
The permission means, when the game element provided by the providing means is used in the game action, compared with the case where the game element provided by the providing means is not used in the game action, for a predetermined period, Reducing the amount of subtraction of the behavior parameter,
A program according to any one of claims 1 to 8. Notifying means for notifying that a game element that can be cultivated by a player in the game has an opportunity to be provided to the player;
Providing means for giving the game element to the player when the giving opportunity has come;
Determining means for determining whether or not a breeding condition is satisfied by the game action by the player until the giving opportunity comes;
If the determination unit makes an affirmative determination, before the game element is provided, or immediately after the game element is provided, a training unit for training the game element,
An information processing apparatus comprising:

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