JP7471503B1 - Information processing system, information processing device, program, and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] Suppressing a decline in a player's interest in a game. [Solution] The system executes a borrowing acceptance process for accepting from a player a borrowing content acquisition request requesting acquisition of in-game content to be used in a game as borrowing content, a borrowing content granting process for granting the in-game content to the player as borrowing content based on the borrowing content acquisition request accepted in the borrowing acceptance process, a borrowing content storage process for storing information about the borrowing content granted to the player in the borrowing content granting process, and a consideration consumption process for consuming at least a portion of the in-game content acquired by the player as consideration for the borrowing content based on the information stored in the borrowing content storage process after granting the borrowing content to the player in the borrowing content granting process. [Selected Figure] Figure 3

Description

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

Some games that can be run on player terminals such as smartphones and game consoles have a function that allows players to borrow attack points even if they have used up all of their attack points during an attack (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Patent No. 5748725

In this type of game, when playing a gacha that randomly provides game media such as characters and items, or when purchasing any game media to be used in the game, the player may be required to consume in-game currency, items, etc.

In such a case, if the player does not have enough in-game content, such as in-game currency, and is unable to perform gacha or purchase game content, the player will lose the opportunity to obtain the desired game content.

In this way, if an opportunity arises when in-game content is needed and that opportunity is missed due to a lack of in-game content, there is a concern that the player's interest in the game will decrease.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned circumstances, and has an objective of providing an information processing system, an information processing device, a program, and an information processing method that can prevent a player's interest in the game from declining.

In order to achieve the above object, an information processing system according to the present invention includes a borrow-in reception process for receiving a borrow-in content acquisition request from a player, the borrow-in content being used in the game, the borrow-in content being acquired as borrow-in content;
a borrowing content granting process for granting the in-game content to the player as borrowing content based on the borrowing content acquisition request accepted in the borrowing acceptance process;
a borrowing content storage process for storing information regarding the borrowing content to be provided to the player in the borrowing content providing process;
a compensation consumption process for consuming at least a portion of the in-game content acquired by the player as compensation for the borrowed content based on the information stored in the borrowed content storage process after the borrowed content has been provided to the player in the borrowed content providing process;
The purpose of this project is to carry out the following:

According to this, in-game content is given to the player as borrowed content based on the player's request, so that when an opportunity arises in which the in-game content is needed in the game, the opportunity is prevented from being missed due to a lack of in-game content.

The borrowed content is virtually repaid (the consideration is consumed) by executing a consideration consumption process when the player acquires the in-game content, so the player can consume the consideration for the borrowed content without incurring an excessive burden.

Therefore, when an opportunity arises when in-game content is needed, the opportunity will not be missed due to a lack of in-game content, and the player can spend the payment for the borrowed content without an excessive burden, thereby preventing a decline in the player's interest in the game.

In order to achieve the above object, an information processing device according to the present invention includes a borrowing reception process for receiving, from a player, a borrowing content acquisition request for in-game content to be used in a game;
a borrowing content granting process for granting the in-game content to the player as borrowing content based on the borrowing content acquisition request accepted in the borrowing acceptance process;
a borrowing content storage process for storing information regarding the borrowing content to be provided to the player in the borrowing content providing process;
After the borrowing content is granted to the player in the borrowing content granting process, a compensation consumption process is executed in which at least a portion of the in-game content acquired by the player is consumed as compensation for the borrowing content based on the information stored in the borrowing content storage process.

The program according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a program for causing a computer to execute a borrowing reception process for receiving, from a player, a borrowing content acquisition request for in-game content to be used in a game;
a borrowing content granting process for granting the in-game content to the player as borrowing content based on the borrowing content acquisition request accepted in the borrowing acceptance process;
a borrowing content storage process for storing information regarding the borrowing content to be provided to the player in the borrowing content providing process;
After the borrowed content is granted to the player in the borrowed content granting process, a compensation consumption process is executed in which at least a portion of the in-game content acquired by the player is consumed as compensation for the borrowed content based on the information stored in the borrowed content storage process, and a compensation consumption process is executed.

In order to achieve the above object, an information processing method according to the present invention includes a borrowing acceptance process in which a computer accepts, from a player, a borrowing content acquisition request for in-game content to be used in a game;
a borrowing content granting process for granting the in-game content to the player as borrowing content based on the borrowing content acquisition request accepted in the borrowing acceptance process;
a borrowing content storage process for storing information regarding the borrowing content to be provided to the player in the borrowing content providing process;
a compensation consumption process for consuming at least a portion of the in-game content acquired by the player as compensation for the borrowed content based on the information stored in the borrowed content storage process after the borrowed content has been provided to the player in the borrowed content providing process;
The purpose of this project is to carry out the following:

According to this invention, it is possible to prevent the player's interest in the game from decreasing.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of a configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of the configuration of a server in the information processing system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining an outline of the functions of the server of the information processing system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of the configuration of game information processed by the information processing system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 11 is a block diagram for explaining an outline of the configuration of advance borrowing content acquisition request information processed by the information processing system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of the configuration of a player terminal of the information processing system according to the present embodiment. 10 is a flowchart outlining the processing of the information processing system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen interface of a game executed in the information processing system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen interface of a game executed in the information processing system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen interface of a game executed in the information processing system according to the present embodiment.

Next, an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

1 is a block diagram for explaining an outline of the configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the information processing system 10 mainly comprises a server 20, which is an information processing device, and a plurality of player terminals 30, which are connected to each other so as to be accessible via a network 100 such as the Internet.

In this embodiment of the information processing system 10, a server 20 provided by an operator 1 processes information about a game consisting of images, videos, sounds, etc., and provides the game to a player terminal 30 by outputting the information on the player terminal 30 held by a player 2.

The games provided by operator 1 in information processing system 10 may be, for example, competitive games, puzzle games, action games, baseball games, soccer games, other sports games, quiz games, pinball games, card games, rhythm games, RPGs (role-playing games), location-based games, board games, adventure games, casino games, simulation games, strategy games, racing games, etc.

Next, we will explain the specific configuration of each part of the game system 10 of this embodiment.

In this embodiment, the server 20 is implemented by a desktop or notebook computer.

2 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of the configuration of the server 20. As shown in the figure, the server 20 includes a processor 21, a memory 22, a storage 23, a transmission/reception unit 24, and an input/output unit 25.
5, which are electrically connected to each other via a bus 26.

The processor 21 is an arithmetic device that controls the operation of the server 20, controls the transmission and reception of data between each element, and performs processes required for executing application programs.

In this embodiment, the processor 21 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processor
The processing unit 21 executes application programs stored in a storage 23 (to be described later) and deployed in a memory 22 to perform various processes.

In this embodiment, the memory 22 is a dynamic random access memory (DRAM).
The CPU 100 is implemented in a main memory device that is composed of a volatile memory device such as a volatile ESS Memory.

The memory 22 is used as a working area for the processor 21, and also stores a BIOS (Basic Input/Output System), which is executed when the server 20 is started up.
Also various setting information etc. are stored.

Storage 23 stores programs and information used for various processes.

The transmitting/receiving unit 24 connects the server 20 to the network 100. The transmitting/receiving unit 24
Bluetooth (registered trademark) and BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy
) may be provided as a short-range communication interface.

The input/output unit 25 is an interface to which input/output devices such as a keyboard, a mouse, or a display are connected.

The bus 26 transmits, for example, address signals, data signals, and various control signals between the connected processor 21, memory 22, storage 23, transmission/reception unit 24, and input/output unit 25.

3 is a block diagram for explaining an outline of the functions of the server 20. As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, the server 20 includes a storage unit 40, a game processing unit 41, an upper limit setting unit 42, an advance borrowing acceptance unit 43, an advance borrowing content granting unit 44, an advance borrowing privilege granting unit 45, a value consuming unit 46, a value consumption privilege granting unit 47, and a vicarious consumption unit 48.

The storage unit 40 is realized by partitioning the memory area of the storage 23. In this embodiment, the storage unit 40 stores game information D1.

4 is a block diagram for explaining the outline of the configuration of the game information D1. As shown in the figure, the game information D1 includes game data d1a, player data d1b, game media data d1c, and
and bonus data d1d.

In this embodiment, the game data d1a is various data that is appropriately configured depending on the type of game, and in the case of a game that includes a quest game, for example, it includes a stage name associated with a stage ID, enemy character data, or consumed stamina data, etc.

In the present embodiment, the player data d1b may include data such as a player name, a level, and in-game content associated with a player ID. The in-game content includes in-game currency, game media (characters, items, etc.), and in-game points. More specifically, the data includes the number of game media (characters, items, etc.) owned, stamina consumed, the number of game media acquired, the number of game media consumed, the amount of paid or free in-game currency owned (amount owned), the number of points owned, the in-game currency acquired, the number of points, the amount charged, the number of lotteries executed, the lottery results, the total play time, and the number of enemies defeated. Stamina is a parameter that is consumed when executing a unit game and is restored over time. Stamina may be restored by using or charging a stamina recovery item owned by the player, or may be received as a gift from another player such as a friend, or may be increased in other ways. An upper limit is set for stamina for each player, and the upper limit increases by satisfying conditions such as using an item or charging. Note that "paid" refers to in-game currency or items that can be obtained by paying a fee, and "free" refers to in-game currency that is granted by meeting conditions other than payment (playing the game, logging in, clearing a certain stage, participating in an event, etc.).

The data relating to the owned character includes, for example, the current values of various parameters such as the level, attack power, defense power, stamina, etc. associated with the ID of the owned character, and the data relating to the play stage is data relating to the stages that the player 2 has played so far out of the multiple stages set, and includes, for example, the number of times played, cleared data, etc.

The data on owned items includes data on the possession status of one or more paid items and free items, and includes data such as the number of items possessed that is associated with the ID of the owned item.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the player data d1b includes data related to borrowing content acquisition request information (described below) input by the player 2 via the player terminal 30, as well as data setting an upper limit value for which the player 2 can input borrowing content acquisition request information. The upper limit value is an upper limit for the amount of borrowing in one time (amount of in-game content to be borrowed), an upper limit for the total amount of borrowing in a predetermined period, an upper limit for the number of times borrowing in a predetermined period, etc., and only any one of these may be set, or all of them may be set.

In this embodiment, the game medium data d1c is data relating to game media such as characters and items owned by player 2 or in-game currency used in the game, and the data relating to the owned characters includes information such as various parameters such as the acquisition date and time associated with each character's ID, character name, level, rarity, HP (current value/maximum value), attributes, skills, attack power (current value/maximum value), defense power (current value/maximum value), frequency of use, etc.

The acquisition date and time is, for example, data relating to the date and time when the character was granted to the player 2 as a result of the progress of the game or the execution of a lottery, and the rarity is, for example, data relating to the probability of winning the character in a lottery game.

Various in-game parameters such as HP, attack power, and defense power include, for example, a "current value" which is the current value, and a "maximum value" when the character is trained to the maximum level.
The upper limit of each parameter may be increased in response to various conditions, such as the use of a specific item, payment, or clearing of a specific stage, and may be decreased when a decreasing condition is met.

Attributes include, for example, classifications indicating the character's strengths, such as fire attributes, water attributes, or wind attributes in battle games, classifications indicating the team a character belongs to or their position in sports games, and other data related to the setting of character classifications.

The skill is data related to abilities such as special skills that a character can use, and the frequency of use is data related to the frequency with which the character has been selected or used in the past by the player 2. This frequency of use may be calculated over the entire period since the player 2 started the game, or may be calculated over an arbitrary period such as the last few months.

The data on the items owned by Player 2 included in the game medium data d1c is
For example, data such as the number of items owned by player 2 associated with the ID of the item is included.

In this embodiment, the bonus data d1d is a bonus in the game provided to the player 2 (hereinafter, “bonus”).
The data includes data on the conditions for granting the bonus (also referred to as the bonus), data on the contents of the bonus to be granted, etc. The bonus is not particularly limited as long as it is something that is beneficial to the player in the game.
For example, the benefits may include granting in-game content such as in-game currency or various items, lifting various in-game restrictions (granting the right to execute various functions), changing (increasing or decreasing) various parameters (level, experience points, stamina, game media ability values, amount that can be borrowed), raising the upper limit of parameters, lowering the lower limit, recovering stamina, etc. In addition, the benefits may include the type of game media, the probability of winning, and rarity (degree of scarcity) in processes involving various lotteries (gacha, drop, synthesis, etc.).
, changes to the amount (number) of items acquired, changes to the clear rewards (whether or not you can get the clear rewards in the first place,
The bonus may be a change (increase, decrease) in the following: game medium (rarity, type, amount acquired simultaneously), type of success in strengthening (development) events, change in success rate, hit rate of attack, skill activation rate, critical rate, type of critical, rate of special effect (poison, paralysis, etc.), evasion success rate, counterattack success rate, defense success rate, success rate in escape, increase in skill effect, occurrence of special enemies, special event occurrence rate, etc. In addition, the bonus is not limited to a change in the above items to be advantageous for the player himself or a player who is in a specific relationship with the player, such as an ally player or a friend, but may be a change in the above items to be disadvantageous for an enemy player. The change in the above items to be disadvantageous for an enemy player may be, for example, a decrease in the ability value of the enemy player, a decrease in the hit rate of the enemy player's attack, or a change in the enemy character itself to a character with low ability.

In this embodiment, the data on the condition for granting the privilege is data set as a condition that the player 2 borrows in-game content such as in-game currency and consumes the compensation for the borrowed in-game content, as described later, and in this embodiment, the data on the content of the privilege is, for example, data on the game medium to be granted to the player 2 as a privilege. The privilege may be determined according to any one or a combination of information such as the type and amount of the in-game content to be borrowed by the player 2. In this case, for example, a plurality of ranges of the type and amount of the content to be borrowed are set, and individual privileges corresponding to each range are associated and stored, and when the player borrows or repays the content, a privilege corresponding to the type and amount is granted. In addition, the privilege may be granted according to the number of times of borrowing. For example, the number of times of borrowing and the privilege corresponding to the number of times may be associated and stored, such that a specific preset privilege is granted when a predetermined number of times (five times, ten times, etc.) of borrowings is borrowed within a predetermined period. In addition, the privilege at the time of payment may also be different depending on the amount and number of times. Furthermore, the privilege at the time of payment may be different depending on the period from the time of borrowing to the time of payment. In this case, the period from the time of borrowing to the time of payment and the benefits corresponding to that period are stored in advance in association with each other. With this configuration, for example, the shorter the time of repayment (consumption of the benefit), the more advantageous benefits can be given, making it possible to encourage payment in a short period of time.

The game processing unit 41, upper limit setting unit 42, advance borrowing acceptance unit 43, advance borrowing content granting unit 44, advance borrowing privilege granting unit 45, value consumption unit 46, value consumption privilege granting unit 47 and substitute consumption unit 48 shown in Figure 3 are realized by executing a program stored in memory 22 by the processor 21.

In this embodiment, the game processing unit 41 executes basic game processing such as game progression and character control, and executes various types of processing such as game progression and game mode switching.

In this embodiment, the upper limit setting unit 42 executes a process to set an upper limit (upper amount) when the player 2 requests the acquisition of in-game content as borrowed in advance by inputting the borrowed content acquisition request information described below, for example, an upper limit of the borrowing amount according to the currency unit of the in-game currency previously set in the game (for example, "○ jewels", "stones", etc.). Note that the in-game currency that can be borrowed in this system is free in-game currency, but is not limited to this, and paid in-game currency may also be borrowed in advance, or only paid in-game currency may be borrowed in advance. Also, a configuration may be adopted in which only free in-game currency can be borrowed, but only the same amount of paid in-game currency can be used for consumption (repayment). The upper limit of borrowing is determined by dividing the upper limit of the amount that can be borrowed in one borrowing process and the upper limit of the amount that can be borrowed in the most recent month, ...
The upper limit may be set as an upper limit of the amount that can be borrowed in a specific period such as a week, or a predetermined period such as the period during which various in-game events are held. The upper limit may also be an upper limit of the number of times that money can be borrowed in a predetermined period, and may be set, for example, up to once or up to ten times per day, week, or month, but is not limited thereto. Any of the upper limits may be common to all players, or may be different for each player.

In this embodiment, the upper limit setting unit 42 sets the upper limit based on player data such as various parameters including the game situation that changes as the game is played, such as the in-game billing situation, stamina consumption, character level, number of friends in the game, total login time in a specified period, login frequency, etc.

In this embodiment, the borrowing acceptance unit 43 executes a process of accepting borrowing content acquisition request information regarding a request to borrow in-game currency to be used in the game, input by the player 2 via the player terminal 30 (borrowing acceptance process).

5 is a block diagram for explaining an outline of the configuration of borrowing content acquisition request information D2. As shown in the figure, in this embodiment, borrowing content acquisition request information D2 is composed of borrowing amount data d2a and borrowing count data d2b.

In this embodiment, the borrowing amount data d2a is data relating to the amount of borrowing according to the unit of in-game content set in the game, and the borrowing count data d2b is data relating to the number of times the in-game currency has been borrowed by the player 2. The borrowing count data d2b is the number of times borrowing has occurred in a predetermined period, or the number of times borrowing has occurred in a predetermined game unit (quest, event, etc.).

In this embodiment, this borrowing acceptance unit 43 does not execute the acceptance process of the borrowing content acquisition request information D2 if the borrowing amount (amount desired to be borrowed) requested by inputting the borrowing content acquisition request information D2 exceeds the upper limit value preset by the upper limit setting unit 42, or if the total (sum) of the borrowing amounts in a specified period exceeds the upper limit value preset by the upper limit setting unit 42. The period for calculating the total borrowing amount is not particularly limited, and may be the period from when the game was first executed (started) to the present, or the last hour, day, etc.
It may be one week, one month, one year, etc., or it may be the period from the start to the end of a specific in-game event (or up to the present), or it may be a specific period in the past that does not include the present (such as the previous week).

Specifically, for example, it is expected that a process will not be executed to encourage player 2 to borrow by displaying a pop-up offering to borrow in accordance with the progress of the game, or that even if player 2 inputs the borrowing amount as borrowing amount data d2a, the input of borrowing content acquisition request information D2 will not be accepted.

In this embodiment, the borrowing content granting unit 44 shown in FIG. 3 executes a process of granting in-game currency as borrowing content to the player 2 based on the borrowing content acquisition request information D2 accepted by the borrowing acceptance unit 43 (borrowing content granting process). The borrowing content granting unit 44 executes a process of storing information about the in-game content to be granted to the player in the borrowing content granting process (borrowing content storage process). The stored information may be, but is not limited to, the time when the borrowing content granting process was executed, the type and amount (amount) of the in-game content granted as the borrowing content, and the like. The amount of in-game currency granted to the player 2 as the borrowing content may be the same amount accepted by the borrowing acceptance unit 43, or may be less or greater than that amount. For example, if borrowing the amount accepted by the borrowing acceptance unit 43 causes the total amount of borrowing in a predetermined period to exceed a preset upper limit, an amount not exceeding the upper limit may be granted. Alternatively, the amount may be a value obtained by adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing a predetermined value to the amount accepted by the borrowing acceptance unit 43. In other words, the currency granting unit 44 can calculate the in-game currency to be granted to the player 2 as borrowing content based on the borrowing content acquisition request information D2 accepted by the borrowing accepting unit 43, based on predetermined conditions that have been set in advance.

In this embodiment, the advance borrowing benefit granting unit 45 executes a process of granting game media, such as items that can be used in the game, to player 2 as an advance borrowing benefit in response to the advance borrowing content granting process of the advance borrowing content granting unit 44 (advance borrowing benefit granting process).

In this embodiment, the consideration consumption unit 46 grants the borrowed content to the player 2 in the borrowed content granting process, and then the player 2 acquires the in-game currency as an acquired currency through a privilege, or the player 2 acquires the in-game currency as an acquired currency through a charge,
When the player acquires in-game content (in-game currency in this example), a process is executed to consume at least a part of the acquired in-game currency as compensation for the borrowed content (compensation consumption process). The compensation consumption process is executed every time the player acquires in-game currency.
The consideration consumption process may be performed each time, or when the player's acquired (accumulated) in-game currency reaches a preset amount (for example, 10, 100, 500 jewels, or the amount of in-game content borrowed at that time). Also, the borrowed in-game content may be repaid (consumed) little by little in multiple installments, or it may be consumed all at once.

In this embodiment, the consideration consumption process by the consideration consumption unit 46 is executed by consuming (subtracting) the borrowed content from the acquired currency based on the information stored in the borrowed content storage process. For example, when 500 jewels are borrowed as borrowed content, if the player 2 acquires 700 jewels of acquired currency, 500 jewels are subtracted from the 700 jewels of acquired currency, and 200 jewels of acquired currency are given to the player 2. In this way, the deduction may be made automatically when the in-game currency is acquired, or may be made based on a consideration consumption request by the player. When based on a consideration consumption request, for example, a message is presented to the player terminal to confirm whether or not the consideration consumption process is required, such as "Do you want to repay the borrowed currency using the acquired currency?", and the player's request can be accepted depending on whether the player inputs a selection to perform the consideration consumption process or not. In addition, if game media such as items (lottery tickets, training items, strengthening items, synthesis materials, etc.) have been acquired as borrowed content, the game media that is borrowed in the consideration consumption process may be consumed as consideration, either the same as the game media that was borrowed, or a different one. The amount consumed as consideration may also be the same or different. If the amount of game media borrowed and the amount of game media consumed as consideration are different, a number obtained by multiplying, adding, subtracting or dividing the borrowed number by a predetermined number may be deleted (consumed) as consideration, based on the amount (number) and/or type of game media borrowed. Like so-called "interest," the consideration may increase the longer the period from borrowing to consuming the consideration as repayment.

In this embodiment, the value consumption benefit granting unit 47 executes a process of granting game media, such as items that can be used in the game, to player 2 as a value consumption benefit in response to the value consumption processing of the value consumption unit 46 (value consumption benefit granting process).

In this embodiment, the proxy consumption unit 48 executes a process of consuming in-game currency held by another player 2 who has a predetermined relationship with a given player 2 in the game, such as being friends with the given player 2 in the game, as payment for the borrowed content of the given player 2 (proxy payment consumption process).

In this embodiment, the other player 2 on whom the proxy payment consumption process is executed is assumed to be, for example, another player 2 who has been designated in advance by the one player 2 and has agreed to the proxy payment, or another player 2 who has agreed in advance to mutual consumption of the proxy payment between the one player 2 and the other player 2.

In this embodiment, one player 2 can arbitrarily select between the vicarious payment consumption process by the vicarious payment consuming unit 48 and the payment consumption process by the payment consuming unit 46 at an appropriate timing.

In this embodiment, a game is executed on the player terminal 30 based on processing in the game processing unit 41, upper limit setting unit 42, advance borrowing acceptance unit 43, advance borrowing content granting unit 44, advance borrowing privilege granting unit 45, value consumption unit 46, value consumption privilege granting unit 47 and substitute consumption unit 48.

In this embodiment, the player terminal 30 shown in FIG. 1 is implemented by a smartphone, which is a portable information terminal, but may also be implemented by, for example, a terminal dedicated to games, a tablet computer, or a desktop or notebook computer.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of the configuration of the player terminal 30. As shown in the figure,
The player terminal 30 mainly comprises a control unit 31 and a display 32 .

In this embodiment, the control unit 31 controls each part of the player terminal 30, such as the display 32 and a camera (not shown), and is composed of, for example, a processor, a memory, a storage, a transmission/reception unit, etc.

In this embodiment, the control unit 31 stores a game application or a browser capable of browsing websites, and based on the processing of the program in the server 20,
The game is executed on the player terminal 30 via a game application or a browser.

In this embodiment, the display 32 displays the screen interface of the game executed on the player terminal 30, etc.

The display 32 is a so-called touch panel that accepts information input by touching the display surface, and is implemented using various technologies such as a resistive film type or a capacitive type.

In this embodiment, the advance borrowing content acquisition request information D2 is displayed via the display 32.
And player operation information D3 is input.

In this embodiment, the player operation information D3 is information input regarding the operation and actions of the character used by the player 2 in the game.

The advance borrowing content acquisition request information D2 and player operation information D3 are input based on any action of the player 2 on the display 32 (for example, tapping or swiping the screen, or dragging and dropping an icon displayed on the screen, etc.).

Next, we will provide an overview of the processing of the information processing system 10 according to this embodiment.

7 is a flow chart outlining the processing of the information processing system 10 according to this embodiment. As shown in the figure, first, in step S1, the player 2 sets up the game.

Following the game settings, in step S2, player 2 executes the game to progress through the game. When player data such as various parameters change as the game is executed, an upper limit on the amount of in-game currency that can be borrowed is set based on the changes. The upper limit on the amount of in-game currency that can be borrowed is preset at the start of the game, and changes as the game progresses. The upper limit may be 0 (i.e., if a preset condition is met at the start of the game or during the progress of the game, in-game currency cannot be borrowed (is limited)).
It is also possible to do so.)

On the other hand, in this embodiment, as the game progresses, for example, a gacha occurs. When the amount of in-game currency held by the player 2 is less than the amount required to execute the gacha, a window W1 is displayed on the screen interface IF1, an example of which is shown in FIG.
in a pop-up and proposes borrowing in advance the in-game currency required to execute the gacha. That is, the amount of in-game currency held by the player 2 is compared with the amount of in-game currency required to execute a predetermined game unit such as a lottery game (gacha) or to purchase items, characters, etc., and if the amount of in-game currency held by the player 2 is small, a process can be executed to display on the player terminal that the held in-game currency is insufficient or to suggest borrowing in advance.

In this embodiment, for example, text such as "You are short of 500 jewels to execute gacha" or "Would you like to borrow 500 jewels?" is displayed in this window W1. By such presentation processing such as notification of insufficient currency and suggestion to borrow, the player 2 is encouraged to borrow. In addition to the suggestion to borrow, a message suggesting to purchase in-game currency by paying may also be displayed, such as "Would you like to purchase 500 jewels by paying?"

Based on the above-mentioned borrowing proposal, when player 2 inputs borrowing content acquisition request information D2 via player terminal 30 (in this embodiment, by pressing the ``YES'' button B), the borrowing content acquisition request information D2 is accepted in step S3 shown in Figure 7 (borrowing acceptance processing).

When the borrowed content acquisition request information D2 is accepted, in step S4, in-game currency is granted to the player 2 as borrowed content based on the accepted borrowed content acquisition request information D2, and information regarding the borrowing is stored (borrowed content granting process, borrowed content storage process). The borrowed in-game currency increases the in-game currency owned by the player.

9 shows an example of the screen interface IF2 of the game when the borrowed content granting process is executed. This allows the player to execute gacha by consuming the borrowed in-game currency. In the example of FIG. 9, the amount of the currently borrowed currency, the in-game content (gacha) that can be executed by borrowing, and the remaining amount that can be borrowed are displayed, but this is not limited to this. For example, the total amount borrowed by the player (the total amount since the game was first started, or the total amount within a specified period such as the most recent month or week) may be displayed.

In response to this borrowed content provision process, in step S5, in this embodiment,
Game media such as items that can be used in the game are given to the player 2 as an advance borrowing benefit (advance borrowing benefit giving process).

Thereafter, in step S6, as a reward for achieving a certain condition in the game, such as clearing a quest, player 2 acquires in-game currency as earned currency, and in step S7, if player 2 chooses to repay it himself (consume the value), in step S8, based on the information stored in the borrowing content storage process, the borrowed content is repaid by consuming in-game content based on the borrowed content from the acquired in-game content (acquired currency) (value consumption process).

FIG. 10 shows an example of a screen interface IF3 of the game when the value consumption process is executed.

In response to this value consuming process, in step S9, in this embodiment, game media such as items that can be used in the game are provided to player 2 as a value consuming benefit (value consuming benefit providing process).

On the other hand, in step S7, if another player 2 who is a friend of the player 2 in the game selects to repay the borrowed content, a vicarious consideration consumption process is executed in which the in-game currency held by the other player 2 is consumed as consideration for the borrowed content of the player 2 (step S7). When such a vicarious consideration consumption process is executed, a vicarious consumption privilege such as the consideration consumption privilege may be given to the other player who consumed the consideration. Also, in step S7, if the player 2 selects not to consume the consideration this time, the vicarious consideration consumption process is not limited to the vicarious consideration consumption process, and the current consideration consumption process may be skipped at the request of the player, for example, by performing the consideration consumption process by himself when obtaining the next in-game currency.

In this way, the in-game content is given to player 2 as borrowed content based on a request from player 2 to acquire the in-game content, so that when an opportunity arises in which the in-game content is needed in the game, the opportunity is prevented from being missed due to a lack of the in-game content.

The borrowed content is consumed as a consideration by executing a consideration consumption process when the player 2 acquires the acquired content, so that the player 2 can consume the consideration for the borrowed content without imposing an excessive burden.

Therefore, when an opportunity arises when the in-game content is needed, the opportunity will not be missed due to a lack of the in-game content, and the player can spend the value of the borrowed content without incurring an excessive burden, thereby preventing a decline in the player's interest in the game.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the in-game currency is borrowed in advance, but in-game content other than in-game currency, such as game media such as training materials, synthesis materials, and strengthening items, or in-game points, may be acquired as borrowed content. Furthermore, the consideration consumed as repayment may also be in-game content other than in-game currency. Furthermore, the type of in-game content to be borrowed in advance and the type of in-game content to be repaid may be the same or different.

In the above embodiment, a window W1 in which text regarding the advance borrowing offer is displayed as a pop-up on the screen interface IF1, and advance borrowing content acquisition request information D
The case where input of 2 is accepted has been described above, but when an opportunity arises where in-game currency is needed, player 2 may input the amount of borrowing advance as borrowing content acquisition request information D2 himself, and this borrowing content acquisition request information D2 may be accepted.

In addition, in the present game system, the player may be allowed to borrow in-game currency only when a predetermined condition is met, which may be, but is not limited to, a condition in which a parameter related to the game satisfies a preset condition, such as the total play time from the start of the game to the present time exceeding a preset time.

In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which a program stored in the server 20 executes information processing relating to the game, but a program may be stored in the player terminal 30 and this program may execute information processing relating to the game on the player terminal 30. That is, in this system, all processing may be executed only by the player terminal without a server, or some processing may be executed by the player terminal and other processing may be executed by the server.

The present invention has the following configuration.
(Item 1)
a borrowing reception process for receiving, from a player, a borrowing content acquisition request for acquiring in-game content to be used in the game as borrowing content;
a borrowing content granting process for granting the in-game content to the player as borrowing content based on the borrowing content acquisition request accepted in the borrowing acceptance process;
a borrowing content storage process for storing information regarding the borrowing content to be provided to the player in the borrowing content providing process;
a compensation consumption process for consuming at least a portion of the in-game content acquired by the player as compensation for the borrowed content based on the information stored in the borrowed content storage process after the borrowed content has been provided to the player in the borrowed content providing process;
An information processing system that executes the above.
(Item 2)
The consideration consumption process includes:
2. The information processing system of item 1, wherein the information processing system is executed by automatically consuming an amount of in-game content based on the borrowed content from the in-game content acquired by the player in the game.
(Item 3)
The consideration consumption process includes:
2. The information processing system of claim 1, wherein the information processing system is executed by consuming an amount of in-game content based on the borrowed content from the in-game content acquired by the player based on a request for consideration consumption by the player.
(Item 4)
The advance borrowing acceptance process includes:
4. The information processing system according to any one of items 1 to 3, wherein the request for borrowing content is accepted based on a preset upper limit of a borrowing amount or a borrowing count.
(Item 5)
The upper limit is
Item 4. The player data is set based on the player data that changes as the game is executed.
An information processing system according to the present invention.
(Item 6)
An information processing system according to any one of items 1 to 5, which executes a borrowing-in-advance privilege granting process that grants an arbitrary privilege to the player as a borrowing-in-advance privilege in response to the borrowing-in-advance content granting process.
(Item 7)
An information processing system according to any one of items 1 to 6, which executes a value consumption privilege granting process that grants an arbitrary privilege to the player as a value consumption privilege in response to the value consumption process.
(Item 8)
An information processing system according to any one of items 1 to 7, which executes a vicarious consideration consumption process in which the in-game content owned by another player who has a predetermined relationship with one of the players in the game is consumed as consideration for the borrowed content.
(Item 9)
a borrowing reception process for receiving a borrowing content acquisition request from a player for in-game content to be used in the game;
a borrowing content granting process for granting the in-game content to the player as borrowing content based on the borrowing content acquisition request accepted in the borrowing acceptance process;
a borrowing content storage process for storing information regarding the borrowing content to be provided to the player in the borrowing content providing process;
a compensation consumption process for consuming at least a portion of the in-game content acquired by the player as compensation for the borrowed content based on the information stored in the borrowed content storage process after the borrowed content has been provided to the player in the borrowed content providing process;
An information processing device that executes the above.
(Item 10)
On the computer,
a borrowing reception process for receiving a borrowing content acquisition request from a player for in-game content to be used in the game;
a borrowing content granting process for granting the in-game content to the player as borrowing content based on the borrowing content acquisition request accepted in the borrowing acceptance process;
a borrowing content storage process for storing information regarding the borrowing content to be provided to the player in the borrowing content providing process;
a compensation consumption process for consuming at least a portion of the in-game content acquired by the player as compensation for the borrowed content based on the information stored in the borrowed content storage process after the borrowed content has been provided to the player in the borrowed content providing process;
A program that executes the following.
(Item 11)
The computer
a borrowing reception process for receiving a borrowing content acquisition request from a player for in-game content to be used in the game;
a borrowing content granting process for granting the in-game content to the player as borrowing content based on the borrowing content acquisition request accepted in the borrowing acceptance process;
a borrowing content storage process for storing information regarding the borrowing content to be provided to the player in the borrowing content providing process;
a compensation consumption process for consuming at least a portion of the in-game content acquired by the player as compensation for the borrowed content based on the information stored in the borrowed content storage process after the borrowed content has been provided to the player in the borrowed content providing process;
An information processing method for performing the above.

1 Business operator 2 Player 10 Information processing system 20 Server (information processing device)
30 Player terminal 40 Storage unit 43 Borrowing acceptance unit 44 Borrowing content provision unit 46 Compensation unit

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a borrowing reception process for receiving, from a player, a borrowing content acquisition request for acquiring in-game content to be used in the game as borrowing content;
a borrowing content granting process for granting the in-game content to the player as borrowing content based on the borrowing content acquisition request accepted in the borrowing acceptance process;
a borrowing content storage process for storing information regarding the borrowing content to be provided to the player in the borrowing content providing process;
a compensation consumption process for consuming at least a part of the in-game content acquired by the player based on the information stored in the borrowing content storage process after the borrowing content is provided to the player in the borrowing content providing process;
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the consideration consumption process consumes, as consideration, an amount of in-game content obtained by multiplying, adding, subtracting, or subtracting the amount of the borrowed content borrowed by the player by a predetermined number based on the amount and/or type of the borrowed content borrowed by the player in the borrowed content granting process ;
An information processing system in which the in-game content given to the player as the borrowed content is not a game parameter required to start or resume a specified game task in the game, and is not a character . The information processing system of claim 1, wherein the amount of in-game content consumed in the consideration consumption process increases as the period from when the player borrows the borrowed content in the borrowed content granting process to when the player consumes the in-game content in the consideration consumption process becomes longer. The information processing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the consideration consumption process consumes as consideration an amount of in-game content equal to an amount of the borrowed content borrowed by the player in the borrowed content granting process multiplied by a predetermined number. The information processing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the consideration consumption process consumes, as consideration, an amount of in-game content equal to the amount of the borrowed content borrowed by the player in the borrowed content granting process plus a predetermined number. The information processing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the in-game content borrowed by the player in the borrowed content granting process and the in-game content consumed in the consideration consumption process are the same type of in-game content. The information processing system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the in-game content borrowed by the player in the borrowed content granting process and the in-game content consumed in the consideration consumption process are different types of in-game content. The information processing system according to claim 1 or 2, which executes a borrowing privilege granting process that grants an arbitrary privilege to the player as a borrowing privilege in response to the borrowing content granting process. The information processing system according to claim 1 or 2, which executes a value consumption privilege granting process that grants an arbitrary privilege to the player as a value consumption privilege in response to the value consumption process. The information processing system according to claim 1 or 2, which executes a vicarious consideration consumption process for consuming the in-game content owned by another player who has a predetermined relationship with one of the players in the game as consideration for the borrowed content. a borrowing reception process for receiving a borrowing content acquisition request from a player for in-game content to be used in the game;
a borrowing content granting process for granting the in-game content to the player as borrowing content based on the borrowing content acquisition request accepted in the borrowing acceptance process;
a borrowing content storage process for storing information regarding the borrowing content to be provided to the player in the borrowing content providing process;
a compensation consumption process for consuming at least a part of the in-game content acquired by the player based on the information stored in the borrowing content storage process after the borrowing content is provided to the player in the borrowing content providing process;
Run
the consideration consumption process consumes, as consideration, an amount of in-game content obtained by multiplying, adding, subtracting, or subtracting the amount of the borrowed content borrowed by the player by a predetermined number based on the amount and/or type of the borrowed content borrowed by the player in the borrowed content granting process ;
An information processing device, wherein the in-game content provided to the player as the borrowed content is not a game parameter required to start or resume a specified game task in the game, and is not a character . On the computer,
a borrowing reception process for receiving a borrowing content acquisition request from a player for in-game content to be used in the game;
a borrowing content granting process for granting the in-game content to the player as borrowing content based on the borrowing content acquisition request accepted in the borrowing acceptance process;
a borrowing content storage process for storing information regarding the borrowing content to be provided to the player in the borrowing content providing process;
a compensation consumption process for consuming at least a part of the in-game content acquired by the player based on the information stored in the borrowing content storage process after the borrowing content is provided to the player in the borrowing content providing process;
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the consideration consumption process consumes, as consideration, an amount of in-game content obtained by multiplying, adding, subtracting, or subtracting the amount of the borrowed content borrowed by the player by a predetermined number based on the amount and/or type of the borrowed content borrowed by the player in the borrowed content granting process ;
A program in which the in-game content given to the player as the borrowed content is not a game parameter required to start or resume a specific game task in the game, and is not a character . The computer
a borrowing reception process for receiving a borrowing content acquisition request from a player for in-game content to be used in the game;
a borrowing content granting process for granting the in-game content to the player as borrowing content based on the borrowing content acquisition request accepted in the borrowing acceptance process;
a borrowing content storage process for storing information regarding the borrowing content to be provided to the player in the borrowing content providing process;
a compensation consumption process for consuming at least a part of the in-game content acquired by the player based on the information stored in the borrowing content storage process after the borrowing content is provided to the player in the borrowing content providing process;
Run
the consideration consumption process consumes, as consideration, an amount of in-game content obtained by multiplying, adding, subtracting, or subtracting the amount of the borrowed content borrowed by the player by a predetermined number based on the amount and/or type of the borrowed content borrowed by the player in the borrowed content granting process ;
An information processing method, wherein the in-game content provided to the player as the borrowed content is not a game parameter required to start or resume a specified game task in the game, and is not a character .

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