KR20120032285A - Method for giving skill to character's equipment item in on-line role playing game - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A quest processing method through multi-scenarios in an online game is provided to enable a user to use other abilities of an item by including various kind skills. CONSTITUTION: A user character acquires items within a game(S211). The user character acquires skills added to the items within the game(S212). The skill acquired by the user character is attached to an empty socket of the items which are included in the user character(S213) according to the request of a user. The selected skill effects are displayed when the user character uses the items(S214).

Description

Method for Giving Skill to Character's Equipment Item in On-line Role Playing Game}

The present invention relates to an online role-playing game that allows a user character to perform various quests (missions) within a game map implemented in a virtual space. In particular, the present invention allows equipment items of the user character to have various kinds of skills, Even equipment items can have different abilities.

Various types of online games are being serviced through the communication network, and role playing games are in the spotlight.

Role-playing game is characterized by the progress of the game according to a certain story (story), and users progress through the game while performing various quests in the game according to the story development.

In role-playing games, user characters perform functions that represent the user, and most users want to differentiate their characters from other characters in various aspects such as appearance and ability.

In connection with these demands, role-playing games allow users to decorate their character's appearance through costumes and the like.

On the other hand, in a role playing game, the skill possessed by the user character is an essential part of the character's flower.

Skills refer to various skills or abilities that your character can use in-game, such as skills that increase physical attack power, skills that improve your abilities, skills that restore your energy, and skills that reduce enemies. Can be mentioned.

However, the conventional role-playing game does not satisfy the differentiation requirements of users with respect to such important skills.

That is, in the related art, a specific NPC (Non Player Character) has not escaped a method of collectively transferring a predetermined kind of skill in accordance with the level of a user character.

As a result, differentiation is not made in 'skills' which are the core elements of role-playing games and can reveal the characteristics of each user character, and only user characters that perform uniform / fixed functions according to game level or occupation are produced. The game becomes fun.

In addition, there was a problem that does not satisfy the needs of users who want to express their personality causing complaints.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, so that the user character can freely set the skills that can be mounted on his equipment items, so that even the same equipment items can have a variety of abilities There is a purpose.

In order to achieve the above object, in the online role-playing game according to the present invention,

Allowing the user character to acquire equipment items in the game (the equipment items have one or more empty sockets to which the skills can be equipped as game items that can use the skills);

Allowing the user character to acquire skills to equip his equipment item in the game;

Processing a skill acquired by the user character so as to be mounted in an empty socket of an equipment item possessed by the user character according to a user's request; And

If the user character uses the equipment item in the game, the step of processing so that the effect of the currently selected skill of the skills mounted on the equipment item appears.

Acquisition of skills to be mounted on the equipment item may be achieved by acquiring a game item corresponding to each skill.

The skill may be configured to be mounted on the equipment item only when the user character acquires a specific skill wearing item.

The process of mounting the skill on the equipment item may be configured to succeed or fail according to a predetermined probability.

At this time, if the user character has obtained a specific probability improving item, it may be configured to increase the success probability.

According to the present invention, users using online role-playing games can create and own unique equipment items equipped with their own skills different from others. As a result, they become attached to their characters and items, and as a result, they become more interested in the game and immerse themselves in the game.

In addition, in-game elements (eg craftsmen) that make customized equipment items according to user's order play a more important role, and the in-game market can be activated to revitalize the in-game economy.

In particular, even if the equipment items are low value and abilities, depending on the skills that can be given a high enough ability. That is, equipment items with low values and abilities can be turned into useful items.

Therefore, equipment items that are discarded are minimized, and all equipment items play their own roles, so a balanced game can be maximized and fun, rather than a game focused on a specific item.

In addition, even low-level users who are just starting the game will be able to use their capabilities in-game, depending on their equipment items. Accordingly, it is possible to lower the entry barrier of low-level users, which is evaluated as a disadvantage of role playing games.

1 is an overview of a system for servicing an online role playing game,
2 is a specific example of a user terminal;
3 is an embodiment of granting a skill to an item of equipment according to the present invention;
4 is an example of an equipment item,
5 illustrates an example of a skill item;
6 is an example of a skill wearing item,
7 is an example of an item display window appearing on the game screen;
8 illustrates an example of mounting a skill on an item of equipment using a skill wearing item;
9 illustrates a specific example of an enchant process of a skill;
10 is an example of a state in which a new skill is mounted on an empty socket;
11 is an example of an item for improving probability;
12 shows an example of a skill erasing item;
13 is another example of an item display window appearing on the game screen;
14 is another example of mounting a skill on an item of equipment using a skill wearing item;
15 is an example showing that the ability of the same equipment item is diversified according to the skill to be mounted.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 illustrates an example of a system for servicing an online role playing game through a communication network, and each user uses a role playing game service provided by the online game system 20 using the user terminal 10.

The user terminal 10 may be a personal computer (PC) such as a desktop computer or a notebook computer, or may be a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone or a smartphone. In addition, any device having a capability of accessing the online game system 20 through the communication network 13 and using the role playing game provided by the online game system 20 may be the user terminal 10. .

The user terminal 10 is provided with a game client 11 that allows the user to play a role playing game.

The game client 11 is a computer program installed and operated in the user terminal 10 and may be downloaded and installed through the communication network 13.

The game client 11 performs various functions to be performed on the user side, such as game screen processing, sound effect processing, and providing various user interfaces, and basically performs a role playing game while communicating with the game server 24.

In this case, the role sharing between the game server 24 and the game client 11 may be variously configured as necessary.

The online game system 20 provides a role playing game service through various communication networks 13 such as a wired internet network or a wireless internet network.

Role-playing games, or Massively Multi-player Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG) games, are configured so that user characters perform certain quests (missions) while navigating a game map implemented in virtual space.

The online game system 20 may be configured in various ways as needed, and specific examples thereof include a web server 21, an update server 22, an authentication server 23, a game server 24, and an account information database ( 25) and the like.

The web server 21 operates the Internet homepage to provide various information related to the game service on the web, and receives information necessary for membership registration, such as ID, password, nickname, and contact information, which are authentication information from each user. It may be able to open a role such as opening a business.

The account information database 25 stores and maintains information required for each user to use the online role-playing game service, such as member information, game level information, and user character information of each user.

In particular, it includes a game item inventory 27 that stores game item information held by each user, and the gain / loss / change information of game items for each user character is stored and managed in the game item inventory 27. do.

The game client 11 displays the game item information stored in the game item inventory 27 on the game screen, so that the user can manage the game item or use the game item owned by the game.

The update server 22 transmits the game client 11 to the user terminal 10 and maintains the latest version.

The authentication server 23 authenticates the user logging in to the game server 24 using the information stored in the account information database 25, and the game server 24 communicates with the game client 11 to play online role-playing. Proceed to the game.

FIG. 2 illustrates an example of a general-purpose computer device as one of the user terminals 10, and each component is connected to each other through a system bus 10-1 having various structures, and a central processing unit (CPU). It performs the role while exchanging data with each other under the overall control of the processor 10-2, such as).

ROM (Read Only Memory, 10-3) generally stores a basic input / output system (BIOS) to facilitate the transfer of information between the components, and random access memory (RAM). 10-4) maintains computer programs or data that processor 10-2 will access immediately.

The input device interface 10-5 is connected to various input devices 10-6 such as a keyboard, a keypad, a touch screen, a mouse, and the like so that a user can input various commands or information to the user terminal 10.

The display adapter 10-7 processes video information to be output through the display screen 10-8, and the sound card 10-9 processes audio information and outputs it through the speaker 10-10.

The network interface 10-12 allows the user terminal 10 to communicate by connecting to various communication networks 13 such as a wired internet network or a wireless internet network.

The storage medium 10-11 has a non-volatile property, and generally, a personal computer uses an internal hard disk drive (HDD), but internal, external, and external devices that can be accessed by the user terminal 10 may be used. It can have a variety of forms, both separable and non-separable.

The storage medium 10-11 stores various computer programs and user data such as an operating system (OS) such as Microsoft's Windows or a web browser that allows a user to use an Internet service. The client 11 is installed.

When the user executes the game client 11, the processor 10-2 loads the game client 11 into the RAM 10-4 and processes them sequentially, and displays the display screen 10-8 and the speaker 10-. 10) through the game screen and sound starts to output respectively.

After the user logs in to the game server 24 by inputting authentication information such as an ID and an ID, the user enjoys the game while giving various commands for using the role playing game through the input device 10-6.

In the online role-playing game, the subject who appears in the virtual space and performs the role is the user character, and the subject who proceeds the actual game while manipulating the user character is the user.

Therefore, when describing the subjects operating in the game in relation to the present invention, when describing the subject using the game by manipulating the user character is expressed as 'user'. In other words, 'user' and 'user character' have the same meaning except that the viewpoints related to the progress of the game are different.

There are various kinds of game items in an online role playing game, and equipment items are a kind of game items.

In particular, the equipment item refers to a game item that can be equipped with one or more skills, and mounting the skill on the equipment item means that the equipment item can exhibit the ability according to the skill.

When the user uses the equipment item, the user can select one of the skills mounted on the equipment item to use the equipment item, and thus the equipment item exhibits the ability of the skill.

As an example, if the equipment item is a wooden sword, and a skill has the ability of fire, if the user character uses the wooden sword with this skill selected, the fire effect is exerted. This can cause more damage to your opponent than just using a wooden sword.

The type of equipment item can be variously configured as needed.

For example, not only various game items used as weapons, but also various defense equipment, ornaments, pets (pets of the user character), etc., may be all equipment items as long as they can be equipped with skills.

Referring to FIG. 3, an embodiment of a method for granting a skill to an equipment item according to the present invention will be described.

First, the online game system enables the user character to acquire equipment items in the game (S211).

How to enable the user character to acquire the equipment item in step S211 can be configured in various ways as needed. As a specific example, it may be possible to purchase equipment items in an online store or to acquire equipment items through in-game activities.

An online store is implemented in the game where the user can purchase equipment items using certain payment methods (e.g. cash, cyber money, etc.), and is configured to make transactions through the store NPC implemented in the game or various game items. It may be configured in the form of an online shopping mall selling the.

The method of allowing the user character to acquire equipment items through in-game activities may be variously configured according to the game scenario.

As a specific example, you can drop equipment items at specific locations in the game and have them pick up your character as you pass them, how to give equipment items when a particular monster loses your character, or just your game level. How to give.

In particular, the first item of equipment the user acquires has one or more empty sockets to which the skill can be equipped.

Here, an empty socket refers to a space in which a new skill can be mounted, and an empty socket can be used to equip a new skill with a corresponding item.

In addition, the online game system allows the user character to acquire a skill to be mounted on his equipment item in the game (S212).

Acquisition of the skill may be configured by acquiring a game item corresponding to each skill.

For example, if there are 100 types of skills, 100 game items corresponding to each skill may be present, and the user character may acquire a corresponding skill by acquiring each game item.

Hereinafter, such game items will be referred to as skill items.

The method of acquiring a skill to be mounted on the equipment item by the user character in operation S212 may be configured in various ways as in the equipment item.

For example, it can be configured to purchase skill items in an online store or to acquire skill items through in-game activities.

When the user character acquires the equipment item and the skill item through the step S211 and the step S212, the user may attempt to enchant the skill using the user interface provided in the game screen. Here, the skill enchant refers to equipping a skill item with equipment.

When the user attempts to enchant a skill, the online game system processes the skill acquired by the user character to be mounted in any one of the empty sockets of the equipment item (S213).

The user interface for skill enchantment may be configured in various ways.

For example, a user may select a device item and a skill that he owns to issue a skill enchant command, and the online game system may process the corresponding skill item to be mounted on the corresponding item.

At this time, in order to add fun to the game, it can be configured so that the user character can only attempt skill enchantment while obtaining a specific skill wearing item.

In this case, even if the user has acquired an equipment item and a skill that can be mounted on the corresponding equipment item, the user must have a skill mounting item to mount the skill on the equipment item.

4 shows an example of an equipment item called a wood sword, FIG. 4A shows the appearance of a wood sword item 311, and FIG. 4B shows a property window 312 displaying various information related to the wood sword item.

In the attribute window 312 of FIG. 4B, descriptions of the types of wood sword items, their damage and weight, and wood sword items are shown, and a state in which two empty sockets 312-1 and 312-2 exist. The current wood sword item 311 is equipped with skills such as 'non-technical law', 'Itaque gum', 'circle', 'new sword date', 'samyeonchang'. These skills may be given by default upon acquisition of the wood sword item 311.

That is, the first time the equipment item is acquired, there may be no skills, or one or more basic skills may be given by default.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a skill item 321 that enables a player to acquire a skill called an all-weather wind. FIG. 5A illustrates an appearance of the skill item, and FIG. 5B illustrates an attribute window 322 of the skill item. It is seen.

In the attribute window 322 of FIG. 5B, information such as the name of the skill item 321 (the hemisphere), the type of the item, the weight, the number of times the user can use the skill, and the purpose of acquiring a skill called an all-round storm Is shown.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a skill wearing item, and FIG. 6A shows an appearance of the skill wearing item 331, and FIG. 6B shows an attribute window 332 related to the skill wearing item 331. FIG. It is seen.

In the attribute window 332 of FIG. 6B, information such as the name of the skill mounting item 331 (the sky box), the type of the item, the weight, the number of times of use, and the purpose of use are shown.

Such skill-equipped items can also be obtained through various methods, such as purchasing them from an online store or obtaining them through in-game activities.

FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a game screen 340 in which an item display window 341 is displayed. The item display window 341 displays game items currently owned by a user character.

The gain / loss / change information about the game item of each user character is stored and managed in the game item inventory 27, and the game client 11 shows the game item that the user character currently has in the item display window 341. give.

The user may select a desired game item through the item display window 341 to use or manage the game.

The current item display window 341 shows a wooden sword item 311 as an equipment item, a blood-winding skystone item 321 as a skill item, and a sky box item 331 as a skill wearing item.

Referring to FIG. 8, a specific example of a method for enabling a user to mount a skill on an equipment item will be described.

When the user clicks on the sky box item 331 that allows the user to equip the equipment item in the item display window 341, the sky box window 350 for skill enchanting appears.

Then, the user selects the wooden sword item 311 and the blood-heavy astronomy item 321 in the item display window 341 to move to the item collection box 352 of the sky box window 350. For example, the user may drag the wood sword item 311 and the blood flowing sky item 321 to the sky box window 350 by using a mouse.

When the user clicks the podium button 351, a skill called palbangbang is installed on the wooden sword item 311 included in the item collection box 352 of the sky box window 350. In this case, the eight-wheeled storm is a skill corresponding to the blood-flowing skylight item 321 as described with reference to FIG. 5.

Meanwhile, the skill enchant process may be configured to succeed or fail to mount the skill according to a predetermined probability.

That is, even if a user has both an equipment item and a skill item, the success may be determined depending on a chance factor of probability.

In this case, the probability may be fixed or may be configured to vary randomly.

In addition, if a skill enchantment fails, a penalty may be imposed such that a skill wearing item is destroyed.

Referring to FIG. 9, a specific example of a process of making an enchant in step S213 of FIG. 3 will be described.

When the user attempts to enchant a skill (S231), whether or not an empty socket is left in the corresponding equipment item (S232), whether the same skill is already installed in the corresponding equipment item (S233), the user's in-game status ( (E.g., occupation, race, game level, etc.) check whether the corresponding skill can be used (234).

That is, the skills may be divided into those that can be used and those that cannot be used according to the in-game status of the user character.

If the result of the check in step S232 to step S234 indicates that an empty socket remains in the corresponding equipment item, the same skill is not installed in the corresponding equipment item, and the user's in-game status of the character can use the skill, According to the determination whether to allow the skill enchantment (S235).

If it is determined in step S235 to allow the skill enchantment (S236), the skill is mounted on the equipment item (S237), and the skill enchantment ends in a successful state (S238).

However, if the result of the check in step S232 to step S234 indicates that there is no empty socket in the corresponding equipment item, the same skill is equipped in the corresponding equipment item, or the user's in-game status of the character cannot use the skill. The enchantment ends in a failed state (S238).

In addition, even if it is determined in step S235 not to allow the skill enchantment, the skill enchantment is terminated in a failed state (S236, S238).

FIG. 10 shows the attribute window 312 of the wood sword item 311 when the skill enchant is successful, and it is indicated that one of the empty sockets 312-1 is equipped with a skill called an all-weather windstorm.

3, when the skill is mounted on the equipment item through step S213, the user can now use the skill. That is, when the user character selects the corresponding skill and uses the equipment item, the online game system processes the effect of the corresponding skill to appear (S214).

Referring to the example of FIG. 10, when the user attacks the opponent with a wood sword item in a state of selecting a skill called palbang-woo, the effect of attacking like eight directions may appear to cause a greater blow to the opponent.

Meanwhile, the embodiment in which the skill enchant is configured to succeed according to a predetermined probability may be configured to increase the success probability when the user character has obtained a specific probability improving item.

For example, assuming that there is a 50% chance of skill enchanting success when there is no item for improving probability, the probability of success of skill enchanting may be increased to about 70% when there is an item for improving probability.

In addition, the user can be configured in various ways with respect to the ability to remove the skills mounted on the equipment item.

For example, the user may be configured to selectively delete any skill at any time, but may be configured to delete a skill from the equipment item only if the user has a specific skill erasing item.

The probability improving item or the skill erasing item may also be obtained through various methods, such as purchasing in an online store or obtaining in-game activities.

FIG. 11 illustrates an example of a probability improving item, FIG. 11A illustrates an appearance of the probability improving item 361, and FIG. 11B illustrates an attribute window 362 of the probability improving item 361.

In the attribute window 362 of FIG. 11B, information on the name (castle) of this game item, the type, weight, use, etc. of the game item is displayed.

FIG. 12 illustrates an example of a skill erasing item, and FIG. 12A shows an appearance of the skill erasing item 371, and FIG. 12B shows an attribute window 372 of the skill erasing item 371.

In the attribute window 372 of FIG. 12B, information on the name (slice) of the game item, the type of the item, the weight, the number of times available, the use, and the like are shown.

FIG. 13 illustrates an example of an item display window 341 in which a probability enhancing item 361 and a skill erasing item 371 are displayed together, and FIG. 14 is a sky box window including a holy item 361. An example of 350 is shown.

The user moves not only the equipment item 311 and the skill item 321 but also the item item 361, which is a probability improving item, to the item collection box 352 of the sky box window 350 to attempt a skill enchant.

When the user clicks the podium button 351, a skill called palbangbang is installed on the wooden sword item 311 included in the item collection box 352 of the sky box window 350. At this time, since the holy item 361 exists, as shown in the example of FIG. 8, when only the equipment item 311 and the skill item 321 exist, the skill enchantment is more successful.

15 is an example showing that even the same equipment item may vary in its performance or capability.

If user character A equips skill # 1 and skill # 2 on a wooden sword item, which is an equipment item, this wooden sword item exhibits the ability according to skill # 1 or skill # 2 in the game.

In addition, if the user character B is equipped with skill # 5 and skill # 7 on the wooden sword item which is an equipment item, the wooden sword item exhibits the ability according to skill # 5 or skill # 7 in the game.

In addition, if the user character C is equipped with skill # 3 and skill # 9 on a wooden sword item which is an equipment item, the wooden sword item exhibits the ability according to skill # 3 or skill # 9 in the game.

As described above, according to the present invention, each user may acquire a desired skill and mount it on the equipment item, and thus the same equipment item may vary in its ability. That is, various equipment items to which various combinations of skills are given may appear away from the uniform equipment item.

In addition, in the conventional role-playing game, the skill does not depend on the equipment item of the user character, but in the present invention, the skill may exist in a form that depends on the equipment item.

In this case, when a user character releases a certain equipment item in the game, the skill mounted on the equipment item is no longer available, so it is necessary to determine which equipment item to wear according to the game situation.

As a result, users can plan more various strategies and the degree of freedom of the game increases, which can induce interest in the game.

It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. to be.

10: user terminal 11: game client
13: Network 20: Online Gaming Systems
21: Web Server 22: Update Server
23: authentication server 24: game server
25: Account Information Database 27: Game Item Inventory
311: Equipment Item
312,322,332,362,372: Properties pane
321: Skill Item 331: Skill Equip Item
341: Item Display Window 361: Probability Improvement Item
371: Item for Skill Scavenging

Claims (5)

In an online game system for serving role-playing games through a communication network, a method for granting a skill to a user character is provided.
Enabling the user character to acquire equipment items in the game, the equipment items having one or more empty sockets to which the skills can be equipped as game items that can use the skills;
Allowing the user character to acquire skills to equip his equipment item in the game;
Processing a skill acquired by the user character so as to be mounted in an empty socket of an equipment item possessed by the user character according to a user's request; And
If the user character uses the equipment item in the game, processing the effect of the currently selected skill from among the skills mounted on the equipment item to be displayed for the equipment item in the online role-playing game. How to grant skill. The method of claim 1,
Acquiring a skill to be attached to the equipment item is obtained by obtaining a game item corresponding to each skill skill grant method for the equipment item in an online role-playing game. The method of claim 1,
And the skill is configured to be mounted on the equipment item only when the user character has acquired a specific skill wearing item. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The method of attaching the skill to the equipment item is configured to succeed or fail according to a predetermined probability. The method of claim 4, wherein
If the user character has acquired a specific probability improving item, increase the probability of success, characterized in that the skill grant method for the equipment item in an online role-playing game.

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