JP2018126362A - Information processor and game program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a setup for further activating a match in a team-match-type computer game.SOLUTION: In a certain team-match-type computer game, an item owned by a player is thrown into a kiln, and is converted into another item at a lapse of required time. By reducing the required time originally set longer in consideration of a game balance according to a player's participation situation into a match, a favor is given to an enthusiastic player, thus urging more players to participate in the match. When receiving an item conversion instruction, a time management part 176 subtracts a value obtained by multiplying match time per game by a total number of the player's matches within a predetermined period from an initial setting value of required time.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

  The present invention relates to an item strengthening means in a team battle type game.

  Arcade game machines (professional game machines) that charge a fee for each play have a history of more than 40 years. In the 2000s, a multiplayer arcade game in which a plurality of players can participate simultaneously in earnest will appear. As one of the multiplayer arcade games, there is a game in which a team is formed by a plurality of players and a team battle is performed.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a team battle type arcade game in which a plurality of players form a team and battle with an enemy team. The player operates the character and fights the enemy character in cooperation with the fellow character. Each team has a plurality of “bases”, and an object called “core” is placed at the backmost base. One of the victory conditions is to destroy the core of the enemy team (see FIGS. 4 and 5 of Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2015-150139

  In a team battle type arcade game, in general, the more players who participate in a battle, the higher the number of players. Therefore, it can be said that the fact that many players participate in the battle determines the success or failure of the team battle-type arcade game. One of the methods that a player wants to participate in a battle is to make a device that satisfies the player's desire to obtain a strong item. One means for obtaining a strong item is to combine another item with an item that the player wants to strengthen among the items owned by the player (hereinafter referred to as “formation of an item”). However, if a strong item can be easily obtained, the game can be easily captured and the player is easily bored, so it usually takes a long time to refine the item. On the other hand, if it takes a long time to refine an item, the game itself is refrained from enthusiastic players (hereinafter referred to as “advanced players”). Obtaining support from skilled seniors is important in attracting many players to activate the battle and excite the team battle-type arcade game. For this reason, there is a need for a game design that is supported by advanced players without losing the original game balance as much as possible.

  The present invention has been completed based on the above-mentioned problem recognition, and its main object is to provide a mechanism for more active battles in a team battle type computer game.

  An information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a game execution unit that controls the progress of a main game and a sub game, and a game that converts a game element held by a player into another game element after a lapse of a standby time in the sub game. An element management unit, and a time management unit that shortens the standby time on condition that the player plays the main game.

  An information processing device according to another aspect of the present invention converts a game execution unit that controls the progress of a main game and a sub game, and, in the sub game, a game element held by a player into another game element after a lapse of a standby time. A game element management unit, and a time management unit that shortens the waiting time on condition that the player plays the main game. The game element management unit determines the total number of game element conversion processes that can be accepted simultaneously. Increase according to game play results.

  According to the present invention, the battle is more easily activated in the team battle type computer game. That is, the more players participate in the battle, the easier it is to obtain items stronger than the other players, so that many players participate in the battle.

It is a hardware block diagram of a game system. It is an overhead view of a game field. FIG. FIG. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the occupation method of a base base. It is a functional block diagram of a game system. It is an external view of a smelting pot. It is a schematic diagram which shows the point of the item refining by a refining pot. It is a data structure figure of the item which a player holds. It is a schematic diagram which shows the flow of the procedure of item refining. It is a sequence diagram which shows the shortening procedure of item formation time. It is a schematic diagram of the pattern where a smelting pot increases.

  In the present embodiment, a description will be given assuming a team battle type arcade game (hereinafter referred to as “game SR”) in which one or more players form a “team” and two teams battle each other. The game SR is composed of a main game and a sub game. The main game in the game SR is an action game. The player operates the character and fights against the character of the enemy team while making full use of swords and magic. On the other hand, the sub game in the game SR is an item refining using a refining pot (details will be described later).

FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of the game system 100.
In the game system 100, a plurality of stores 108 a, 108 b... 108 n (hereinafter collectively referred to as “store 108” when collectively referred to or not particularly distinguished) are connected to the game server 102 via the Internet 106. Is done.

  The store 108 may be an amusement park or a game center. In the store 108, a plurality of game devices 110 a to 110 f (hereinafter collectively referred to as “game device 110” when collectively referred to or not particularly distinguished) and a game support device 112 are connected by a dedicated line 104. The game device 110 is an arcade game machine called “satellite”, which is a so-called arcade game machine. The game support device 112 is called a “terminal” and supports and assists game play in one or more game devices 110. The game support device 112 and the Internet 106 are connected by wire, but may be connected wirelessly.

  The game support device 112 provides known support functions such as replaying a game play result in the game device 110 (playing back a moving image) and creating a ranking from a plurality of game play results. In general, the game support device 112 executes support processing as processing for further enhancing the interest of game play in the game device 110 such as game production and analysis, but the game support device 112 in the present embodiment is mainly used. It functions as a relay device between the plurality of game devices 110 and the game server 102.

FIG. 2 is an overhead view of the game field 120.
In the game SR, the game server 102 generates a game field 120 (game space) as a three-dimensional virtual space. The player accesses the game server 102 from the game device 110 and enters the team battle. The game device 110 displays an image of a character operated by the player (hereinafter referred to as “avatar”) and a three-dimensional image based on the position and line-of-sight direction of the avatar in the game field 120.

  A maximum of 20 people can participate in the game SR at the same time, and two teams are formed for every 10 people. When the number of people is not available, the game server 102 fills the vacancy with a so-called NPC (Non Player Character). The NPC is a character that the game server 102 automatically operates by AI (Artificial Intelligence) (hereinafter referred to as “proxy character”). Hereinafter, “avatar” and “proxy character” are collectively referred to as “main character 124”. In FIG. 2, the main character 124 is indicated by a triangle mark.

  In the following, the two teams that compete will be called the X team and the Y team. The game field 120 is roughly divided into two, the X team advances in the upward direction of the drawing, and the Y team advances in the downward direction of the drawing. It is assumed that the white triangle indicates the X team main character 124 and the black triangle indicates the Y team main character 124.

  First, the player selects an avatar (main character 124) to be operated from a plurality of types of candidates. In the game SR, characters of various occupations such as a swordsman, a mad warrior, a magic swordsman, a black mage, a white mage, and an archer are prepared. Attribute values such as physical strength, attack power, possible attack range, defense strength, mobility, and weapons and armor that can be equipped vary depending on the occupation.

  The player operates an input device such as a control stick or a button of the game apparatus 110 to give a movement or attack instruction to the avatar. The physical strength value of the main character 124 decreases when attacked by an enemy. The health value increases due to the use of items, the passage of time, recovery magic, and the like. When the health value becomes zero, the main character 124 becomes unable to battle.

  A time limit is set for the game SR (hereinafter referred to as “match time limit”). The battle limit time in the present embodiment is 5 minutes (300 seconds). Even if the main character 124 becomes unable to fight, the main character 124 automatically recovers after a predetermined time (hereinafter referred to as “resurrection waiting time”) if it is within the battle time limit. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the recovery waiting time is 10 seconds. It is designed to be able to play firmly for the time limit of the battle even if it is a junior who is prone to being unable to fight.

  Note that the game limit time or the recovery waiting time may be arbitrarily set by the game designer or the store operator. For example, a longer 800 seconds may be set as the battle limit time, or a shorter 120 seconds may be set. The same applies to the resurrection waiting time.

  In the game field 120, a plurality of base sites 122a to 122h (hereinafter, collectively referred to as “base sites 122”) are set. In FIG. 2, the base site 122a and the base site 122b are occupied by the X team. Base base 122g and base base 122h are occupied by Y team. The four base sites 122c to 122f in the central part are neutral. The neutral base site 122 and the enemy base site 122 can be occupied. The main character 124 that has become unable to battle is revived at the base site 122 (hereinafter referred to as “own site”) occupied by the team (details will be described later).

  Each of the X team and the Y team has a pillar general 126 (target object). The X team god general 126a is initially placed at the base site 122b (X team site). The Y team priest 126b is initially placed at the base site 122g (Y team site).

  The priest 126 does not have to be one pillar for each team. A team may have a plurality of generals 126. The plurality of generals 126 may have different weapons and different abilities, or may set up defense generals 126 that do not have weapons.

  The base base 122d may be initially set as the base of the X team, and the X team priest 126a may be initially placed in the base base 122d. Similarly, the base base 122f may be initially set as the base of the Y team, and the X team priest 126b may be initially placed in the base base 122f.

  The general general 126 is a huge NPC that is about 1.5 to 5 times larger than the main character 124 and is operated by the game server 102. As shown in FIG. 3, the general general 126 is a powerful character that swings around a huge sword 114 and wipes out enemies. An endurance value is set for the god general 126. If the god general 126 is attacked, its durability value decreases. The player of Team X operates the main character 124 to attack the enemy team's god general 126, and fights against the powerful god general 126 using swords and magic. The general general 126 does not move from the base base 122, but fights the approaching enemy. However, the shrine general 126 retreats backward when it is severely damaged (when the durability value falls below the threshold).

The game device 110 displays the endurance value of the god general 126 as a gauge (not shown). When the main character 124 becomes unable to battle, the durability value of the team general is reduced by a predetermined amount as a penalty.
The victory conditions for the game SR are as follows.
(1) Defeat the opponent's general 126 within the time limit.
(2) When the victory condition (1) is not satisfied within the battle time limit, the team with the higher durability value of the general general 126 wins.
After the battle is over, each player is given an experience value. A lot of experience points are given to the members of the winning team, especially the players who have contributed greatly to the victory. When the experience value reaches a predetermined threshold, the “rank” of the player is increased. The rank is an index value indicating the skill level of the player, and is a target of ranking display by the game support device 112.

  Other victory conditions may be additionally set, such as setting the total strength value of all main characters 124 belonging to the opponent team to 0% (defeating the main character 124 of the opponent team).

  The game server 102 further operates an NPC called a veteran soldier 128 (support character). In the present embodiment, five veterans 128 appear at a frequency of once every 30 seconds from the gates 130 arranged one by one in the game field 120. The appearance frequency and the number of appearances of the soldiers 128 can be arbitrarily set by the game designer. The soldier 128 participates in the battle together with the main character 124. The X team veterans 128 emerge from the gate 130a near the base location 122a (the X team's deepest base location 122), and the Y team veterans 128 appear at the base location 122h (the Y team's deepest location). It emerges from a gate 130b near the base site 122).

  As shown in FIG. 4, the soldier 128 has only a simple sword 132 and a shield 134, and usually has weaker attack power / defense power / health strength values than the main character 124. A maximum of 25 male soldiers 128 appear in the game field 120 per team. When the number of the medicinals 128 is 20 or less, five new medicinals 128 are replenished from the gate 130.

  As described above, since there can be 10 main characters and 25 male soldiers 128 per team, a maximum of 70 characters (= (10 + 25) × 2) will be confused and fight. In addition to this battle, two pillars general 126 will join.

  In the game SR, it is possible to reach the point where the enemy general 126 can be attacked and defeat the general 126 while defeating the enemy main character 124 or the soldier 128 or avoiding the battle with the enemy well. It becomes the purpose. Since the general general 126 has a supernatural fighting power, the general general 126 will usually attack the general general 126 in cooperation with many allies. The battle with the god general 126 is a highlight scene where the game SR is most exciting and is a showcase.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining a method of occupying the base site 122.
The base site 122 is defined as an area having a finite size. In the base base 122 of FIG. 5, the main character 124a of the X team and the soldiers 128 enter one by one, and the main character 124b of the Y team also enters. 5 is assumed to be the base of the Y team.

  At the base site 122, if a state where “the number of main characters 124 of the X team is larger than the number of main characters 124 of the Y team (hereinafter referred to as“ reserved state ”)” continues for a certain time, for example, 5 seconds, The base 122 changes from belonging to the Y team to neutral. Even after neutralization, if the secured state can be continued for more than 5 seconds, the base site 122 changes to belong to the X team.

  Thus, in order to take away the base site 122, it is necessary to maintain the “secured state” with a larger number of people than the enemy. Once secured, it is necessary to defend the enemy from entering the base site 122 as much as possible until the occupation is completed. On the other hand, in order to protect the base, it is necessary to take care not to leave the base empty. In order to occupy the base site 122 where the enemy general general 126 is located, it is necessary to exclude the general general 126 by a method described later.

  As described above, even if the main character 124 becomes incapable of fighting, it can be revived (restarted) after the elapse of the reactivation waiting time (10 seconds in the present embodiment). In the game SR, the main character 124 is restored at its own base. In FIG. 2, when the main character 124 of the X team becomes unable to battle, the main character 124 is revived at the base site 122b, which is the forefront base. When the X team occupies the base site 122c, the main character 124 revives at the base site 122c closer to the enemy team than the base site 122b. As the base base 122 is newly occupied, the resurrection point is closer to the enemy team, so the base base 122 has an effect of pushing up the front.

FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of the game system 100.
As described above, the game system 100 includes the game server 102, the game support device 112, and the game device 110. Each component of the game server 102, the game support device 112, and the game device 110 includes an arithmetic unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and various coprocessors, a storage device such as a memory and a storage, and wired or wireless communication that connects them. It is realized by hardware including a line and software stored in a storage device and supplying processing instructions to an arithmetic unit. The computer program may be constituted by a device driver, an operating system, various application programs located in an upper layer thereof, and a library that provides a common function to these programs. Each block described below is not a hardware unit configuration but a functional unit block.

(Game server 102)
The game server 102 includes a communication unit 142, a data processing unit 140, and a data storage unit 146.
The communication unit 142 is in charge of communication processing with the game device 110 via the Internet 106 and the game support device 112. The data storage unit 146 stores various data. The data processing unit 140 executes various processes based on the data acquired by the communication unit 142 and the data stored in the data storage unit 146. The data processing unit 140 also functions as an interface between the communication unit 142 and the data storage unit 146. In addition to the game program, the data storage unit 146 stores information indicating the play state of each player.

The data storage unit 146 includes a game data storage unit 152, a player data storage unit 148, and a team data storage unit 150.
The game data storage unit 152 stores a game program for the game server 102. The player data storage unit 148 stores information indicating the progress of the game for each player, such as each player's level, item, name, battle record (cumulative number of plays, winning percentage, etc.). The player data storage unit 148 stores avatar equipment (weapons, armor, etc.) and attributes (physical strength value, mobility, attack power, defense power, etc.) used by each player. The team data storage unit 150 stores team information indicating the organization of the team.

  The data processing unit 140 includes a game control unit 154 that coordinates the operations of one or more players on the game SR, a player management unit 156 that manages the play state of each player, a game element management unit 174, and a time management unit 176.

  The game control unit 154 includes a target control unit 158, a proxy character control unit 160, a win / loss determination unit 162, a support control unit 164, a base management unit 166, and a revival processing unit 168.

  The target control unit 158 controls the god general 126 (target object) according to the game program. The proxy character control unit 160 controls the proxy character according to the game program. The winning / losing determination unit 162 determines the winning / losing of the two teams competing based on the above-described winning conditions. The support control unit 164 controls the general soldier 128 (support character). The site management unit 166 determines whether or not the base site 122 is occupied. The base management unit 166 checks the main character 124, the genius soldier 128, and the general general 126 existing in the base base 122 in real time, determines the success or failure of the secured state, and measures the duration of the secured state.

  The restoration processing unit 168 determines whether or not the main character 124 that has become unable to fight is restored. The resurrection processing unit 168 determines whether or not the main character 124 has become unable to battle, determines whether or not the recovery waiting time has elapsed since the battle has become impossible, and at which base site 122 the main character 124 Determine whether to revive.

The player management unit 156 includes a team setting unit 172.
The team setting unit 172 organizes two teams of one or more players.

  The game element management unit 174 manages information such as ability values and presence / absence of attributes of game elements. The game elements include items used in the game, avatars operated by the player, and the like.

  The time management unit 176 manages the time required for item refining.

(Game device 110)
The game device 110 includes a user interface processing unit 180, a data processing unit 182, a data storage unit 184, and a communication unit 186.
The user interface processing unit 180 accepts operations from the player via input devices such as buttons and control sticks, and is also responsible for processing related to the user interface such as image display and audio output. The communication unit 186 is in charge of communication processing with the game server 102 and other game devices 110 via the Internet 106. The data storage unit 184 stores various data. The data processing unit 182 executes various processes based on the data acquired by the user interface processing unit 180 and the communication unit 186 and the data stored in the data storage unit 184. The data processing unit 182 also functions as an interface for the user interface processing unit 180, the communication unit 186, and the data storage unit 184.

  The user interface processing unit 180 includes an input unit 194 that receives input from the player, and an output unit 196 that outputs various types of information such as images and sounds to the player.

  The data storage unit 184 includes a game data storage unit 192 that stores a game program of the game SR. The game program stored in the game data storage unit 192 of the game apparatus 110 is mainly responsible for the generation of the game screen and the operation of the avatar, and the game program stored in the game data storage unit 152 of the game server 102 is a team organization. In charge of attack success / failure determination, winning / losing determination, control of NPC (substitute character, general general 126, spear soldier 128, etc.).

The data processing unit 182 includes a game execution unit 190 and a timer unit 198.
The game execution unit 190 controls the progress of the game SR in cooperation with the game server 102 in accordance with the game program stored in the game data storage unit 192. The game execution unit 190 generates a three-dimensional image according to the avatar position and the line-of-sight direction in the game field 120.

  The timekeeping unit 198 measures the accumulated battle time from when the player registers a new player in the game SR or after receiving the previous item formulation instruction to the present.

  The user interface processing unit 180 detects various inputs by the user, and the game execution unit 190 notifies the game server 102 of input information via the communication unit 186. In response to this input information, the game control unit 154 of the game server 102 controls the progress of the game in cooperation with the game execution unit 190 of the game apparatus 110.

FIG. 7 is an external view of the smelting pot 300.
The player can equip the avatar to be operated with various weapons and armor when facing the battle. When equipped with weapons, the avatar's attack power increases. Equip armor to improve your avatar's defense. In addition, if an avatar is injured, it can be recovered using a recovery agent.

  In the game SR, these weapons and armor (hereinafter referred to as “items”) can be refined and converted into other types of items. What is used at this time is a roasting pot called the smelting pot 300. The player selects an item to be converted (hereinafter referred to as “main item”) and another item (hereinafter referred to as “sub-item”) to be used for conversion from among the items held by the player. Input and start refining. When a certain period of time has elapsed since the start of the smelting, the smelting is completed, and the main item put into the smelting pot 300 is baked to become another type of item. The sub items thrown into the smelting pot 300 together with the main item will be burnt down. The item smelting by the smelting pot 300 takes a certain time from the start of smelting to the completion. This certain period of time is called “formation time”.

  The smelting pot 300 is not on the game field 120. When the player wants to smelt an item, the player calls another window provided for using the smelting pot 300. The method of calling this window can be arbitrarily set by the game designer. You can call this window at any time if you are not playing a match.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a procedure for item refining by a refining pot.
The main item 302 is an item called “Yusha no Sate”. Equipped with “Yusha no Sate” on your avatar, you can get high defense against physical attacks with weapons and bare hands. Also, “Yusha no Sate” negates special attacks with the attributes of fire, water, ice, and thunder. However, special attacks with the poison attribute cannot be disabled.

  The sub-item 304 is an item called “Dark”. “Dangerous” is usually used to detoxify an avatar when it receives a special attack with a poison attribute.

  If the player who is generally satisfied with the high defense power of “Yusha no Sate” thinks that it is better to disable the special attack with the poison attribute, it is the turn of the smelting pot 300 . It is only necessary to select “Yusha no Sate” as the main item 302 and “Dokuseki” as the sub item 304 and put it into the smelting pot 300 to ignite.

  Then, after the refining time has elapsed, “Yusha no Sate” has a high defensive power and a property that disables special attacks with attributes such as fire, water, ice, and thunder, and also has a poison attribute. It is converted into “Aegis Freshness” having the property of invalidating the special attack (see FIG. 10).

FIG. 9 is a data structure diagram of items held by the player.
The item has an attack power or a defense power set as an ability value according to its type. Items that can be selected as the main item 302 when refining items are limited to items that can be equipped. Attackable or defensive power is set for items that can be equipped. In FIG. 9, “Excalibur”, “Ice Sword”, “Yuusha no Sate”, and “Kazaguruma” are set to attack power or defense power. Therefore, these items correspond to items that can be equipped, and can be selected as the main item 302 when the items are refined using the smelting pot 300.

  On the other hand, since “Dokukoshiso” is an item for detoxification, no attack power or defense power is set. For this reason, it is not possible to equip “Dokukoshi”. Therefore, “Darkness seems” cannot be selected as the main item 302 when the item is refined. Note that all items can be selected as the sub-item 304.

  Each item has presence / absence of attributes such as fire, water, ice, lightning, and poison. In FIG. 9, “Yusha no Sate” has attributes of flame, water, ice, and thunder. However, it does not have a poison attribute. For this reason, when it is put into the smelting pot 300 together with “Dokukoshi-sou” with a poison attribute, it is converted to “Aegis no Sate” with a poison attribute. On the other hand, when “Excalibur” already having a poison attribute is put into the smelting pot 300 together with “Darkness seems”, it is not converted into another item, and nothing changes.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a flow of an item refining procedure.
A player who wants to smelt an item instructs the input unit 194 to input the main item 302 and the sub-item 304 into the smelting pot 300 and to ignite the smelting pot 300. The ignition of the smelting pot 300 is an effect of transmitting an item smelting instruction to the game element management unit 174 in the game SR. At this time, the game execution unit 190 causes the output unit 196 to display an image in which the smelting pot 300 is ignited. The content of the item refining instruction is transmitted from the communication unit 186 to the game element management unit. When the game element management unit 174 receives an item refining instruction from the player, the game element management unit 174 starts refining the item, and converts the main item 302 to another item after the refining time has elapsed. On the other hand, the sub-items are burned out after the tempering time has elapsed. In the present embodiment, the initial setting value of the smelting time is set to 12 hours in order to give the smelting pot 300 a reality as a baked pot while considering the game balance.

  Players with good and strong items are more likely to play an active role in the battle. The item that can be obtained by the player is one of the initial equipment, the loot, and the result of item preparation. Strong items are either acquired as loot or obtained through item refining. There are many items that can only be obtained by item refining among strong items. Therefore, many players become more involved in item formulation in order to play an active role in the battle.

  For players who are eager for item refining, shorter refining time is better. It is because the next refining is started early.

  For this reason, the game SR is designed so that the time for refining is shortened by the time spent participating in the battle. The more enthusiastic the player is, the shorter the time required for refining, and the stronger items can be obtained ahead of other players, making it easier to play an active role.

FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram showing a procedure for shortening the item refining time.
The user interface processing unit 180 selects the main item 302 and the sub-item 304 that the player puts into the smelting pot 300 (S10), and when lit, transmits an item smelting instruction to the time management unit 176 (S12). Upon receiving the item refining instruction (S12), the time management unit 176 receives a new player registration in the game SR or before receiving the current item refining instruction after receiving the previous item refining instruction. The number of battles is totaled with reference to all the battle histories that participated in the previous period (hereinafter referred to as “target period”) (S14). The time required for shortening the fostering time (hereinafter referred to as “reduced time”) is calculated by multiplying the number of battles by 5 minutes, which is the battle time per game SR, (S16). The calculated shortening time is subtracted from 12 hours, which is the initial setting value of the smelting time, to determine the actual smelting time (S18).

  For example, it is assumed that the player participates in the battle 36 times during the target period. In this case, it takes 5 minutes (matching time per time) × 36 times (number of times the player plays), and the shortening time is 3 hours. This shortens the refining time, which originally takes 12 hours, to 9 hours. At this time, the game device 110 displays an alert to notify the player that the tempering time, which originally takes 12 hours, has been reduced by 3 hours due to his participation in the battle game (S20).

  In the present embodiment, the shortened time is calculated by multiplying the number of battles by 5 minutes, which is the battle time per game SR. However, the variable applied to the number of battles need not be 5 minutes, which is the battle time per game SR. Further, the shortened time may not be calculated by multiplying the number of battles by 5 minutes, which is the battle time per game SR, but may simply add up the total play time. Furthermore, the end of the target period may be before the completion of the item refining, not before the reception of the current item refining instruction.

  A variable may be applied to the shortening time. For example, in rainy weather, the shortening time may be extended by 1.5 times, or in the newly opened store 108, the shortening time may be tripled for a certain period. This variable is not limited to the above, and can be set arbitrarily. Further, the condition for applying a variable to the shortening time can be arbitrarily set.

The game system 100 has been described above based on the embodiment.
According to this embodiment, since the time for refining is shortened according to the participation status of the player in the battle, it is possible to urge a player who wants to obtain a strong item by item refining to participate in the battle. Since obtaining a strong item is an effective means for playing an active role in a battle, the present invention can encourage many players to participate in the battle.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, since the time for fostering is shortened according to the participation status of the player in the battle, the player who has played the battle can effectively strengthen the items held in a shorter time. . Therefore, the present invention provides players with an incentive to actively participate in battles, prompts many players to participate in battles, and contributes to the activation of multiplayer battle games.

  Furthermore, when the end of the target period is before completion of item refining, the present embodiment provides the player with a way of playing that waits for the completion of item refining while continuing the battle to shorten the refining time. According to the present embodiment, it becomes easier for the player to manage the item formulation schedule, so that players of various lifestyles can easily participate in the battle. The present invention reduces barriers for players to participate in battles, makes it easier for many players to participate in battles, and contributes to the activation of multiplayer battle games.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment and the modified example mentioned later, A component can be deform | transformed and embodied in the range which does not deviate from a summary. Various inventions may be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above-described embodiment and modifications described below. Moreover, you may delete some components from all the components shown by the said embodiment and the modification mentioned later.

  Although it has been described that the game system 100 is configured by a plurality of game support devices 112, a plurality of game devices 110, and one game server 102, some of the functions of the game device 110 and the game support device 112 are realized by the game server 102. A part of the function of the game server 102 may be assigned to the game device 110 or the game support device 112. A part of the function of the game support device 112 may be realized by the game device 110, or a part of the function of the game device 110 may be realized by the game support device 112. In addition, a third device other than the game server 102, the game device 110, and the game support device 112 may bear a part of the functions.

  The game system 100, which is a collection of the functions of the game device 110, the game support device 112, and the game server 102 described with reference to FIG. 6, can be generally understood as one “information processing device”. How to allocate a plurality of functions necessary for realizing the present invention to one or a plurality of hardware depends on the processing capability of each hardware, the specifications required for the game system 100, and the like. It only has to be decided.

  In the present embodiment, the main game has been described as an action game. However, the main game only needs to provide the original playability and play value of a computer game. For example, a battle game is a battle, and a role playing game is an adventure and a battle. Therefore, the main game may be a game of any genre. It may be a shooting game or a board game such as Go, Shogi, chess, or reversi. On the other hand, the sub game only needs to assist the progress of the main game and provide additional playability. At least the sub game may be a game in which two or more items are synthesized over time, and the main game only needs to provide a sub game.

  In the present embodiment, the sub game has been described as item refining using the refining pot 300. However, the tool used for refining an item may be an object that imitates a shape in which an item can enter. For example, the main item 302 and the sub-item 304 may be dropped into a well of a fishing bottle type and converted into another item when pulled up after a certain time.

  The effect of item refining is not limited to the above and can be set arbitrarily. For example, the main item 302 and the sub-item 304 may be simply synthesized without using any tool for producing the item.

  In the present embodiment, when an item is smelted using the smelting pot 300, it is converted into another item. However, the manner in which the item is converted is not limited to this and can be arbitrarily set. For example, when the player selects “Yusha no Sate” as the main item 302 and puts it in the smelting pot 300, it is not converted to “Aegis no Sate”, but simply “Yu Syo no Sate”. Defensive power may be improved, or “Yusha no Sate” may be added with a property of invalidating a special attack having a poison attribute.

  The effect of item refining may not be limited to the improvement of the ability value of the main item 302 or the inheritance of the attributes of the sub-item 304 to the main item 302. The effect of item refining should just change the ability value of the main item 302 or the presence or absence of an attribute, and how to change can be set arbitrarily. Examples of how to change include improvement or reduction of ability values, addition or deletion of attributes. For example, when the player selects “Excalibur” with an attack power of 255 for the main item 302 and “Kazaguruma” with an attack power of 1 for the sub-item 304, the attack power of the “Excalibur” that boasts the strongest in the game is greatly increased. It may be a specification that falls.

  In the present embodiment, items that can be selected as the main item 302 are limited to items that can be equipped with an avatar. However, items that can be selected as the main item 302 are not limited to items that can be equipped with an avatar, and can be arbitrarily set. For example, if a player selects and refines the main item 302 with “Exciting” and the sub-item 304 with “Excalibur”, he / she has the strongest attack power in the game even though it cannot be equipped. It may be a specification provided.

  In the present embodiment, there are two items, the main item 302 and the sub-item 304, that are input to the smelting pot 300. However, the number of items put into the smelting pot is not limited to two, and can be set arbitrarily. For example, if you enter “Yusha no Sate”, “Dokuseki Shou” and “Kazaguruma” into the Alchemy pot 300 at the same time, the special attack with the poison attribute will be disabled. It may be a specification in which the property to be applied and the attack power are added at the same time. Alternatively, the specification may be such that only one “ice sword” can be put into the smelting pot 300. As a change pattern in this case, it may melt and disappear. By increasing the number of item conversion patterns, it is possible to arouse the player's inquisitiveness toward item refining, and to add new game characteristics to item refining that was originally only a means of strengthening items used in battle games. .

  In the present embodiment, the ability value of the item is an attack power or a defense power. However, the ability value possessed by the item is not limited to attack power or defense power, and can be arbitrarily set as long as the parameter can be possessed by the item. For example, durability has been defined for each item, and the durability of the item has decreased and the durability has become zero each time the other person is attacked with the item in a battle or is attacked by another person. The item may be a specification that is destroyed and can no longer be used. It is possible to give a new meaning of repairing the item to the item refining, which is a means for strengthening the item exclusively, and to improve the game characteristics.

  In the present embodiment, an object to be smelted in the smelting pot 300 is an item. However, an object to be smelted in the smelting pot 300 is not limited to an item as long as it corresponds to a game element, and can be arbitrarily set. An example of a game element other than an item is an avatar. For example, when a plurality of avatars are simultaneously entered into the refining pot 300 for refining, the ability value of the avatar may be improved or the avatar attributes may be inherited by another avatar. Advanced players can actively participate in improving the abilities of beginners and contribute to the promotion of exchanges between players.

  In the present embodiment, the smelting pot 300 is not on the game field 120, and if the player wants to smelt an item, he calls another window provided for smelting the item. This window cannot be called during a match. However, the timing at which the item can be refined is not limited to this, and can be arbitrarily set. For example, an item refining window may be called during a battle. Further, as another effect of performing item refining during a battle, the refining pot 300 may be on the game field 120. If the opportunity to refine the item increases, the player can strengthen the avatar more timely.

  When the smelting pot 300 is installed on the game field 120, the installation method can be arbitrarily set. For example, the number of the smelting pots 300 may be one, or two or more. When only one smelting pot 300 is installed, it is expected that a fierce battle will be developed between the two teams over the opportunity of smelting the item, so that a game characteristic that the smelting pot 300 is engaged can be added. Moreover, when only one smelting pot 300 is installed, a new element of waiting for the order of item training can be added. Further, the smelting pot 300 may be destructible. It is possible to increase the player's action pattern by destroying the smelting pot 300 in order to stop the opponent's improvement in the strength of the opponent, or conversely defending the smelting pot 300 in order to secure an opportunity for allying the item of the ally. The state of the smelting pot 300 is not limited to this, and various situations can be assumed.

  In this embodiment, the item put into the smelting pot 300 is always converted to another item. However, the success rate of item conversion may not be 100%. For example, when “Yusha no Sate” and “Dokukoshi-sou” are input to the refining pot 300, the refining may fail even if the refining time has elapsed. . Since the item is not smelted according to the player's aim, the player's willingness to smelt can be increased. The success rate of item refining is not limited to the above, and can be arbitrarily set.

  In the present embodiment, when “Yusha no Sate” is selected as the main item 302 and “Dokukoshi seems to be selected” is selected as the sub-item 304, it is converted into “Aegis no Sate”. However, the conversion pattern in item refining can be arbitrarily set. Further, the conversion pattern may not have reproducibility. For example, when “Yusha no Sate” is selected as the main item 302 and “Darkness is likely to be selected” is selected as the sub-item 304 and is input to the smelting pot 300, it may be converted to “Kazaguruma” at another opportunity. How there is no reproducibility may be conditioned by the job type of the avatar or the type of item to be input, or may be random. By not refining items according to the player's aim, the rarity of strong items can be increased.

  In the present embodiment, the initial setting value of the smelting time is 12 hours. However, the initial setting value of the smelting time is not limited to 12 hours and can be arbitrarily set. For example, it may be 2 hours or, conversely, 2 years. Further, the initial setting value of the smelting time may be different depending on the combination of the main item 302 and the sub item 304. By making the initial setting value variable, it is possible to increase the benefits of time reduction effects and increase the rarity of opportunities to smelt items, contributing to the optimization of game balance.

  In the present embodiment, when the player participates in the battle game, the tempering time is shortened by the time that the player participates in the battle game. However, as long as the element for shortening the time for fostering is the individual performance or team performance of the player, the time is not limited to the battle time and can be arbitrarily set. For example, it may be a specification that the time required for smelting is shortened by 5 minutes each time one soldier 128 is defeated during a battle. It becomes possible to give the player a positive motive for hunting the genius soldier 128 which is only a small fish character.

  The element that shortens the time for fusing is not limited to the element in the game, and can be arbitrarily set. For example, when a movie is watched at a movie theater attached to the store 108, the creation time may be shortened by the duration of the screening. If the player eats or drinks during the battle or uses a specific transportation, the time for refining may be shortened. By evaluating the player's behavior outside the game and making it possible to set it as an element that shortens the refining time, a further effect of attracting customers can be expected.

  The player may be able to choose whether or not to shorten the time required for the formation. The time management unit 176 does not immediately subtract the calculated shortened time from the initial setting value of the refining time, but asks the player whether or not to subtract, and instructs the game device 110 to execute the subtraction process. It may be a specification that determines the actual time required for the formation after receiving. In this case, the player can exercise the right to shorten the time for refining at the time when the number of battles reaches 144 times without normally shortening the time for refining. Originally, when the item refining time of 12 hours, which is a long time, becomes 0, it is possible to give a player a catharsis different from the activity in the battle. A specific performance for requesting the player to determine whether or not to shorten the time for fostering can be arbitrarily set.

  When the player leaves the room in the middle of the battle, the time management unit 174 may not add the participation time of the battle to the shortened time. Further, the time management unit 174 may multiply the participation time of the battle by a predetermined variable in order to reduce the benefit to the player. This predetermined variable can be arbitrarily set. Thereby, it is possible to prompt the player to actually participate in the battle.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a pattern in which the smelting pot 300 increases.
As a modified example, when a certain battle result is given in the battle game, the number of smelting pots 300 that can be used simultaneously may be increased temporarily. When the player satisfies the increase condition of the smelting pot 300, the game element management unit 174 increases the number of the smelting pot 300 to three in the next item smelting. When there is one smelting pot 300, if you try to smelt three items, you have to smelt three times. This means that when the smelting time per time is 12 hours, it takes 36 hours to continuously smelt. However, when the number of smelting pots 300 is increased to 3, three items can be smelted at the same time. When the number of the smelting pots 300 is increased to three, the same effect as when the smelting time is shortened to 1/3 is produced. It should be noted that the number of smelting pots 300 increases only once immediately after the player satisfies the increase condition.

  Even when the number of the smelting pots 300 temporarily increases, the time reduction effect corresponding to the play time is produced.

  In the above embodiment, the game SR as a multi-competitive action has been described as an object, but the present invention can be applied to other types of games such as simulation games and role playing games as well as action games. is there. Further, the present invention can be applied not only to a game in which players play against each other, but also in a multi-player game in which the players cooperate with each other to play a computer.

  In the embodiment described above, an arcade game has been described. However, the game system 100 may be realized by a home game machine, a personal computer, a smartphone, or the like.

  100 game system, 102 game server, 104 dedicated line, 106 Internet, 108 stores, 110 game device, 112 game support device, 114 sword, 120 game field, 122 base base, 124 main character, 126 god general, 128 corps 130 gate, 132 sword, 134 shield, 140 data processing unit, 142 communication unit, 146 data storage unit, 148 player data storage unit, 150 team data storage unit, 152 game data storage unit, 154 game control unit, 156 player management unit 158 Target control unit, 160 Proxy character control unit, 162 Win / Loss determination unit, 164 Support control unit, 166 Base management unit, 168 Resurrection processing unit, 170 Strength adjustment unit, 172 Team setting unit, 174 Game required Management unit, 176 Time management unit, 180 User interface processing unit, 182 Data processing unit, 184 Data storage unit, 186 Communication unit, 190 Game execution unit, 192 Game data storage unit, 194 Input unit, 196 Output unit, 198 Timekeeping unit , 200 team information, 202 possible attack range, 300 smelting pot, 302 main item, 304 sub-item, 306 converted item

Claims (6)

A game execution unit for controlling the progress of the main game and the sub game;
In the sub-game, a game element management unit that converts a game element held by the player into another game element after the standby time has elapsed,
An information processing apparatus comprising: a time management unit that shortens the waiting time on condition that a player plays the main game. A timing unit for measuring the play time of the main game of the player;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the time management unit shortens the waiting time according to a play time of the main game of a player.   3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the time measuring unit newly starts measuring the play time of the main game of the player upon reception of the start of the game element conversion process. 4.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the time management unit shortens the waiting time according to the number of times the player has played the game. A game execution unit for controlling the progress of the main game and the sub game;
In the sub-game, a game element management unit that converts a game element held by the player into another game element after the standby time has elapsed,
A time management unit that shortens the waiting time on condition that the player plays the main game,
The information processing apparatus, wherein the game element management unit increases the total number of game element conversion processes that can be simultaneously received in accordance with a play result of a main game of a player. A function to control the progress of the main game and sub-game,
In the sub-game, a function of converting a game element possessed by the player into another game element after a lapse of the waiting time;
A game program causing a computer to exhibit a function of shortening the waiting time on condition that a player plays the main game.

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