JP2020151592A - Game controller, game system, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game control device, a game system, and a program capable of improving the amusement of a game for generating an effect based on effect information associated with a game character.SOLUTION: A first parameter update part (110) updates a first parameter associated with the use of a game character in a game. A second parameter update part (120) updates a second parameter related to the tendency of an action of the game character on the basis of the action of the game character used in the game. An effect information determination part (140) determines effect information on an effect generated in the game by the game character on the basis of the first parameter and the second parameter. An effect generation part (180) generates the effect based on the effect information in the game.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

The present invention relates to game control devices, game systems, and programs.

A game that produces an effect in a game is known based on the effect information associated with the game character. For example, in a team sports game, effect information indicating an effect of raising the tone of an ally player character or an effect of increasing the income of a team is associated with the player character, and based on the effect information associated with the player character, There is a game in which the user realizes that the presence of the player character improves the condition of the ally player character or increases the income of the team by generating an effect in the game. In such a game, the user can feel the presence of the player character.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 11-342263

Conventionally, in the above-mentioned games, for example, it is not sufficient for the user to realize that the presence of the player character is formed by the player character participating in the game, and as a result, the user There was a risk that he would feel unsatisfactory in terms of interest.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is a game control device, a game system, which can improve the interest of a game that generates an effect based on effect information associated with a game character. And to provide the program.

In order to solve the above problems, the game control device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a first parameter updating means for updating a first parameter related to the use of a game character in a game, and the game control device used in the game. The second parameter updating means for updating the second parameter relating to the tendency of the behavior of the game character based on the behavior of the game character, and the effect information regarding the effect generated in the game by the game character are referred to as the first parameter. It includes an effect information determining means for determining based on the second parameter, and an effect generating means for generating an effect based on the effect information in the game.

The game system according to one aspect of the present invention is based on the first parameter updating means for updating the first parameter related to the use of the game character in the game and the behavior of the game character used in the game. The second parameter updating means for updating the second parameter relating to the behavioral tendency of the game character and the effect information regarding the effect generated in the game by the game character are determined based on the first parameter and the second parameter. The effect information determining means for generating the effect information and the effect generating means for generating the effect based on the effect information in the game are included.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the game system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a menu image. It is a figure which shows an example of a team situation image. It is a figure which shows an example of a player information image. It is a figure which shows another example of the player information area. It is a figure which shows another example of the player information area. It is a figure which shows another example of the player information area. It is a figure which shows an example of the team role data. It is a figure which shows an example of the team role data. It is a figure which shows an example of the team role data. It is a figure which shows an example of the allocation condition data. It is a figure which shows an example of the team role assignment image. It is a functional block diagram of the game system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the team data. It is a figure which shows an example of team member data. It is a figure which shows an example of the process executed in a game system. It is a figure which shows an example of the process executed in a game system. It is a figure which shows an example of other processing executed in a game system.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[1. Configuration of Game System] FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a game system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a game terminal 10 and a server 30. The game terminal 10 and the server 30 are connected to the network N. Therefore, data communication is possible between the game terminal 10 and the server 30.

The game terminal 10 is a computer operated by the user. Specifically, the game terminal 10 is a computer used by the user to play a game. For example, the game terminal 10 includes a home-use game machine (stationary game machine), a portable game machine, a business game machine installed in an amusement facility, a mobile phone (including a smartphone), and a mobile information terminal (tablet computer). Includes), desktop computers, or laptop computers.

As shown in FIG. 1, the game terminal 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, an optical disk drive unit 13, a communication unit 14, an operation unit 15, a display unit 16, and an audio output unit 17. The control unit 11 includes at least one microprocessor (CPU) and executes information processing according to the operating system and other programs stored in the storage unit 12. The storage unit 12 includes a main storage unit (for example, RAM) and an auxiliary storage unit (for example, a non-volatile semiconductor memory, a hard disk drive, or a solid state drive). The storage unit 12 is for storing programs and data. The optical disk drive unit 13 reads programs and data stored in an optical disk (information storage medium). The communication unit 14 is for data communication with another device via the network N.

The operation unit 15 is for the user to perform various operations. The operation unit 15 includes, for example, a button (key), a lever (stick), a touch panel, a mouse, or the like. The operation unit 15 may be for the user to operate by voice or gesture. The operation unit 15 may be provided as an external device (for example, a game controller or a game pad) connected to the game terminal 10, or may be provided on the game terminal 10 itself.

The display unit 16 is, for example, a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display, and displays an image. The audio output unit 17 is, for example, a speaker, headphones, or the like, and outputs audio. The display unit 16 and the audio output unit 17 may be provided as an external device connected to the game terminal 10, or may be provided on the game terminal 10 itself.

The server 30 is, for example, a server computer. As shown in FIG. 1, the server 30 includes a control unit 31, a storage unit 32, an optical disk drive unit 33, and a communication unit 34. The control unit 31, the storage unit 32, the optical disk drive unit 33, and the communication unit 34 are the same as the control unit 11, the storage unit 12, the optical disk drive unit 13, and the communication unit 14 of the game terminal 10.

The server 30 can access the database 35. The database 35 may be built in the server 30, or may be built in a server different from the server 30.

Programs and data are supplied to the game terminal 10 or the server 30 via an optical disc. That is, the program or data stored in the optical disk is read by the optical disk drive unit 13 or 33 and stored in the storage unit 12 or 32. The game terminal 10 or the server 30 may be provided with a component (for example, a memory card slot) for reading a program or data stored in an information storage medium (for example, a memory card) other than an optical disk. Then, the program or data may be supplied to the game terminal 10 or the server 30 via an information storage medium other than the optical disc. Alternatively, the program or data may be supplied to the game terminal 10 or the server 30 from a remote location via the network N.

[2. Outline of the game] In the game system 1, various games can be executed by executing a program on the game terminal 10. For example, sports games (games based on baseball, soccer, tennis, American football, basketball, volleyball, etc.), action games, shooting games, fighting games, simulation games, role-playing games, adventure games, or training games. , Various games can be executed regardless of the game format and genre. These games may be executed by the game terminal 10 alone (standalone), or may be executed by the game terminal 10 performing data communication with the server 30 or another game terminal 10. When the game is executed by the game terminal 10 alone, the server 30 does not have to be provided.

Here, a soccer game will be mainly described as an example of a game executed by the game system 1. There are multiple soccer teams in the game world of this soccer game, and the user operates one soccer team for a long period of time (multiple seasons) as a manager or team owner who is entrusted with full authority regarding the team. While strengthening and commanding, aim to win the league and tournament games, and aim for the ideal soccer team. The "season" is, for example, the period from the start to the end of the annual league match in the game world.

In the following, the soccer team operated, strengthened, and commanded by the user will be referred to as the "user team". In addition, since soccer teams other than user teams are operated, strengthened, and commanded by computers, soccer teams other than user teams are referred to as "COM teams". In the following, unless otherwise specified, "year", "month", "day", and "time" shall indicate "year", "month", "day", and "time" in the game world. .. For example, "1 year", "1 month", "1 week", and "1 day" shall indicate 1 year, 1 month, 1 week, and 1 day in the game world. It should be noted that one year, one month, and one week in the game world may correspond to 365 days, 30 days, and 7 days in the game world, respectively, or arbitrarily based on the game schedule and rules in the game. May be set to. For example, one year in the game world may be equivalent to 40 games. That is, if 40 games of the user team are played, it may be considered that one year in the game world has passed. Also, for example, one year in the game world may correspond to 360 days or 50 weeks in the game world.

[2-1] FIG. 2 shows an example of a menu image of a soccer game displayed on the display unit 16. As shown in FIG. 2, the menu image G100 includes the part P101. The "part" is an element that constitutes an image, and is, for example, a text or an image. Part P101 indicates the name of the user team. Part P101 of FIG. 2 indicates that the user team is "Team A".

Further, the menu image G100 includes the news area A110. The news area A110 indicates news related to the user team. For example, the previous match result of the user team is displayed in the news area A110. News about the COM team may be displayed in the news area A110.

Further, the menu image G100 includes a ranking table area A120 and a goal ranking area A130. The standings area A120 shows the standings in the league in which the user team is currently participating. The standings show the rankings, team names and points. The standings area A120 in FIG. 2 shows that the first place at the present time is "Team A" and the points won by Team A are "9". The goal ranking area A130 indicates the goal ranking (score ranking) in the league in which the user team is currently participating. The ranking, player name and number of goals (number of points) are shown in this goal line king. The goal ranking area A130 in FIG. 2 shows that the first place at the present time is "player A9" and the number of goals of player A9 is "4".

Further, the menu image G100 includes the schedule area A140. The schedule area A140 indicates the schedule of the user team within the period from the current date to a predetermined date in the game world. Figure 2 shows the case where the current date in the game world is "September 10, 2018", and the schedule within the period from September 10, 2018 to seven days later (September 17, 2018). Is shown in the schedule area A140. In the schedule area A140, a text or an image indicating the existence and content of the event is displayed in association with a certain day of the event such as a match. For example, in FIG. 2, the text "match (AWAY)" is displayed in association with "September 17, 2018". This indicates that the match between the user team and the COM team will be held on September 17, 2018 at the COM team's home stadium. If the match between the user team and the COM team is played at the stadium where the user team is based, the text "Match (HOME)" is displayed. In addition, instead of or together with the above text, the team name or emblem of the COM team may be displayed.

Further, the menu image G100 includes a command area A150. The command area A150 includes parts P151, P152, P153, P154, P155, and P156.

A process for advancing the schedule is associated with the part P151. If part P151 is selected, the game progresses until the day of the next event (match, etc.). If the current date in the game world is the date of the match between the user team and the COM team, the match will be played.

For example, the match is played in a so-called action soccer game system. That is, the match proceeds by the user operating the user team and the computer operating the COM team. In this case, the user may operate the user team by operating the operation target to be switched among the player characters of the user team, or a fixed operation target selected in advance from the player characters of the user team may be operated. The user team may be operated by operating the user team. In addition, the user may operate the operation target in all the scenes from the beginning to the end of the game, or the user may operate the operation target only in a specific scene during the game (for example, a chance or a pinch scene). The operation may be performed.

Further, for example, the match may be executed in such a manner that the match result is determined by executing a simple simulation process based on the data of the user team and the COM team, or the computer may execute both the user team and the COM team. The match may be executed in such a way that the game progresses by operating. In the following, for convenience, these methods will be referred to as "simulation methods".

In the present embodiment, the user can select either the action soccer game method or the simulation method as the game execution method. In the following, executing a match by a simulation method may be described as "skipping the match".

After the match is over, evaluation points indicating the evaluation in the match are calculated for each player character who participated in the match. The higher the evaluation score, the higher the evaluation of the player character in the match. After the match, experience points are given to each player character of the user team who participated in the match. In this embodiment, experience value parameters are set for each ability item for each player character (FIG. 5). For each player character of the user team who participated in the match, a value (match experience value) according to the action content performed in the match is added to the experience value parameter of one or more ability items. Then, when the experience value parameter of any ability item reaches the reference value, the ability parameter of the ability item is increased.

The part P152 is associated with a process for managing the team. For example, when the part P152 is selected, a submenu image for managing the team is displayed on the display unit 16.

For example, a submenu image contains parts associated with a process for setting a game plan (formation, tactics, etc.) for a user team. When the part is selected, for example, a setting image for setting a game plan of the user team is displayed on the display unit 16. According to the game plan set here, each player character (excluding the operation target) of the user team acts in the game. Further, in this setting image, any player character among the player characters of the user team can be set as the captain.

Further, for example, the submenu image includes a part associated with a process for setting a training content for a player character of a user team. When the part is selected, an image for setting the training content for the player character of the user team is displayed on the display unit 16. In this embodiment, experience value parameters are set for each ability item for each player character (FIG. 5). By having the athlete character perform training, a value (training experience value) according to the training content is added to the experience value parameter of one or a plurality of ability items. Then, when the experience value parameter of any ability item reaches the reference value, the ability parameter of the ability item is increased.

Further, for example, the submenu image includes a part associated with a process for causing a player character of a user team to perform special training (skill training) for causing a player character to acquire a skill. When the part is selected, for example, an image for causing the player character of the user team to perform skill training is displayed on the display unit 16. In skill training, for example, a player character can be made to acquire a skill "non-rotating shoot" that facilitates non-rotating shooting. In this embodiment, the period required for acquiring a skill (skill acquisition period: for example, 15 days) is defined for each individual skill. The skill is given to the player character when the skill acquisition period elapses after the skill training is started by the player character.

Also, for example, the submenu image includes parts associated with a process for negotiating with the player character of the user team. When the part is selected, for example, a negotiation image for negotiating with the player character of the user team is displayed on the display unit 16. In this negotiation image, the annual salary of the player character is determined, and the contract with the player character is extended. Further, in this negotiation image, it is possible to negotiate to transfer the player character of the user team to the COM team, or to transfer the player character of the COM team to the user team, and each soccer team is young. If the player has a subordinate organization for the purpose of training players, the player characters belonging to the subordinate organization can be promoted (joined) to the user team.

The part P153 is associated with a process for displaying information about the user team on the display unit 16. When the part P153 is selected, information about the user team is displayed on the display unit 16. For example, when the part P153 is selected, a team status image showing the current status of the user team and a player list image showing a list of player characters of the user team are displayed on the display unit 16. The team situation image and the player list image will be described later (Figs. 3 and 4).

The part P154 is associated with a process for displaying financial information regarding the financial status of the user team on the display unit 16. For example, financial information includes information about the revenue and expenditure of the user team. In this embodiment, for example, various incomes such as broadcasting rights fee, sponsor income, fan club income, goods income, ticket income, and tournament prize money enter the user team. In addition, for example, the annual salary of the player character is paid. The user decides the annual salary of each player character of the user team and acquires a new player character while considering the financial situation of the user team.

The part P155 is associated with a process for displaying various information related to the soccer game on the display unit 16. For example, when the part P155 is selected, information about each COM team is displayed on the display unit 16. Further, the part P156 is associated with a process for saving or loading. By selecting the part P156, the current situation of the game world can be saved, and the game can be restarted from the situation saved in the past.

[2-2] FIG. 3 shows an example of a team situation image showing the current situation of the user team. As shown in FIG. 3, the team situation image G200 includes a manager information area A210, a team information area A220, a central player area A230, and an owner comment area A240.

The manager information area A210 includes the name and image of the user who is the manager (user U1 in FIG. 3) and the ranking of the user team among all soccer games existing in the game world (No. 385 in FIG. 3). , The results so far (3 wins, 0 losses, 0 draws in FIG. 3) and the reliability of the owner to the user who is the manager (50% in FIG. 3) are shown. Further, the owner comment area A240 shows the owner's comment to the user who is the director. If the owner's trust in the user who is the supervisor decreases, the supervisor may be dismissed.

The team information area A220 shows various information about the user team. For example, the team information area A220 indicates the team spirit parameters of the user team. The team spirit parameter indicates the degree of understanding of the player character of the team for the tactics set for the team. In the present embodiment, the suitability for the tactical concept is set for each player character, and the team spirit parameter indicates how well the tactical concept suitability of the player character of the team matches the tactical concept of the team. For example, the team spirit parameter takes a value from "0" to "100", and the higher the value, the higher the degree to which the tactical concept suitability of the player character of the team matches the tactical concept of the team (that is, the team). The player character of the team has a high level of understanding of the tactical concept of. For example, if the team spirit parameter of a team is lower than the threshold value, it is set to a value lower than the original value of the ability parameter of the player character of the team in the match, and the player character of the team has the original ability in the match. It may not be possible to demonstrate it, or the cooperation between player characters may deteriorate. For example, when the team spirit parameter of a team is higher than the threshold value, the value is set higher than the original value of the ability parameter of the player character of the team in the match, and the player character of the team is the original ability in the match. It demonstrates higher abilities and improves cooperation between player characters. By conducting the match, the tactical concept suitability of each player character gradually matches (approaches) the tactical concept of the team, and the team spirit parameter increases accordingly.

Further, the team information area A220 indicates the team strength parameter of the user team. The team strength parameter indicates the total strength of the team. The team strength parameter is calculated based on the ability parameter of the player character belonging to the team. The higher the ability of the player character belonging to the team, the higher the team strength parameter. For example, the team strength parameter takes a value of "0" to "100", and the higher the value, the higher the total strength of the team.

In addition, the team information area A220 shows the tendency of the ability of the user team. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, for each item of dribble ability (DRI), pass ability (PAS), shoot ability (SHT), physical ability (PHY), defensive ability (DEF), and speed ability (SPD). Shows the strength of the user team. These are calculated based on the ability parameters of each player character on the user team.

Further, the team information area A220 indicates the degree of attachment of the player character to the user team. If the degree of attachment is low, the condition parameters of the player character tend to decrease, and it becomes difficult to extend the contract with the player character. The condition parameter is a parameter indicating the quality of the condition of the player character. For example, the higher the condition parameter, the better the condition of the player character, and the lower the condition parameter, the worse the condition of the player character. If the condition parameter of the player character is lower than the threshold value, it is set to a value lower than the original value of the ability parameter of the player character in the match, and the player character cannot exert the original ability in the match.

[2-3] FIG. 4 shows an example of a player list image showing a list of player characters belonging to the user team. As shown in FIG. 4, the player list image G300 includes a part P301, a list area A310, and a player information area A320. Part P301 indicates the name of the user team.

The list area A310 shows a list of player characters belonging to the user team. In the present embodiment, the list area A310 is configured to be scrollable, and by scrolling in the vertical direction, a list of all player characters belonging to the user team is displayed.

In the list of player characters displayed in the list area A310, the strong positions, names, and total value parameters of each player character are shown. In this embodiment, the player character's favorite positions are GK (goal keeper), CB (center back), LSB (left side back), RSB (right side back), DMF (defensive midfielder), and CMF (central midfielder). ), LMF (left midfielder), RMF (right midfielder), OMF (offensive midfielder), LWG (left wing), RWG (right wing), ST (second top), CF (center forward) Set.

The total value parameter indicates the total ability of the player character. The total value parameter of the player character is calculated based on the ability parameter of the player character. For example, the total value parameter takes a value of "0" to "100", and the higher the value, the higher the total ability of the player character.

The player information area A320 shows information on the player character selected from the player characters displayed in the list area A310. Note that FIG. 4 shows a case where the player character A8 is selected. Therefore, in the list area A310, the player character A8 is displayed separately from other player characters.

As shown in FIG. 4, the player information area A320 includes parts P321, P322, P323, P324, P325, and P326. Part P321 indicates the name of the player character. Part P322 shows the player character's favorite position (CMF in FIG. 4), total value (69 in FIG. 4), and dominant foot (right foot in FIG. 4). Part P323 shows the tendency of the player character's ability. For example, the player character's ability is high for each item of dribble ability (DRI), pass ability (PAS), shoot ability (SHT), physical ability (PHY), defensive ability (DEF), and speed ability (SPD). Shows.

Part P324 shows the position proficiency of the player character. The position proficiency level indicates how proficient the player character is with respect to the position. The shaded areas indicate that the player character has a high level of position proficiency, and the areas filled in black indicate that the player character has a very high level of position proficiency. A player character placed in a position with a low level of proficiency is set to a value lower than the original value of the ability parameter, and cannot demonstrate the original ability in the game.

Part P325 indicates the nationality / region, team, age, height, play style, team role, and contract expiration date of the player character. In addition, the age of the player character increases by one every year as the schedule progresses. The "play style" indicates the characteristics of the player character's play in the match. In the game, the player character acts according to the play style. “Team roll” indicates the role of a player character in a team. Player characters assigned team roles have various effects on themselves and the team. The details of the team role will be described later (FIGS. 7 to 10).

The user can switch the information displayed in the player information area A320 from the following eight types of information by performing a predetermined switching instruction operation.
(1) Basic information (2) Ability information (3) Skill information (4) Offensive tactical information (5) Defensive tactical information (6) Team roll information (7) Position proficiency information (8) Growth information

The "basic information" is the information shown in the player information area A320 of FIG. The "ability information" is information regarding the ability parameters of the player character. "Skill information" is information related to the skills acquired by the player character. "Offensive tactical information" is information on the suitability of a player character for tactics at the time of attack. "Defensive tactical information" is information on the suitability of a player character for defensive tactics. "Team role information" is information about the team role assigned to the player character. "Position proficiency information" is information on the proficiency level of the player character for each position.

"Growth information" is information showing a growth pattern of how the ability of a player character increases or decreases as the age increases. As a general rule, the player character's ability parameters increase or decrease according to the growth pattern set for each player. In this embodiment, a rapid growth event may occur for a player character selected (randomly) based on probability information. Then, for the player character in which the rapid growth event has occurred, a growth pattern (rapid growth pattern) is set in which the ability greatly increases compared to the original growth pattern, and the ability parameter of the player character increases according to the rapid growth pattern. (Or decrease).

The part P326 indicates which of the eight types of information is displayed in the player information area A320. Part P326 of FIG. 4 indicates that the first information (basic information) of the eight types of information is displayed. When the user performs the switching instruction operation in the state shown in FIG. 4, the second information (ability information) is displayed. Further, when the user performs a switching instruction operation, the third information (skill information) is displayed. In this way, the user can confirm the desired information out of the eight types of information by performing the switching instruction operation.

[2-4] FIG. 5 shows an example of the player information area A320 when the ability information is displayed. As shown in FIG. 5, in the player information area A320 in this case, information regarding each ability parameter of the player character is displayed.

In FIG. 5, parts P330 and P331 are displayed in association with individual capability parameters. Part P330 indicates the current value of the capability parameter. Part P331 shows the current value of the experience value parameter of the ability item corresponding to the ability parameter. In FIG. 5, the part P331 is a gauge image showing the empirical value parameter. That is, the length of the gauge (hatched portion) in the part P331 is set to the length corresponding to the current value of the experience value parameter, and the length of the gauge indicates the current value of the experience value parameter. As mentioned above, the experience value parameters are added by the training and the game, and the gauge extends from the left end to the right end accordingly. Then, when the gauge extends to the right end, the experience value parameter reaches the reference value, and the ability parameter increases by 1 point.

[2-5] FIG. 6 shows an example of the player information area A320 when skill information is displayed. As shown in FIG. 6, the skill acquired by the player character is displayed in the player information area A320 in this case. FIG. 6 shows that the player character has acquired the skill of “non-rotating shoot”.

[2-6] FIG. 7 shows an example of the player information area A320 when the team roll information is displayed. The player information area A320 shown in FIG. 7 includes a first partial area A340, a second partial area A350, a third partial area A360, and a fourth partial area A370.

The first subregion A340 indicates the team role assigned to the player character. The first subregion A340 of FIG. 7 indicates that the team role “team player” is assigned to the player character and its level is “1”. As mentioned above, the "team roll" indicates the role of the player character in the team. Player characters assigned team roles have various effects on themselves and the team. The details of the team roll will be described later (FIGS. 8A to 8C and 9).

The second subregion A350 shows the effect of the team roll assigned to the player character. The second subregion A350 of FIG. 7 shows that the effect of the team roll “team player” assigned to the player character is “team spirit up (small)”. The details of the effect of the team roll will also be described later (FIGS. 8A to 8C).

The third subregion A360 shows the personality parameters of the player character. The personality parameter indicates the behavioral tendency of the player character. The personality parameters include four types of parameters: team play / stand play parameters, passion / calm parameters, skill / physical parameters, and sensory / thinking parameters. Each of these parameters indicates whether the behavioral tendency of the player character is closer to the contradictory first tendency or second tendency.

Team play / stand play parameters tend to emphasize team play (ie, act with a focus on team victory over individual performance or honor) or prefer stand play (ie, team win). Also shows whether there is a tendency to prioritize individual performance and honor). For example, the team play / stand play parameter takes a value of "-100" to "100". When the player character tends to emphasize team play, the team play / stand play parameter becomes a value of "-100" to "-1". The closer the team play / stand play parameter is to "-100", the stronger the tendency to emphasize team play. On the other hand, when the player character tends to prefer stand play, the team play / stand play parameter becomes a value of "1" to "100". The closer the team play / stand play parameter is to "100", the stronger the tendency to prefer stand play.

The team play / stand play parameters are updated based on the actions taken by the player character in the match. For example, a first index for determining whether or not there is a tendency to emphasize team play is acquired for each player character based on the actions taken by the player character. Specifically, for example, the number of grounder passes (the number of grounder passes), the number of fly passes (the number of fly passes), and the number of crosses (the number of crosses) are acquired as the first index. Then, when the number of ground pass, the number of fly passes, and the number of crosses of the player character are all equal to or higher than the average value in the team, it is determined that the team play tends to be emphasized, and the team of the player character. A predetermined value is subtracted from the play / stand play parameters.

Similarly, a second index for determining whether or not there is a tendency to prefer stand play is acquired for each player character based on the actions taken by the player character. Specifically, for example, the number of dribbles (the number of dribbles), the number of fouls (the number of fouls committed), and the number of shots (the number of shots) are acquired as the second index. If the number of dribbles, fouls, and shots of the player character are all equal to or higher than the average value within the team, it is determined that there is a tendency to prefer stand play, and the team play / stand of the player character. A predetermined value is added to the play parameter.

The third subregion A360 includes parts P361-1, P362-1 relating to team play / stand play parameters. The left end of the part P361-1, which is a straight line extending to the left and right, corresponds to the value "-100", the right end corresponds to the value "100", and the midpoint corresponds to the value "0". Part P362-1 indicates the current value of the team play / stand play parameter. That is, the part P362-1 indicates a position on the part P361-1 corresponding to the current value of the team play / stand play parameter. The current value of the team play / stand play parameter itself may be displayed in the third subregion A360.

The passion / calm parameter indicates whether the person tends to act passionately or calmly. For example, the passion / calm parameter takes values from "-100" to "100". If the player character tends to act passionately, the passion / calm parameter will be a value between "-100" and "-1". The closer the passion / calm parameter is to "-100", the stronger the tendency to act passionately. On the other hand, when the player character tends to act calmly, the passion / calm parameter becomes a value of "1" to "100". The closer the passion / calm parameter is to "100", the stronger the tendency to act calmly.

Passion / calm parameters are also updated based on the actions taken by the player character in the match. For example, a third index for determining whether or not there is a tendency to act passionately is acquired for each player character based on the actions taken by the player character. Specifically, for example, the total distance traveled (total distance traveled during the match) and the number of tackles (the number of tackles performed) are acquired as the third index. When the total movement distance and the number of tackles of the player character are both equal to or higher than the average value in the team, it is determined that the player character tends to act passionately, and the player character's passion / calm parameter determines the value. The value is subtracted. Whether or not a tie goal or a reversal goal was scored in the latter half of the game also corresponds to an example of the third index. Therefore, even if the player character scores a tie goal or a reverse goal in the latter half of the game, it is determined that the player character tends to act passionately, and a predetermined value is subtracted from the passion / calm parameter of the player character. ..

Similarly, a fourth index for determining whether or not there is a tendency to act calmly is acquired for each player character based on the action performed by the player character. Specifically, for example, the ball capture rate (the rate at which the ball held by the player is captured by a player of the opponent team) and the number of fouls (the number of fouls committed) are acquired as the fourth index. If both the ball capture rate and the number of fouls of the player character are less than the average value within the team, it is determined that the player character tends to act calmly, and the passion / calm parameter of the player character is determined. The values are added. It should be noted that whether or not the player character decides the loop shot also corresponds to an example of the fourth index. Therefore, even when the player character decides the loop shot, it is determined that the player character tends to act calmly, and a predetermined value is added to the passion / calm parameter of the player character.

The third subregion A360 includes parts P361-2, P362-2 relating to passion / calm parameters. The left end of the part P361-2, which is a straight line extending to the left and right, corresponds to the value "-100", the right end corresponds to the value "100", and the midpoint corresponds to the value "0". Part P362-2 shows the current value of the passion / calm parameter. That is, part P362-2 indicates a position on part P361-2 corresponding to the current value of the passion / calm parameter. The current value of the passion / calm parameter itself may be displayed in the third subregion A360.

The skill / physical parameter tends to play by making the best use of the high technique (high skill ability), or the tendency to play by making the best use of the physical strength (high physical ability). Indicates if there is. For example, the skill / physical parameter takes a value of "-100" to "100". If the player character tends to play by taking advantage of the height of the technique, the skill / physical parameter becomes a value of "-100" to "-1". The closer the skill / physical parameter is to "-100", the stronger the tendency to play by making the best use of the technique. On the other hand, when the player character tends to play by utilizing the physical strength, the skill / physical parameter becomes a value of "1" to "100". The closer the skill / physical parameter is to "100", the stronger the tendency to play by making the most of the physical strength.

The skill / physical parameters are also updated based on the actions taken by the player character in the match. For example, a fifth index for determining whether or not there is a tendency to play utilizing the high level of technique is acquired for each player character based on the action performed by the player character. Specifically, for example, the number of successful passes, the number of times the ball is captured (the number of times the ball is captured from the opponent team), and the number of successful dribbles are acquired as the fifth index. Then, if the number of successful passes, the number of ball captures, and the number of successful dribbles of the player character are all equal to or higher than the average value in the team, it is determined that there is a tendency to play by making the best use of the technique. A predetermined value is subtracted from the skill / physical parameters of the player character.

Similarly, a sixth index for determining whether or not there is a tendency to perform a play utilizing the physical strength is acquired for each player character based on the action performed by the player character. Specifically, for example, the movement speed, the number of tackle captures (the number of times the ball is captured from the opponent team by the tackle), and the number of aerial battle wins (the number of times the heading competition is won) are acquired as the sixth index. Then, if the movement speed of the player character, the number of tackle captures, and the number of aerial battle wins are all equal to or higher than the average value within the team, it is determined that there is a tendency to play by making the most of the physical strength. A predetermined value is added to the skill / physical parameter of the player character.

The third subregion A360 includes parts P361-3, P362-3 relating to skill / physical parameters. The left end of the part P361-3, which is a straight line extending to the left and right, corresponds to the value "-100", the right end corresponds to the value "100", and the midpoint corresponds to the value "0". Part P362-3 shows the current value of the skill / physical parameter. That is, the part P362-3 indicates a position on the part P361-3 corresponding to the current value of the skill / physical parameter. The current value of the skill / physical parameter itself may be displayed in the third subregion A360.

Sensory / thinking parameters indicate whether they tend to behave sensuously (in other words, act according to intuition) or act consciously (in other words, think deeply and act). For example, the sensory / thinking parameters take values from "-100" to "100". When the player character tends to act sensuously, the sensory / thinking parameter becomes a value of "-100" to "-1". The closer the sensory / thinking parameter is to "-100", the stronger the tendency to act sensuously. On the other hand, when the player character tends to act thinkingly, the sensory / thinking parameter becomes a value of "1" to "100". The closer the sensory / thinking parameter is to "100", the stronger the tendency to act thinkingly.

The sensory / thinking parameters are also updated based on the actions taken by the player character in the match. For example, a seventh index for determining whether or not there is a tendency to act sensuously is acquired for each player character based on the action performed by the player character. Specifically, for example, the number of times the ball is touched (the number of times the ball is touched), the number of times the ball is cleared (the number of times the ball is cleared), and the number of times the middle shot (the number of times the middle shot is executed) are acquired as the seventh index. Then, if the number of ball touches, the number of clears, and the number of middle shots of the player character are all equal to or higher than the average value in the team, it is determined that the player character tends to act sensuously, and the player character's feeling / thinking. A predetermined value is subtracted from the parameter.

Similarly, an eighth index for determining whether or not there is a tendency to act thoughtfully is acquired for each player character based on the action performed by the player character. Specifically, for example, the average ball-keeping time (average of the ball-keeping time in one ball-keeping), the number of pass cuts (the number of times the ball was taken from the opponent team by the bus cut), and the number of shots in the area (penalty). The number of shots taken in the area) is acquired as the eighth index. If the average ball-keeping time, the number of pass cuts, and the number of shots in the area of the player character are all equal to or higher than the average value in the team, it is determined that the player character tends to act thoughtfully. A predetermined value is added to the sensory / thinking parameters.

The third subregion A360 includes parts P361-4, P362-4 relating to sensory / thinking parameters. The left end of the part P361-4, which is a straight line extending to the left and right, corresponds to the value "-100", the right end corresponds to the value "100", and the midpoint corresponds to the value "0". Part P362-4 shows the current values of sensory / thinking parameters. That is, the part P362-4 indicates a position on the part P361-4 corresponding to the current value of the sensory / thinking parameter. The current value of the sensory / thinking parameter itself may be displayed in the third subregion A360.

The personality parameter of the player character is updated based on the play style of the player character. For example, the updated content of the personality parameter is preset for each play style. Then, the personality parameter of the player character is updated based on the update content set for the play style of the player character. Note that this update is executed every time a predetermined update timing arrives (for example, every day in the game world).

For example, with respect to the play style "number 10", the following update contents are defined as the update contents of the personality parameters. Then, the personality parameter of the player character assigned the play style "number 10" is updated according to the following update contents.
(1) Add a predetermined value to the team play / stand parameter (update so that the tendency to prefer stand play becomes stronger).
(2) Add a predetermined value to the passion / calm parameter (update so that the tendency to act calmly becomes stronger).
(3) Subtract a predetermined value from the skill / physical parameter (update so that the tendency to play utilizing the height of the technique becomes stronger).
(4) Add a predetermined value to the sensory / thinking parameters (update so that the tendency to act thinkingly becomes stronger).

In addition, the personality parameters of the player character are updated based on the training content performed by the player character. For example, the updated content of the personality parameter is preset for each training item. Then, when the player character is trained, the personality parameter of the player character is updated based on the update content set for the trained item.

For example, for the training item "pass practice", an update content such as subtracting a predetermined amount from the team / stand parameter (updated so that the tendency to emphasize team play becomes stronger) is set. Then, when the player character is made to perform the pass practice, the personality parameter of the player character is updated based on the update content.

The initial value of the personality parameter of the player character may be set to "0", or may be set to a value set for each player character by the game developer, and the ability parameter and play style of the player character may be set. It may be set to the value calculated for each player character based on the above.

The fourth subregion A370 shows the influence parameters of the player character. The influence parameter indicates the magnitude of the influence of the player character.

For example, a predetermined amount of influence parameter of a player character is added each time the player character participates in a match (or each time a player character participates in a winning match). That is, the greater the number of times a player character has participated in a match (or the number of times a player character has participated in a winning match), the greater the value of the influence parameter of the player character. That is, the influence parameter of the player character corresponds to the parameter according to the number of times the player character has participated in the game (or the number of times the player character has participated in the winning game).

Also, for example, in the following cases, the influence parameter of the player character is added. In this embodiment, the influence parameter is not subtracted.
(1) When the player character is selected as the best player (MVP) in the game (2) When the total value of the player character rises (3) The ranking of the player character in the total value ranking at a predetermined time point (for example, the end of the month) Is within the standard ranking (for example, 3rd place) (4) When the ranking of the player character is within the standard ranking (for example, 3rd place) in the popularity ranking at a predetermined time (for example, the end of the month) When the star degree parameter of the player character is equal to or higher than the standard value at the end of the month) (6) When the player character is selected as the best player (MVP) in the league after the league match (7) Everything in the continent for each continent When a player character is selected as the continental best player (continental MVP) selected from among the player characters of (8) The world's best player (world MVP) selected from all the player characters in the game world When a player character is elected as

Since the influence parameters of the player characters belonging to the user team are added as described above, the player characters who have been in the user team for a long time (affiliation period) will be assigned to the player characters with a short affiliation period. In comparison, the value of the influence parameter is likely to be large. Therefore, the influence parameter of the player character also corresponds to the parameter according to the affiliation period of the player character. Note that, for example, each time a predetermined time point (for example, the end of a league match, the end of the month, a weekend, etc.) arrives, the influence parameter of each player character belonging to the user team is added by a predetermined amount. Good.

The fourth partial region A370 includes part P371, which is a gauge image showing the influence parameter. The length of the gauge (hatched portion) in the part P371 is set to the length corresponding to the current value of the influence parameter, and the length of the gauge indicates the current value of the influence parameter.

The initial value of the influence parameter of the player character may be set to "0", or may be set to a value set for each player character by the game developer.

[2-7] Next, the team role will be described in detail. 8A, 8B, and 8C show an example of team roll data showing a list of team rolls prepared in a soccer game. 8A-8C show 22 team rolls. In FIGS. 8A to 8C, the team roll data D101-1, D101-2, and D101-3 are divided into three figures and shown in three figures, but these data are actually combined into one data. In the following, the team roll data D101-1, D101-2, and D101-3 may be collectively referred to as "team roll data D101".

As shown in FIGS. 8A-8C, the team roll data D101-1, D101-2, D101-3 include "ID", "team role name", "classification", and "effect" fields. The "ID" field indicates identification information for uniquely identifying each team role. The Team Role Name field indicates the name of the team role. The Category field indicates the category (type) of the team role. In the present embodiment, six categories are set: a growth period roll, a lower roll, a middle roll, a higher roll, a top roll, and a special roll.

The "Effect" field indicates the effect of the team roll. That is, the "effect" field indicates the effect that the player character assigned the team role has on himself or her team. The "effect" field includes "condition up", "bonus income", "team spirit up", "training efficiency up", and "special" fields as subfields. As described below, these fields indicate whether the team roll has an effect and its level of effectiveness. The "effect level" indicates the magnitude (degree) of the effect, and in FIGS. 8A to 8C, the effect level is represented by "small", "medium", and "large". In the following, a player character who is a teammate of a player character to which a team role is assigned (that is, a player character who belongs to the same team as the player character to which a team role is assigned) is referred to as a "teammate character". Describe.

The "condition up" field indicates whether or not the team roll has a condition up effect and its effect level. The condition-up effect is an effect of raising the condition parameters of the player character to which the team role is assigned and the teammate character to a value higher than the original value.

Team rolls with a blank "Condition Up" field have no condition up effect. On the other hand, a team roll in which the "condition up" field is "small", "medium", or "large" has a condition up effect. "Small" indicates that the amount of increase in the condition parameter is small, "Medium" indicates that the amount of increase is larger than "Small", and "Large" indicates that the amount of increase is even larger than that of "Medium".

The "Bonus Income" field indicates whether or not the team roll has a bonus income effect and its effect level. The bonus income effect is an effect that a bonus is given to the team to which the player character to which the team role is assigned belongs. For example, this bonus is given monthly.

Team rolls with the "Bonus Income" field blank have no bonus income effect. On the other hand, a team roll whose "bonus income" field is "small", "medium", or "large" has a bonus income effect. "Small" indicates that the bonus income is low, "Medium" indicates that the bonus income is higher than "Small", and "Large" indicates that the bonus income is higher than that of "Medium". The amount of bonus income may be determined based on at least one of the annual salary and popularity parameters of the player character assigned the team role having the bonus income effect. For example, the higher the annual salary, the larger the amount of bonus income may be, and the higher the popularity, the larger the amount of bonus income may be.

The "Team Spirit Up" field indicates whether or not the team roll has a team spirit up effect and the level of the effect. The team spirit-up effect is an effect of raising the team spirit parameter of the team to which the player character to which the team role is assigned belongs to a value higher than the original value.

Team rolls with the "Team Spirit Up" field blank have no team spirit up effect. On the other hand, a team roll in which the "Team Spirit Up" field is "Small", "Medium", or "Large" has a team spirit up effect. "Small" indicates that the amount of increase in the team spirit parameter is small, "Medium" indicates that the amount of increase is larger than "Small", and "Large" indicates that the amount of increase is even greater than "Medium". ..

The "Training efficiency improvement" field indicates whether or not the team roll has a training efficiency improvement effect and the effect level thereof. The effect of increasing the training efficiency is an effect of increasing the training efficiency of the player character to which the team role is assigned and the teammate character thereof. In addition, "increasing the training efficiency" means to increase the experience value (training experience value) given to the athlete character who has performed the training more than usual.

Team rolls with the "Training Efficiency Up" field blank have no training efficiency up effect. On the other hand, a team roll in which the "training efficiency improvement" field is "small", "medium", or "large" has a training efficiency improvement effect. "Small" indicates that the amount of increase in training experience value is small, "Medium" indicates that the amount of increase is larger than "Small", and "Large" indicates that the amount of increase is even greater than that of "Medium". ..

The "special" field indicates whether or not it has a special effect and its effect level. The specific contents of each special effect will be described later.

The growing role is the lowest category, and is mainly the category to which the team role assigned to the player character in the growing period belongs. In FIG. 8A, two team roles, “from a subordinate organization” and “teacher-apprentice relationship”, are provided as growth period roles.

As shown in FIG. 8A, "from a subordinate organization" does not have a condition-up effect, a bonus income effect, a team spirit-up effect, or a training efficiency-up effect, but as a special effect, "improvement of one's own training efficiency" Has "speed up the acquisition of one's own skills".

"Increasing the training efficiency of oneself" is an effect similar to the effect of increasing the training efficiency, and the target of the effect is limited to the player character who is assigned the team role. For this reason, the training efficiency of the athlete character assigned "from the subordinate organization" is increased, and the experience value (training experience value) given when the training is performed becomes larger than usual.

"Speeding up the skill acquisition of oneself" is an effect that the skill acquisition period of the player character assigned the team role becomes shorter than usual. For this reason, for player characters assigned "from the subordinate organization", skills can be acquired in a shorter skill acquisition period than usual by performing skill training.

As shown in FIG. 8A, the "teacher-apprentice relationship" does not have a condition-up effect, a bonus income effect, a team spirit-up effect, or a training efficiency-up effect, but as a special effect, "increases one's own match experience value". Has "speed up the acquisition of one's own skills". "Speeding up your own skills" is the same as for "from a subordinate organization".

"Increasing one's own match experience value" is an effect that the experience value (match experience value) given when a player character assigned a team role participates in a match is larger than usual. For this reason, with respect to the player character to which the "teacher-apprentice relationship" is assigned, it is possible to acquire more game experience points than usual by participating in the game.

The lower role is one category higher than the growth period roll. The effect of the growing roll extends only to the player character assigned the team role, whereas the effect of the lower role extends not only to the player character assigned the team role but also to the teammate character. That is, the lower roll has a larger range (target) of effect than the growth roll. In FIG. 8A, four team roles of "mood maker", "star player", "team player", and "master" are provided as lower roles.

As shown in FIG. 8A, the "mood maker" has only the condition-up effect of the effect level "small". The "star player" has only the bonus income effect of the effect level "small". The "team player" has only the team spirit-up effect with the effect level "small". The "master" has only the training efficiency improvement effect of the effect level "small".

The middle roll is one level higher than the lower roll. The lower roll has only one of the condition up effect, the bonus income effect, the team spirit up effect, and the training efficiency up effect, while the middle roll has two of these four effects. In addition to having one, the effect level is also higher than that of the lower roll. The medium roll also has a special effect. In FIG. 8A, six team roles of "fighting general", "hard worker", "fighter", "command tower", "professor", and "intelligent player" are provided as medium roles.

As shown in FIG. 8A, the “fighting general” has a condition-up effect of the effect level “medium” and a training efficiency-up effect. Furthermore, the "fighting general" has "(at the time of captain) reducing the fatigue effect of teammates (small)" as a special effect. This special effect is that if the player character assigned "Fighter" is set as the captain of the team, the influence of the fatigue parameter of the teammate character is slightly reduced.

In this embodiment, fatigue parameters are set for each player character. The fatigue parameter indicates the degree of fatigue of the athlete character. For example, the higher the fatigue parameter, the greater the fatigue of the player character, and the lower the fatigue parameter, the smaller the fatigue of the player character. By letting the player character participate in the game or training the player character, the fatigue parameter of the player character increases, and by resting the player character, the fatigue parameter of the player character decreases. .. Further, when the fatigue parameter of the player character is higher than the threshold value, the ability parameter of the player character is set to a value lower than the original value in the game, and the player character cannot exert the original ability in the game. In this regard, when "fighting general" is assigned to a player character and the player character is set as the captain of the team, even if the fatigue parameter of the teammate character is higher than the threshold value, the above special effect As a result, the amount of decrease in the ability parameter becomes slightly smaller than usual. The special effect may cause the threshold value for the fatigue parameter of the teammate character to be set to a higher value than usual.

As shown in FIG. 8A, the “hard worker” has a condition-up effect with an effect level of “medium” and a team spirit-up effect. Furthermore, the "hard worker" has "(at the time of captain) reducing the fatigue effect of teammates (small)" as a special effect. This special effect is the same as in the case of "Fighter".

As shown in FIG. 8A, the “fighter” has a condition-up effect with an effect level of “medium” and a bonus income effect. Furthermore, the "fighter" has "(at the time of captain) game experience value increase (small)" as a special effect. This special effect is an effect that the experience value (match experience value) given when the player character to which the "fighter" is assigned or the teammate character participates in the match is slightly larger than usual.

As shown in FIG. 8A, the “command tower” has a bonus income effect with an effect level of “medium” and a team spirit-up effect. Furthermore, the "command tower" has "(captain) team spirit up (small)" and "(captain) win rate increase (small) when skipping a match" as special effects.

In "(Captain) Team Spirit Up (Small)", if the player character assigned "Command Tower" is set as the captain of the team, the team spirit parameter of the team will be slightly higher than the original value. The effect is to rise.

"(When captain) Increases the winning percentage when skipping a match (small)" means that if the player character assigned "Command Tower" is set as the captain of the team, skipping the match is selected (that is, in the match). This is an effect that the probability that the team wins the game is slightly higher than usual in (when the simulation method is selected as the execution method). For example, if the user chooses to skip the match while the player character assigned the "command tower" is set as the captain of the user team, the probability that the user team will win the match is slightly higher than usual. As such, the parameters used in the simulation process are adjusted.

As shown in FIG. 8A, the "professor" has a bonus income effect of an effect level of "medium" and an effect of increasing training efficiency. Furthermore, the "command tower" has "(at the time of captain) game experience value increase (small)" as a special effect. This special effect is the same as for "Fighter".

As shown in FIG. 8A, the "intelligent player" has a team spirit-up effect with an effect level of "medium" and a training efficiency-up effect. Further, the "intelligent player" has "(captain) team spirit up (small)" and "(captain) win rate increase (small) when skipping a match" as special effects. These special effects are the same as in the case of "command tower".

The upper roll is one more division than the middle roll. The middle roll has only two of the condition up effect, the bonus income effect, the team spirit up effect, and the training efficiency up effect, while the upper roll has all four effects. , The effect level is also generally higher than the medium roll. Also, the upper roll has more special effects than the middle roll. In FIG. 8B, five team roles of "key player", "hero", "superstar", "ruler", and "master" are provided as high-ranking roles.

As shown in FIG. 8B, the "key player" has a condition-up effect of the effect level "medium", a bonus income effect, a team spirit-up effect, and a training efficiency-up effect. Further, the "key player" has "(captain) team spirit up (middle)" and "(captain) win rate up when skipping a game (middle)" as special effects.

"(Captain) Team Spirit Up (Medium)" is the same effect as the above-mentioned "(Captain) Team Spirit Up (Small)", but the amount of increase in the team spirit parameter is different. (Medium) has a larger increase in team spirit parameters than (Small).

"(Captain) win rate increase when skipping games (medium)" is the same effect as "(captain) win rate increase when skipping games (small)", but the increase in win rate is different. is there. (Medium) has a larger increase in winning percentage than (Small).

As shown in FIG. 8B, the "hero" has a condition-up effect of the effect level "large", a bonus income effect of the effect level "medium", a team spirit-up effect of the effect level "small", and a training efficiency improvement effect. Has. Furthermore, the "hero" has "reduction of the fatigue effect of the teammate (at the time of captain) (large)" and "change in the condition of the teammate (at the time of participation in the game)" as special effects.

"Reducing the fatigue effect of (captain) teammates (large)" has the same effect as "Reducing the fatigue effect of (captain) teammates (small)", and the degree of reduction of the effect of fatigue is It's a different effect. Compared to (small), (large) has a much larger degree of reduction in the effect of fatigue (that is, the amount of decrease in ability parameter due to fatigue is considerably smaller).

"(At the time of participation in the match) changes in the condition of the teammate" is an effect that when the player character assigned "hero" participates in the match, the condition parameter of the teammate character changes based on the condition parameter of the player character. Is. For example, when a player character assigned "hero" participates in a match, if the condition parameter of the player character is higher than the first threshold value, the condition parameter of the teammate character rises to a value higher than the original value. If the condition parameter of the player character is lower than the second threshold value, the condition parameter of the teammate character is lowered to a value lower than the original value.

As shown in FIG. 8B, the "superstar" has a bonus income effect of the effect level "large", a training efficiency improvement effect of the effect level "medium", a condition improvement effect of the effect level "small", and a team spirit up effect. And have. Furthermore, the "superstar" has "(at the time of captain) reduction of the fatigue effect of teammates (large)", "ticket income fluctuation", and "negotiation probability fluctuation" as special effects. "(At the time of captain) teammate's fatigue effect reduction (large)" is the same as in the case of "hero".

"Ticket income fluctuation" is the effect that the team's ticket income fluctuates. For example, when a "superstar" is assigned to a player character of a user team, the monthly ticket income will be higher than usual based on the number of games in which the player character has participated. The greater the number of games in which the player character has participated, the greater the increase in ticket revenue.

"Negotiation probability fluctuation" is an effect that the probability of success in negotiation (annual salary negotiation, acquisition negotiation, etc.) fluctuates. For example, when a "superstar" is assigned to a player character of a user team, the probability of successfully negotiating with a player character in a different position from that player character is higher than usual, and the player character in the same position as the player character. The probability of successful negotiations with is lower than usual.

As shown in FIG. 8B, the "ruler" has a team spirit-up effect with an effect level of "large", a condition-up effect with an effect level of "medium", a bonus income effect with an effect level of "small", and a training efficiency-up effect. And have. Furthermore, the "ruler" has "(captain) team spirit up (large)" and "(match participation) team spirit fluctuation" as special effects.

"(Captain) Team Spirit Up (Large)" is the same effect as "(Captain) Team Spirit Up (Small) or (Medium)", but the amount of increase in the team spirit parameter is different. is there. (Large) has a larger increase in team spirit parameters than (Medium).

"(At the time of participation in the game) team spirit fluctuation" is an effect that the team spirit parameter of the team fluctuates. For example, when a "ruler" is assigned to a player character of a user team, when the player character participates in a match, the team spirit parameter of the user team fluctuates based on the condition parameter of the player character. Specifically, for example, when the condition parameter of the player character is higher than the first threshold value, the team spirit parameter of the user team rises to a value higher than the original value, and the condition parameter of the player character becomes the first. If it is lower than the two thresholds, the team spirit parameter of the user team is lowered to a value lower than the original value.

As shown in FIG. 8B, the "master" has the training efficiency improvement effect of the effect level "large", the team spirit improvement effect of the effect level "medium", the condition improvement effect of the effect level "small", and the bonus income effect. Has. Further, the "master" has "(captain) match experience value increase (large)" and "(match participation) match experience value change" as special effects.

“(Captain) match experience value increase (large)” is the same effect as the above-mentioned “(captain) match experience value increase (small)”, but the amount of increase in the match experience value is different. Compared to (Small), (Large) has a much larger increase in game experience points.

"(At the time of participation in a match) match experience value fluctuation" is given to the player character and his / her teammate character based on the condition parameters of the player character when the player character assigned "master" participates in the game. This is the effect that the game experience value fluctuates. For example, when a player character assigned "master" participates in a match, if the condition parameter of the player character is higher than the first threshold value, the match experience value increases more than usual, and the condition parameter of the player character becomes higher. If it is lower than the second threshold value, the match experience value will be lower than usual.

The highest roll is a division one level higher than the upper roll. The top roll is different from the top roll in that it has all of the condition up effect, bonus income effect, team spirit up effect, and training efficiency up effect, and their effect level is "large". .. Also, the top roll has more special effects than the top roll. In FIG. 8B, two team rolls, “Bandiera” and “Legend”, are provided as the highest rolls.

As shown in FIG. 8B, both "Bandiera" and "Legend" have a condition-up effect of an effect level of "large", a bonus income effect, a team spirit-up effect, and a training efficiency-up effect.

In addition, "Bandiera" has special effects such as "(captain) team spirit up (middle)", "(captain) win rate increase when skipping games (middle)", and "(captain) teammate fatigue effect". It has "reduction (medium)" and "speed up skill acquisition of teammates". "(Captain) team spirit up (middle)" and "(captain) win rate up when skipping games (middle)" are the same as in the case of "key player".

"Reducing the fatigue effect of (captain) teammates (medium)" is the same effect as the above-mentioned "reducing the fatigue effect of (captain) teammates (small) or (large)", and is the effect of fatigue. The effect is that the degree of reduction (that is, the amount of decrease in the ability parameter due to fatigue) is different. (Medium) has a larger degree of reduction in the effect of fatigue than (Small) (that is, the amount of decrease in ability parameter due to fatigue is smaller), and (Middle) has a smaller degree of reduction in the effect of fatigue than (Large) (That is, the amount of decrease in ability parameter due to fatigue is large).

"Speeding up the skill acquisition of teammates" is an effect that the skill acquisition period of the teammate character becomes shorter than usual. For example, by having the teammate character perform skill training while "Bandiera" is assigned to the player character of the user team, the teammate character can acquire the skill in a shorter skill acquisition period than usual.

In addition, "Legend" has special effects such as "(Captain) Team Spirit Up (Medium)", "(Captain) Win Rate Up when Skipping Match (Medium)", and "(Captain) Match Experience Point Up (at Captain) Medium) ”and“ Speed up the skill acquisition of teammates ”. "(Captain) Team Spirit Up (Middle)" and "(Captain) Win Rate Up when Skipping Match (Middle)" are the same as for "Key Player". In addition, "speeding up the skill acquisition of teammates" is the same as in the case of "Bandiera".

"(Captain) match experience value increase (medium)" has the same effect as "(captain) match experience value increase (small) or (large)", but the amount of increase in match experience value is different. It is an effect. (Medium) has a larger increase in match experience value than (Small), and has a smaller increase in match experience value than (Large).

A special role is a category to which a team role having a special effect belongs. In FIG. 8C, three team rolls of "rising star", "bad boy", and "game master" are provided as special rolls.

As shown in FIG. 8C, the "rising star" has "improvement of own game experience value", "improvement of own skill acquisition speed", and "increase of own rapid growth probability" as special effects. "Increasing your own game experience" and "Speeding up your own skill acquisition" are the same as in the case of "teacher-apprentice relationship". However, the amount of increase in match experience value and the amount of decrease in skill acquisition period may be larger than in the "teacher-apprentice relationship". In addition, "Rising Star" has an "offer price surcharge" as a special effect. "Additional offer price" is the effect of receiving an offer from the COM team with a higher transfer fee than usual.

"Increasing the probability of rapid growth of oneself" is an effect that the probability of a rapid growth event occurring is higher than usual for a player character assigned "Rising Star".

As shown in Fig. 8C, "bad boy" has special effects such as "improvement of own game experience", "improvement of own skill acquisition", "improvement of own condition", and "down of condition of teammates". ". "Increasing your own game experience" and "speeding up your own skill acquisition" are the same as in the case of "teacher-apprentice relationship". However, the amount of increase in match experience value and the amount of decrease in skill acquisition period may be larger than in the "teacher-apprentice relationship".

"Self-condition improvement" is an effect that the condition parameter of the player character to which "bad boy" is assigned rises to a value higher than the original value.

"Teammate condition down" is an effect that the condition parameter of the teammate character in the next game fluctuates based on the evaluation point when the player character assigned "bad boy" participates in the game. Specifically, when the evaluation score for the player character assigned "bad boy" is lower than the threshold value, the condition parameter of the teammate character whose total value parameter is lower than that of the player character is based on the probability information in the next game. Then (randomly) it drops to a value lower than the original value.

As shown in FIG. 8C, the "game master" has a condition-up effect of the effect level "medium" and a training efficiency-up effect. In addition, the "game master" has "change in the influence of fatigue of surrounding teammates (at the time of participation in the game)" as a special effect. In addition, the "game master" has a "team spirit variation" as a special effect.

"Fatigue effect fluctuation of surrounding teammates (at the time of participation in the game)" is set around the player character based on the condition parameters of the player character when the player character assigned the "game master" participates in the game. This is an effect that the influence of the fatigue parameter (that is, the amount of decrease in the ability parameter due to fatigue) fluctuates with respect to the teammate character. Specifically, when the condition parameter of the player character to which the "game master" is assigned is higher than the first threshold value, the influence of the fatigue parameter on the teammate characters around the player character is reduced ( That is, the amount of decrease in the ability parameter due to fatigue becomes smaller than usual). On the other hand, when the condition parameter of the player character to which the "game master" is assigned is lower than the second threshold value, the influence of the fatigue parameter on the teammate characters around the player character increases (that is, due to fatigue). The amount of decrease in ability parameter becomes larger than usual).

The "team spirit fluctuation" is an effect that the team spirit parameter of the team to which the player character belongs fluctuates based on the condition parameter of the player character to which the "game master" is assigned. Specifically, when the condition parameter of the player character to which the "game master" is assigned is higher than the first threshold value, the team spirit parameter rises to a value higher than the original value. On the other hand, when the condition parameter of the player character to which the "game master" is assigned is lower than the second threshold value, the team spirit parameter is lowered to a value lower than the original value.

[2-8] The team role assigned to the player character is determined based on the personality parameter and influence parameter of the player character.

FIG. 9 shows an example of allocation condition data showing the allocation conditions of the team role. As shown in FIG. 9, the allocation condition data D102 includes "ID", "team role name", "allocation condition", "Lv2 condition", and "Lv3 condition" fields. The "ID" and "team role name" fields are the same as those of the team role data D101.

The Assignment Criteria field indicates the assignment criteria for the team role. That is, the "Assignment Condition" field is a condition that must be satisfied by the player character in order to assign a team role. As shown in FIG. 9, the “assignment condition” field includes the “influence condition”, “personality condition”, and “special condition” fields as subfields.

The "Influence Condition" field indicates a condition regarding the influence parameter of the player character. The "Personality Condition" field indicates the condition regarding the personality parameter of the player character. As shown in FIG. 9, the "personality condition" field includes "team play / stand play", "passion / calm", "technique / physical", and "sense / thinking" fields as subfields.

The "Team Play / Stand Play" field indicates conditions regarding the team play / stand play parameters of the player character. The “Passion / Calm” field indicates conditions regarding the passion / calm parameters of the player character. The "Technique / Physical" field indicates conditions relating to the skill / physical parameters of the player character. The "sensory / thinking" field indicates conditions regarding the sensory / thinking parameters of the athlete character. If the "team play / stand play" field is blank, it means that there is no condition regarding the team play / stand play parameter. The same applies to the "passion / calm", "technical / physical", and "sense / thinking" fields.

As shown in FIG. 9, for the categories other than the special role, the same influence condition is set for a plurality of team roles belonging to the same category. That is, the influence conditions are the same and the personality conditions are different among a plurality of team roles belonging to the same category. For example, for the lower roles "Mood Maker", "Star Player", "Team Player", and "Master", the same condition that the influence parameter is 64 or more is set as the influence condition. Different conditions are set as personality conditions.

Therefore, when the influence parameter of the player character is 64 or more, if the personality parameter of the player character satisfies the personality condition of any team role among the lower roles, the team role is assigned to the player character. .. That is, among the lower rolls, the team role for which the personality condition satisfied by the personality parameter of the player character is set is assigned to the player character.

For example, in FIG. 9, the "passion / calm" field of "mood maker" is "-50 or less", and the "technical / physical" field is "50 or more", so that the influence parameter of the player character is set. If the player character's passion / calm parameter is -50 or less and the skill / physical parameter is 50 or more, the "mood maker" is assigned to the player character. ..

Although it is described here that the personality condition is an AND condition, the personality condition may be an OR condition. That is, when the influence parameter of the player character is 64 or more, the passion / calm parameter of the player character is -50 or less, or the skill / physical parameter of the player character is 50 or more. , "Mood Maker" may be assigned to the player character. Further, whether the personality condition is set to the AND condition or the OR condition may be different for each team role category (type). For example, the personality condition may be the OR condition for the lower roll, and the personality condition may be the AND condition for the middle roll, the upper roll, and the highest roll.

In FIG. 9, as the influence condition of the growth period roll, the condition that the influence parameter is 0 or more is set. Further, as an influence condition of the lower roll, a condition that the influence parameter is 64 or more is set, and as an influence condition of the middle roll, a condition that the influence parameter is 160 or more is set. ing. Further, as the influence condition of the upper roll and the highest roll, the condition that the influence parameter is 255 is set. That is, in FIG. 9, the amount of influence parameters required to receive the assignment of the team role increases in the order of the growth period roll, the lower roll, the middle roll, the upper roll, and the highest roll. Therefore, in the present embodiment, as the influence parameter increases as the player character participates in the game or plays an active part in the game, the team role of the player character is usually lower than the growth period roll. The roll, the middle roll, the upper roll, and the highest roll are promoted in this order, and the player character is supposed to generate a larger effect.

The "Special Condition" field indicates a condition (special condition) imposed in addition to the condition related to the influence parameter and the personality parameter. If the "Special condition" field is blank, it means that there is no special condition.

For example, the "special condition" field of "from the subordinate organization" is "special condition A". This indicates that the player character must satisfy the special condition A in order to assign "from the subordinate organization" to the player character. For example, the special condition A states that "the team to which the player character currently belongs and the team of the subordinate organization to which the player character belonged in the past are the same, and the player character has participated in one game." It is a condition.

In addition, the "special condition" field of the "teacher-apprentice relationship" is "special condition B". For example, the special condition B is "among the player characters to which the player character currently belongs and the team of the subordinate organization to which the player character belonged in the past are different and the team role is not assigned. There are more than 10 games that got the highest evaluation points in the game. "

Further, the "special condition" field of "hero" is "special condition C". For example, the special condition C is a condition that "there is no other player character assigned" hero "in the same team".

Further, the "special condition" field of the "superstar" is "special condition D". For example, the special condition D is a condition that "there is no other player character assigned" superstar "in the same team".

In addition, the "special condition" field of "ruler" is "special condition E". For example, the special condition E is a condition that "there is no other player character assigned a" ruler "in the same team".

In addition, the "special condition" field of "master" is "special condition F". For example, the special condition F is a condition that "there is no other player character assigned" master "in the same team".

In addition, the "special condition" field of "Bandiera" is "special condition G". For example, the special condition G states that "one of the upper roles has been assigned to the player character, one year has passed since the upper role was assigned, and the current team has eight years or more. It is a condition that "I am enrolled".

In addition, the "special condition" field of "legend" is "special condition H". For example, the special condition H states that "one of the upper roles has been assigned to the player character, one year has passed since the upper role was assigned, and a specific award has been won." It is a condition of.

Further, the "special condition" field of the "rising star" is "special condition I". For example, the special condition I is "for all player characters under the age of 21 who are 21 years old or younger, who have played 50 games or more in the current team, and who have played 30 games. It is a condition that "it will be within the third place in the ranking of the total value."

In addition, the "special condition" field of "bad boy" is "special condition J". For example, the special condition J states that "the player character is 23 years old or younger, the number of fouls in one season is 10 or more, and the number of fouls in the team is ranked within the third place." It is a condition of.

The "Lv2 condition" and "Lv3 condition" fields indicate conditions (level-up conditions) that should be satisfied by the player character in order to raise the level of the team roll. The "Lv2 condition" field indicates the condition that must be satisfied by the player character in order to raise the level of the team roll to "2". Similarly, the "Lv3 condition" field indicates the condition that must be satisfied by the player character in order to raise the level of the team roll to "3". In FIG. 9, as these conditions, the conditions related to the influence parameter are set.

For example, in FIG. 9, the “mood maker” allocation condition is that the influence parameter is 64 or more, the passion / calm parameter is -50 or less, and the skill / physical parameter is 50 or more. It is set.

Therefore, when the influence parameter of the player character is 64 or more, the above allocation condition is satisfied if the passion / calm parameter of the player character is -50 or less and the skill / physical parameter is 50 or more. It is determined that this has been done, and the "mood maker" is assigned to the player character.

In this case, a team role assignment image indicating that the team role has been assigned to the player character is displayed on the display unit 16. FIG. 10 shows an example of a team role assignment image. FIG. 10 shows a case where the “mood maker” is assigned to the player character A10. Therefore, the team roll assignment image G400 includes a part P401 indicating that the “mood maker” has been assigned to the player character A10. The team roll assignment image G400 also includes a part P402 showing an explanation about the team roll.

When the "mood maker" is assigned to the player character A10, as shown in FIG. 8A, the player character A10 will generate a condition-up effect of the effect level "small".

Further, in FIG. 9, the influence parameter is set to be 96 or more as the Lv2 condition of the “mood maker”, and the influence parameter is set to be 128 or more as the Lv3 condition. Therefore, when the influence parameter of the player character A10 assigned the "mood maker" becomes 96 or more, the level of the "mood maker" assigned to the player character A10 rises to "2". In this case, within the range of the effect level "small", the amount of increase in the condition parameter is larger than in the case of the level "1". Further, when the influence parameter of the player character A10 becomes 128 or more, the level of the "mood maker" assigned to the player character rises to "3". In this case, within the range of the effect level "small", the amount of increase in the condition parameter is further larger than in the case of the level "2". When the allocation condition of "mood maker" is satisfied by the player character A10, the Lv2 condition or the Lv3 condition may already be satisfied. In that case, the "mood maker" is assigned to the player character A10 and the player character A10 is assigned. The level is set to "2" or "3".

In the present embodiment, the team role assigned to each player character is limited to one. For example, if a player character assigned "from subordinate organization" satisfies the allocation condition of "mood maker", the team role assigned to the player character is changed from "from subordinate organization" to "mood maker". To.

[2-9] In the soccer game described above, when a team roll is assigned to a player character, an effect corresponding to the team roll is generated in the game. Therefore, the user can strengthen the user team by forming the user team around the player characters to whom the team role is assigned. As a result, the user can realize that the user team is strengthened by the existence of the player character to which the team role is assigned, and the user can realize the presence of the player character. In particular, in the soccer game described above, the influence parameter according to the number of times the player character has participated in the game (or the number of years the player character has belonged to the team (affiliation period)) and the personality regarding the tendency of the player character's behavior. Since the team role assigned to the player character is determined based on the parameters (Fig. 9), the player character must participate in the game (or the player character has belonged to the user team for a long period of time) and the player character. It is possible to make the user realize that the presence of the player character is formed by the actions taken by the player in the game.

[2-10] In the present embodiment, the team role assigned to the player character is not changed within the same category. For example, after the "mood maker" of the lower role is assigned to the player character, the personality parameter of the player character is updated, so that the player character does not satisfy the allocation condition of the "mood maker" and is lower. Even if the allocation conditions of other team roles (star player, team player, or master) in the role are satisfied, the team role assigned to the player character remains "mood maker" and "mood". Does not change from "maker" to another team role.

[2-11] Further, in the present embodiment, the team roll allocation condition (influence condition) is set as shown in FIG. 9, and the influence parameter does not decrease. Therefore, the team roll of the player character is usually set. , Growing role, lower role, middle role, upper role, top role, and so on (note that there may be a special role between the lower role and the middle role). In this respect, in this embodiment, as a general rule, the team role of the player character is not demoted. For example, after the "fighting general" in the middle role is assigned to the player character, the personality parameter of the player character is updated, so that the personality parameter of the player character does not satisfy the assignment condition of the "fighting general" and is lower. Even if the conditions for assigning "Mood Maker" among the roles are satisfied, the team role assigned to the player character is changed from "Fighter" (medium role) to "Mood Maker" (lower role). It will not be (demoted).

However, in the present embodiment, when the player character is transferred (that is, when the team to which the player character belongs is changed), the team role assigned to the player character may be demoted. For example, when a player character assigned "Bandiera" transfers from the current team to another team, the team role of the player character is changed to "top star" or "key player". Also, for example, when a player character assigned the team role "from a subordinate organization" or "teacher-apprentice relationship" is transferred from the current team to another team, the player character is changed to a state in which the team role is not assigned. To do. By doing so, it is possible to make the user realize that the presence of the player character changes (for example, the presence of the player character weakens) when the player character is transferred.

[2-12] Further, if the team role of the player character changes within a relatively short period of time, the user may feel uncomfortable. Therefore, a new team role is assigned to the player character and then determined. It may be restricted to change the team role of the player character until the period elapses (for example, the period until 15 games are played).

[2-13] Further, as described above, each personality parameter can take a value between -100 and 100, but an upper limit value between -100 and 100 for each player character. And the lower limit may be set.

For example, the upper limit value and the lower limit value may be set based on the ability parameter of the player character. Specifically, for a player character having a high pass ability or dribble ability, the lower limit of the skill / physical parameter may be set to a smaller value than that of a player character having a low pass ability or dribble ability. Further, for a player character having high physical ability (speed ability, jumping ability, physical contact ability, etc.), the upper limit value of the skill / physical parameter may be set to a larger value than that of the player character having low physical ability.

Further, for example, the upper limit value and the lower limit value may be set based on the age parameter of the player character. For example, as the age of the player character increases, the upper limit value may be increased and the lower limit value may be decreased.

As mentioned above, the personality parameter changes depending on the actions taken by the player character in the match. Therefore, the user causes the player character with low pass ability and dribble ability to perform many passes and dribbles. / Physical parameters now indicate that there is a tendency to play with the high level of technique, and as a result, a team role (professor or master, etc.) with the image of playing with the high level of technique. May be assigned to the player character. In addition, a team role (such as a higher-ranking role) that has an image of performing skillful play may be assigned to a younger player character.

However, in this case, a team role (professor or master, etc.) who has an image of playing with a high level of technique is assigned to a player character with low pass ability or dribble ability, or an image of skillful play. By assigning a certain team role (upper role, etc.) to a younger player character, there is a risk of giving a sense of discomfort to the user.

In this regard, by setting the upper limit value and the lower limit value based on the ability parameter and the age parameter of the player character, such inconvenience can be prevented. As a method for preventing such inconvenience, a method of adding conditions related to the ability parameter and age parameter of the player character to the team role allocation condition can be considered. However, when the conditions related to the ability parameter and the age parameter of the player character are added to the allocation condition of the team role, the allocation condition data D102 becomes complicated. In this respect, as described above, it is possible to prevent the allocation condition data D102 from becoming complicated.

[2-14] In the present embodiment, personality parameters, influence parameters, and team roles are set not only for the player characters of the user team but also for the player characters of the COM team. However, for the player characters of all COM teams, as with the player characters of the user team, if an attempt is made to update the personality parameter or influence parameter, the processing load will increase.

Therefore, in order to reduce the processing load, the value of the personality parameter of the player character of the COM team is fixed to a value preset by the game developer. In addition, regarding the player characters of the COM team, at predetermined timings (every day in the game world), a predetermined number of player characters of all COM teams are selected based on probability information (randomly). A player character is selected, and a predetermined value is added to the influence parameter of the selected player character.

However, regarding the team role, the team role is assigned to the player character of the COM team based on the allocation condition data D102 shown in FIG. 9, similarly to the player character of the user team.

[3. Function block] Next, a configuration for realizing the functions described above will be described. FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional blocks realized by the game system 1. As shown in FIG. 11, the game system 1 includes a data storage unit 100, a first parameter update unit 110, a second parameter update unit 120, a limit value change unit 130, an effect information determination unit 140, and a restriction unit. It includes 150, a group changing unit 160, an effect information changing unit 170, and an effect generating unit 180. Of these, the data storage unit 100 is realized by at least one of the storage unit 12, the storage unit 32, and the database 35. Further, the functional blocks other than the data storage unit 100 are realized by at least one of the control unit 11 and the control unit 31. That is, all the functional blocks other than the data storage unit 100 may be realized by the control unit 11, all of them may be realized by the control unit 31, or some of them may be realized by the control unit 11. , The rest may be realized by the control unit 31.

[3-1] The data storage unit 100 stores data necessary for executing the game. For example, team roll data D101, allocation condition data D102, team data D103, and team member data D104 are stored in the data storage unit 100 as data necessary for executing the above-mentioned soccer game. Since the team role data D101 and the allocation condition data D102 have already been described (FIGS. 8A to 8C and FIG. 9), the description thereof will be omitted here.

[3-1-1] FIG. 12 shows an example of team data D103. Team data D103 shows a list of all soccer teams existing in the game world.

As shown in FIG. 12, the team data D103 includes "team ID", "team name", "team spirit", "team power", "game plan information", "user team flag" fields and the like. The "Team ID" field indicates identification information that uniquely identifies each team. The Team Name field indicates the name of the team. The Team Spirit field shows the current value of the team's team spirit parameters. The "Team Strength" field shows the current value of the team strength parameter of the team. The "game plan information" field stores information about the game plan (formation, tactics, etc.) set for the team. The User Team Flag field indicates whether the team is a user team. For example, the "user team flag" field is set with a value "0" if it is not a user team and a value "1" if it is a user team.

Note that FIG. 12 shows a part of the fields included in the team data D103. Although omitted in FIG. 12, for example, a field showing various information displayed on the team situation image G200 is also included in the team data D103.

[3-1-2] FIG. 13 shows an example of team member data D104. The team member data D104 is stored (for each team) in association with the team ID. The team member data D104 shows a list of all player characters belonging to the team.

As shown in FIG. 13, the team member data D104 includes the fields described below. The "player ID" field indicates identification information that uniquely identifies each player character. The "Player Name", "Position", and "Age" fields indicate the player character's name, position, and age parameters. The "Captain Flag" field indicates whether the player character is set as a captain. For example, the "captain flag" field is set to the value "0" when the player character is not set as the captain, and is set to the value "1" when the player character is set as the captain.

The "total value" field indicates the total value parameter of the player character. The "Ability" field shows each ability parameter of the player character. The "Experience" field indicates the experience parameter of the player character. Experience value parameters are stored for each ability item. The "Condition" field indicates the condition parameters of the player character. The "fatigue" field indicates the fatigue parameter of the athlete character.

The "Influence" field shows the influence parameters of the player character. The "Personality" field indicates the personality parameters of the player character. The "personality" field includes "team play / stand play", "passion / calm", "technique / physical", and "sense / thinking" fields as subfields. Each of these fields includes a "current value", "lower limit", and "upper limit" fields as subfields. The “Team Play / Stand Play” field indicates the current value, lower limit value, and upper limit value of the team play / stand play parameter of the player character. The “Passion / Calm” field indicates the current value, the lower limit value, and the upper limit value of the passion / calm parameter of the player character. The "Technique / Physical" field indicates the current value, lower limit value, and upper limit value of the skill / physical parameter of the player character. The "sensory / thinking" field indicates the current value, the lower limit value, and the upper limit value of the sensory / thinking parameter of the player character.

The "Team Roll" field indicates the team role assigned to the player character and its level. For example, the ID of the team role assigned to the player character and the numerical value indicating the level thereof are registered in the "team role" field. If the team role is not assigned to the player character, the "team role" field is blank.

Note that FIG. 13 shows a part of the fields included in the team member data D104. Although omitted in FIG. 13, for example, a field indicating the date when the current team role is assigned to the player character is also included in the team member data D104. In addition, the team member data D104 also includes fields indicating the nationality / region, height, play style, contract information (annual salary, contract expiration date, etc.), popularity parameter, star degree parameter, training content, etc. of the player character.

[3-1-3] The data required to execute the soccer game described above is not limited to the data described above, and other data is also stored in the data storage unit 100. For example, data on the current progress (current date in the game world, etc.), data on the match schedule, and data on the results of past matches (win / loss, score, evaluation points of each player character, etc.) are also stored. It is stored in the part 100.

[3-2] The first parameter update unit 110 updates the first parameter related to the use of the game character in the game.

A "game character" is a type of game object that can be used in a game. In other words, a "game character" is a game object that acts in the game world (virtual space or game space). For example, a "game character" is a game object that represents a person. The "person" may be a real person or a fictitious person. Further, for example, the "game character" may be a game object representing a creature other than a human being. The "creature" may be a real organism or a fictitious organism. Further, for example, the "game character" may be a game object representing a non-living thing. For example, the "game character" may be a game object that represents a robot. The "game character" may be provided in the form of a game card.

"Use of a game character" is, for example, making a game character act in a game. For example, in the case of a game in which game characters compete against each other or a game in which game character groups compete against each other, having the game characters participate in the battle corresponds to "use of the game character". Further, for example, in the case of a sports game, having a game character participate in a game corresponds to "use of a game character". In the case of a team sports game, selecting as a member of the team may correspond to "use of a game character". That is, even if the player does not participate in the game, if the player is selected as a substitute player, it may be determined that the game character has been used. Further, for example, in the case of a sports game, having the game character perform practice (training) may correspond to "use of the game character".

The "first parameter" is a parameter different from the second parameter described later, and is a parameter separate from the second parameter. The "first parameter" is, for example, a parameter that is updated based on the use of the game character. Specifically, the "first parameter" is, for example, a parameter according to the number of times the game character is used. In other words, the "first parameter" is a parameter that reflects the number of times the game character has been used. In other words, the "first parameter" is a parameter that correlates with the number of times the game character is used. For example, the "first parameter" is updated each time the game character is used. The amount of change in the first parameter each time the game character is used may or may not be constant. The "parameter according to the number of times the game character has been used" may be a parameter according only to the number of times the game character has been used, or depends on the number of times the game character has been used and one or more other elements. It may be a parameter. That is, the "parameter according to the number of times the game character has been used" may be a parameter that has a correlation with the number of times the game character has been used and also has a correlation with one or more other elements. ..

Further, the "first parameter" may be, for example, a parameter according to the evaluation of the game character when the game character is used. In other words, the "first parameter" may be a parameter that reflects the evaluation of the game character when the game character is used. For example, the "first parameter" may be updated based on the evaluation of the game character when the game character is used. Specifically, for example, the "first parameter" may be updated when the evaluation of the game character is equal to or higher than a predetermined criterion. Alternatively, the "first parameter" may be updated when the evaluation of the game character is equal to or less than a predetermined criterion. Alternatively, the "first parameter" may change in an amount according to the evaluation of the game character. As with the "parameters according to the number of times the game character is used", the "parameters according to the evaluation of the game character" may be parameters according only to the evaluation of the game character, or may be given to the game character. It may be a parameter depending on the evaluation and one or more other factors.

Further, the "first parameter" may be, for example, a parameter according to the results of the game character when the game character is used. In other words, the "first parameter" may be a parameter that reflects the results of the game character when the game character is used. For example, the "first parameter" may be updated based on the results of the game character when the game character is used. Specifically, for example, the "first parameter" may be updated when the performance paid by the game character is equal to or higher than a predetermined standard. Alternatively, the "first parameter" may be updated when the performance paid by the game character is equal to or less than a predetermined standard. Alternatively, the "first parameter" may be changed in an amount according to the performance paid by the game character. As with the "parameters according to the number of times the game character is used", the "parameters according to the results stored by the game character" may be parameters according only to the results stored by the game character, or the game character. It may be a parameter according to the results contained in the above and one or more other factors.

Further, the "first parameter" may be a parameter updated based on the use of the game character and one or more other matters. That is, not only the use of the game character (number of times of use, etc.) but also other matters may be reflected in the "first parameter". For example, it may be a parameter that is updated based on the use of the "first parameter" game character and the ranking of the game characters in the ranking of the plurality of game characters. Further, for example, it may be a parameter updated based on the use of the "first parameter" game character and the popularity of the game character. The "first parameter" may be a parameter that is not affected by the behavior of the game character when the game character is used. That is, the "first parameter" may be a parameter that is updated based on the use of the game character, regardless of the action content of the game character when the game character is used.

Alternatively, the "first parameter" may be, for example, a parameter according to the elapsed period from when the game character can be used. In other words, the "first parameter" is a parameter that reflects the elapsed period from when the game character can be used. In other words, the "first parameter" is a parameter that has a correlation with the elapsed period from the time when the game character can be used. For example, the "first parameter" is updated based on the passage of time since the game character became available. Further, for example, the "first parameter" is updated so that the longer the elapsed period from when the game character can be used, the larger the value of the first parameter. It should be noted that the "parameter according to the elapsed period since the game character can be used" may be a parameter according to the elapsed period only, and may include the elapsed period and one or more other elements. It may be a parameter according to it. That is, the "parameter according to the elapsed period since the game character can be used" is a parameter that has a correlation with the elapsed period and also has a correlation with one or more other elements. It may be.

The "elapsed period after the game character can be used" is the period (time) that has elapsed since the user can use the game character. For example, in the case of the soccer game described above, belonging to the user team of the player character corresponds to "the state in which the user can use the game character", and after the player character belongs to the user team. The elapsed period (affiliation period) corresponds to the "elapsed period since the game character can be used". Here, the "elapsed period" may be an elapsed period (elapsed time) in the game world or an elapsed period (elapsed time) in the real world. That is, the "first parameter" may be updated every time a predetermined time point arrives in the game world (for example, every year, one month, one week, or every day in the game world). Alternatively, the "first parameter" may be updated every time a predetermined time point arrives in the real world (for example, every year, one month, one week, or one day in the real world). The amount of change in the first parameter each time a predetermined time point arrives may or may not be constant.

As shown in FIG. 11, the first parameter update unit 110 includes the 1-1 parameter update unit 111 and the 1-2 parameter update unit 112. The 1-1 parameter update unit 111 updates the first parameter of the first game character, which is the target of the instruction by the user, based on the use of the first game character. Further, the 1-2 parameter update unit 112 updates the first parameter of the second game character, which is not the target of the instruction by the user, based on the probability information regardless of whether or not the second game character is used.

For example, in the case of a game in which a game character group (hereinafter referred to as "user group") to be instructed by the user and one or more game character groups other than the user group exist, the game belongs to the user group. Each game character corresponds to an example of a "first game character", and each game character belonging to one or more game character groups other than the user group corresponds to an example of a "second game character".

For example, the 1-2 parameter update unit 112 determines (randomly) whether or not to update the first parameter of the second game character based on the probability information regardless of whether or not the second game character is used. , The first parameter of the second game character is updated when it is decided to update. In other words, the 1-2 parameter update unit 112 selects at least one second game character from among the plurality of second game characters as the second game character to be updated with the first parameter based on the probability information. (Randomly) and update the first parameter of the selected second game character. The amount of change of the first parameter when updating the first parameter of the second game character may be a predetermined amount or a (randomly) determined amount based on the probability information.

In the case of the soccer game described above, the influence parameter corresponds to an example of the above "first parameter". Further, the player character belonging to the user team corresponds to the above-mentioned "game character" or the above-mentioned "first game character", and the player character belonging to the COM team corresponds to the above-mentioned "second game character".

The first parameter update unit 110 (1-1 parameter update unit 111) adds a predetermined value to the influence parameter of the player character when the player character belonging to the user team participates in the game. As a result, the influence parameter of the player character belonging to the user team has a value corresponding to the number of times the player character has participated in the game.

In addition, the 1-2 parameter update unit 112 selects a predetermined number of player characters from all the player characters belonging to the COM team based on the probability information (randomly) regardless of whether or not they participate in the match. Then, a predetermined value is added to the influence parameter of the selected player character.

[3-3] The second parameter update unit 120 updates the second parameter regarding the tendency of the behavior of the game character based on the behavior of the game character used in the game.

The "second parameter" is a parameter different from the first parameter described above, and is a parameter separate from the first parameter. The "second parameter" is a parameter indicating the behavioral tendency of the game character.

For example, the "second parameter" is a parameter indicating whether the behavioral tendency of the game character is closer to the contradictory first tendency or the second tendency. The "second parameter" is updated between the lower limit value and the upper limit value, and is updated so as to approach the lower limit value when the game character performs an action closer to the first tendency, and the game character is closer to the second tendency. Updated to approach the upper limit when an action is taken. That is, the stronger the first tendency, the closer the value of the second parameter approaches the lower limit value, while the stronger the second tendency, the closer the value of the second parameter approaches the upper limit value, and the second parameter is set. Will be done.

Specifically, for example, a parameter indicating whether the person tends to act passionately or calmly corresponds to an example of the "second parameter". Also, for example, the parameter indicating whether the person has a tendency to act sensuously (in other words, to act according to intuition) or to act consciously (in other words, to think deeply and act) is "second". Corresponds to an example of "parameter". Also, in the case of a game in which a match is executed between groups, for example, a team sports game, there is a tendency to act with more emphasis on group victory than individual performance or honor (that is, a tendency to emphasize team play). A parameter indicating whether or not there is a tendency to prioritize individual performance and honor over group victory (that is, a tendency to prefer stand play / individual play) corresponds to an example of the "second parameter". Also, for example, in the case of sports games, do you tend to play by making use of the high technique (high technical ability), or play by making the best use of physical strength (high physical ability)? The parameter indicating whether or not there is a tendency to perform corresponds to an example of the "second parameter". A plurality of parameters may be set as the second parameter.

For example, the second parameter update unit 120 updates the second parameter based on whether or not a specific action has been performed by the game character. Further, for example, the second parameter updating unit 120 updates the second parameter based on the number of specific actions performed by the game character. Further, for example, the second parameter update unit 120 updates the second parameter based on the number of times that the result of the specific action performed by the game character is successful. Further, for example, the second parameter update unit 120 updates the second parameter based on the distance or time related to the specific action performed by the game character. As the "specific behavior", a behavior suitable for analyzing the tendency of the behavior is set.

In the case of the soccer game described above, the personality parameter corresponds to an example of the above "second parameter". That is, each of the team play / stand play parameter, the passion / calm parameter, the skill / physical parameter, and the sensory / thinking parameter corresponds to an example of the above "second parameter". The second parameter update unit 120 updates the personality parameter of the player character based on the action performed in the match by the player character of the user team.

[3-4] The limit value changing unit 130 changes at least one of the upper limit value and the lower limit value of at least one of the first parameter and the second parameter based on a predetermined condition.

The "upper limit value of the first parameter" is the maximum value among the numerical values that the first parameter can take. The first parameter is restricted from being updated to a numerical value larger than the upper limit of the first parameter. The same applies to the "upper limit value of the second parameter". The "lower limit value of the first parameter" is the minimum value among the numerical values that the first parameter can take. The first parameter is restricted from being updated to a numerical value smaller than the lower limit of the first parameter. The same applies to the "lower limit value of the second parameter".

"Changing at least one of the upper limit value and the lower limit value of at least one of the first parameter and the second parameter" includes the following aspects.
(1) Only the upper limit of only the first parameter is changed.
(2) Only the lower limit of only the first parameter is changed.
(3) Change the upper and lower limits of only the first parameter.
(4) Only the upper limit of the second parameter is changed.
(5) Only the lower limit of the second parameter is changed.
(6) Change the upper and lower limits of only the second parameter.
(7) Only one of the upper limit value or the lower limit value of the first parameter is changed, and only one of the upper limit value or the lower limit value of the second parameter is changed.
(8) The upper limit value and the lower limit value of the first parameter are changed, and only one of the upper limit value and the lower limit value of the second parameter is changed.
(9) Only one of the upper limit value and the lower limit value of the first parameter is changed, and the upper limit value and the lower limit value of the second parameter are changed.
(10) The upper limit value and the lower limit value of the first parameter are changed, and the upper limit value and the lower limit value of the second parameter are changed.

The "predetermined condition" is a condition that serves as a criterion for determining whether to change at least one of the upper limit value and the lower limit value of at least one of the first parameter and the second parameter. Further, the "predetermined condition" may be a condition that serves as a criterion for determining how to change at least one of the upper limit value and the lower limit value of at least one of the first parameter and the second parameter. Further, the "predetermined condition" is a criterion for determining which of the upper limit value of the first parameter, the lower limit value of the first parameter, the upper limit value of the second parameter, and the lower limit value of the second parameter is to be changed. It may be a condition. As the "predetermined condition", conditions related to various parameters can be set. In addition, the "predetermined condition" is set according to the content of the game. That is, a condition related to a specific parameter is set as a "predetermined condition" according to the content of the game. For example, a condition relating to a third parameter, which is a parameter relating to the game character and is separate from the first parameter and the second parameter, is set as a “predetermined condition”.

The "third parameter" is, for example, a parameter relating to the ability or age of the game character. The "third parameter" is referred to, for example, so that effect information that does not match the ability or age of the game character is not set as the effect information of the game character. When the condition relating to the third parameter is set as a "predetermined condition", the limit value changing unit 130 sets at least one of the upper limit value and the lower limit value of at least one of the first parameter and the second parameter to the third parameter. It can also be said that it is changed based on. When the upper limit value is changed based on the third parameter, the correspondence relationship between the third parameter and the upper limit value is determined in advance, and the upper limit value corresponding to the current value of the third parameter is the upper limit value based on the correspondence relationship. Is set as. Similarly, when changing the lower limit value based on the third parameter, the correspondence between the third parameter and the lower limit value is predetermined, and based on the correspondence relationship, the lower limit value corresponding to the current value of the third parameter is the lower limit. Set as a value. Further, when the upper limit value and the lower limit value are changed based on the third parameter, the correspondence relationship between the third parameter and the upper limit value and the lower limit value is determined in advance, and the current value of the third parameter is corresponded based on the correspondence relationship. The upper limit value and the lower limit value to be used are set as the upper limit value and the lower limit value.

For example, the limit value changing unit 130 changes at least one of the upper limit value and the lower limit value of at least one of the first parameter and the second parameter when the predetermined condition is satisfied. Specifically, for example, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the limit value changing unit 130 sets the upper limit value and / and the lower limit value of the second parameter to the predetermined upper limit value and / and the lower limit associated with the predetermined condition. Set to a value. Alternatively, when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the limit value changing unit 130 sets the upper limit value and / and the lower limit value of the first parameter to the predetermined upper limit value and / and the lower limit value associated with the predetermined condition.

In the case of the soccer game described above, the ability parameter or the age parameter corresponds to an example of the above "third parameter". Further, as described above, the influence parameter corresponds to an example of the above-mentioned "first parameter", and the personality parameter corresponds to an example of the above-mentioned "second parameter". The limit value changing unit 130 changes the upper limit value and the lower limit value of the personality parameter of the player character of the user team based on the ability parameter or the age parameter of the player character.

[3-5] The effect information determination unit 140 determines the effect information regarding the effect generated in the game by the game character based on the first parameter and the second parameter.

The "effect" is an effect that is advantageous to the user. The "effect advantageous to the user" is an effect that makes it easier for the user to achieve the purpose in the game. For example, in the case of a game in which a user plays against another user or a computer, winning the match corresponds to an example of "purpose", and an effect that makes it easier for the user to win the match is an "effect advantageous to the user". Corresponds to one example. The "effect" may be an effect that is disadvantageous to the user.

The "effect" is set according to the content of the game. For example, in the case of a game in which a match is executed between groups, such as a team sports game, the following effects can be given as an example. The "ally character" is a game character belonging to the same group, and the "enemy character" is a game character belonging to an enemy group (opposite group). Further, the following effects may occur unconditionally or under predetermined conditions. (1) Raise the tone of the ally character (improve the condition of the ally character).
(2) Decrease the condition of the enemy character (make the condition of the enemy character worse).
(3) Reduce the degree of fatigue of friendly characters.
(4) Increase the degree of fatigue of the enemy character.
(5) Improve the abilities of yourself, your character, or the entire group to which you belong.
(6) Decrease the ability of the enemy character or the entire enemy group.
(7) Increase the experience points that you or your ally character can obtain.
(8) Increase the degree of ability increase of yourself or your ally character.
(9) Increase the speed of the ability increase of yourself or your ally character.
(10) Increase the income earned by yourself, your character, or the group to which you belong.

The "effect information" is information that specifies the type (content) and degree of the effect generated in the game by the game character.

The effect information determination unit 140 determines the type and degree of the effect based on the first parameter and the second parameter. For example, the effect information determination unit 140 selects one of a plurality of effect information based on the first parameter and the second parameter.

Specifically, the effect information determination unit 140 determines the effect information based on the second parameter when the first parameter belongs to a predetermined numerical range. For example, a plurality of effect information is stored in association with each of the plurality of numerical ranges, and the effect information determination unit 140 stores any one of the plurality of effect information associated with the numerical range as the effect of the game character. As information, it is selected based on the second parameter.

The "predetermined numerical range" is a numerical range in which at least one of a predetermined upper limit value and a predetermined lower limit value is set. The "predetermined numerical range" may be one to which only one numerical value belongs. In other words, the "predetermined numerical range" may have the same upper limit value and lower limit value. In short, the predetermined numerical value itself is also included in the wording in the "predetermined numerical range".

"When the first parameter belongs to a predetermined numerical range" means that the first parameter has changed from a state in which the first parameter does not belong to the predetermined numerical range to a state in which the first parameter belongs to the predetermined numerical range. This is the case.

For example, each of the plurality of effect information associated with a predetermined numerical range is associated with a condition relating to the second parameter, and the effect information determination unit 140 is associated with a plurality of effect information associated with the numerical range to which the first parameter belongs. From the effect information, the effect information associated with the condition that the second parameter is satisfied is selected as the effect information of the game character.

Note that the limiting unit 150 has the effect of the game character even if the second parameter is updated after any one of the plurality of effect information associated with the predetermined numerical range is determined as the effect information of the game character. Restricts the change of information to other effect information among a plurality of effect information associated with a predetermined numerical range.

"Restricting the change of the effect information of the game character to other effect information" means prohibiting the change of the effect information of the game character to other effect information. In principle, changing the effect information of the game character to other effect information may be prohibited and allowed only in special cases.

For example, the first effect information is determined as the effect information of the game character because the second parameter satisfies the condition associated with the first effect information among the plurality of effect information associated with the predetermined numerical range. In the case, since the second parameter is updated, the second parameter does not satisfy the condition associated with the first effect information, and the other of the plurality of effect information associated with the predetermined numerical range. Even if the second parameter satisfies the condition associated with the effect information (second effect information) of the game character, the limiting unit 150 changes the effect information of the game character from the first effect information to the second effect information. Limit what you do.

As shown in FIG. 11, the effect information determination unit 140 includes a first effect information determination unit 141 and a second effect information determination unit 142. The first effect information determination unit 141 determines the effect information of the first game character based on the first parameter and the second parameter of the first game character. The second effect information determination unit 142 determines the effect information of the second game character based on the first parameter and the second parameter of the second game character.

In the case of the soccer game described above, the team role assigned to the player character corresponds to an example of the above "effect information". Further, the influence parameter corresponds to an example of the above "first parameter", the influence condition set for each division corresponds to an example of the "predetermined numerical range", and the personality parameter corresponds to the above "second". Corresponds to an example of "parameter". Further, the player character belonging to the user team corresponds to the above-mentioned "game character" or the above-mentioned "first game character", and the player character belonging to the COM team corresponds to the above-mentioned "second game character".

The effect information determination unit 140 (first effect information determination unit 141) determines the team role assigned to the player character of the user team based on the influence parameter and the personality parameter of the player character (FIG. 9). That is, the effect information determination unit 140 (first effect information determination unit 141) assigns the personality parameter as a team role assigned to the player character of the user team from the categories associated with the influence condition satisfied by the influence parameter. Select a team role associated with a personality condition that is satisfied by.

Similarly, the second effect information determination unit 142 determines the team role assigned to the player character of the COM team based on the influence parameter and the personality parameter of the player character (FIG. 9).

The restriction unit 150 restricts changing the team role assigned to the player character within the same division. That is, it is assumed that after a team role in any category is assigned to a player character, the personality parameters of the player character are updated, and as a result, the allocation conditions for other team roles in the same category are satisfied. However, the restriction unit 150 restricts changing the team role assigned to the player character to the other team role. For example, after the "mood maker" of the lower role is assigned to the player character, as a result of updating the personality parameter of the player character, the player character does not satisfy the assignment condition of the "mood maker" and is lower. Even if the conditions for allocating the "star player" in the role are satisfied, the restriction unit 150 changes the team role assigned to the player character from "mood maker" to "star player". Restrict.

[3-6] The game character is associated with one of a plurality of group identification information, and the group change unit 160 converts the group identification information associated with the game character into another group identification information among the plurality of group identification information. change. The effect information changing unit 170 changes the effect information based on the change of the group identification information associated with the game character.

A "group" is a game character group to which a plurality of game characters belong. "Group" can also be paraphrased as, for example, a team, a group, a party, a guild, or the like. The "group identification information" is identification information that uniquely identifies a group. For example, a group ID, a group number, a group name, or the like corresponds to an example of "group identification information".

"The game character is associated with any one of the plurality of group identification information" means that the game character belongs to any of the plurality of groups identified by each of the plurality of group identification information. That is, when the game character belongs to the first group among the plurality of groups, the game character is associated with the group identification information of the first group.

"Changing the effect information" means changing the effect information so that at least one of the type and degree of the effect indicated by the effect information changes.

The group changing unit 160 changes the group to which the game character belongs to another group among the plurality of groups. For example, the group changing unit 160 changes the state in which the game character belongs to the first group among the plurality of groups to the state in which the game character belongs to the second group among the plurality of groups. The change of the group identification information associated with the game character may be executed according to the game operation of the user, or may be executed according to the determination by the computer.

Further, the effect information changing unit 170 changes the effect information when the group identification information associated with the game character is changed (that is, triggered by the change of the group identification information associated with the game character). The effect information changing unit 170 may change the effect information after the group identification information is changed, or the group identification information is actually changed after it is confirmed that the group identification information is changed. The effect information may be changed before, or the effect information may be changed in parallel with the change of the group identification information.

The effect information changing unit 170 may decide whether or not to change the effect information based on the change of the group identification information associated with the game character. For example, the effect information changing unit 170 determines that the effect information is not changed when the group before the change and the group after the change have a predetermined relationship, and the group before the change and the group after the change are predetermined. If it does not have the relationship, it may be decided to change the effect information.

Further, the effect information changing unit 170 may determine the changed content of the effect information based on the change of the group identification information associated with the game character. For example, the effect information changing unit 170 reduces the degree of change of the effect information when the group before the change and the group after the change have a predetermined relationship, and the group before the change and the group after the change change. If it does not have a predetermined relationship, the degree of change in the effect information may be increased.

In the case of the soccer game described above, the soccer team corresponds to an example of a "group". The group change unit 160 transfers the player characters belonging to the user team to another team (COM team). That is, the group change unit 160 changes the team to which the player character belongs from the user team to another team (COM team). In addition, the group change unit 160 transfers the player characters belonging to the COM team to the user team. That is, the group change unit 160 changes the team to which the player character belongs from the COM team to the user team.

The effect information changing unit 170 changes the team role of the player character based on the transfer of the player character (that is, the change of the team to which the player character belongs). For example, the effect information changing unit 170 changes the team role of the player character to "top star" or "key player" when the team to which the player character assigned "Bandiera" is changed. Further, for example, when the team to which the player character to which the team role "from the subordinate organization" or "teacher-apprentice relationship" is assigned is changed, the effect information changing unit 170 is not assigned the team role to the player character. Change to state.

In the effect information change unit 170, when the team before the change and the team after the change have a predetermined relationship (for example, the team before the change and the team after the change both belong to the same country's league). In the case), if it is decided not to change the team role of the player character, and the team before the change and the team after the change do not have a predetermined relationship (for example, the team before the change and the team after the change). If they belong to a league in a different country), they may decide not to change the team role of the player character.

Further, in the effect information changing unit 170, when the team before the change and the team after the change have a predetermined relationship (for example, the team before the change and the team after the change both belong to the same country's league). In the case of), the degree of change in the team role of the player character is reduced (for example, the current team role is changed to the team role of the next lower division), and the team before the change and the team after the change are specified. If there is no relationship (for example, if the team before the change and the team after the change belong to a league of a different country), increase the degree of change in the team role of the player character (for example, from the current team role). You may change to a team role that is two levels lower).

[3-7] The effect generation unit 180 generates an effect based on the effect information in the game. "Generating in an effect game based on effect information" means generating an effect of the type specified by the effect information to the extent specified by the effect information in the game.

As shown in FIG. 11, the effect generation unit 180 includes a first effect generation unit 181 and a second effect generation unit 182. The first effect generation unit 181 generates an effect based on the effect information of the first game character in the game. In addition, the second effect generation unit 182 generates an effect based on the effect information of the second game character in the game.

In the case of the soccer game described above, the team roll corresponds to an example of the above "effect information". Further, the player character belonging to the user team corresponds to an example of the "first game character", and the player character belonging to the COM team corresponds to an example of the "second game character".

The effect generation unit 180 (first effect generation unit 181) generates an effect set in the team role assigned to the player character of the user team in the game. For example, when the "mood maker" is assigned to the player character of the user team, the condition-up effect of the effect level "small" is set in the "mood maker" (FIG. 8A), so that the effect generation unit 180 (FIG. 8A) The first effect generation unit 181) slightly raises the condition parameters of all the player characters of the user team. Similarly, the second effect generation unit 182 generates an effect set in the team role assigned to the player character of the COM team in the game.

[4. Processing] Next, the processing executed by the game system 1 (game terminal 10) will be described.

[4-1] FIGS. 14A and 14B show an example of processing executed for individual player characters of the user team who participated in the game after the game is completed. By executing the processes shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B according to the program, the control unit 11 of the game terminal 10 (game control device) functions as the functional block (excluding the data storage unit 100) shown in FIG. In the following, for the sake of simplicity, the processes shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B will be described on the assumption that the processes shown in FIGS. 14A and 14B are executed for the player character A10 of the user team.

As shown in FIG. 14A, first, the control unit 11 accesses the team member data D104 (influence field) of the user team, and adds a predetermined value to the influence parameter of the player character A10 (S100).

Further, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the player character A10 has been selected as the best player (MVP) in the game (S102). When the player character A10 is selected as the player of the match (S102: Yes), the control unit 11 accesses the team member data D104 (influence field) of the user team and sets a predetermined value in the influence parameter of the player character A10. Is added (S104). The predetermined value in step S104 may be larger than or the same as the predetermined value in step S100.

When step S104 is executed, or when it is determined in step S102 that the player character A10 is not the best player in the match (S102: No), the control unit 11 generates the effect of "match experience value up". It is determined whether or not the state is possible (S106). This determination is made based on the team member data D104 of the user team.

For example, "teacher-apprentice relationship", "rising star", and "bad boy" are set to "increase their own game experience" as a special effect (Fig. 8A, Fig. 8C), so "teacher-apprentice relationship" is a player. When assigned to the character A10, the control unit 11 determines that the effect of "match experience value up" can be generated.

Also, for example, "Fighter", "Professor", "Master", and "Legend" are set with "(Captain) Match Experience Increase (Small), (Medium), or (Large)" as a special effect. Therefore (Fig. 8A, Fig. 8B), a player character assigned "Fighter", "Professor", "Master", or "Legend" exists in the user team, and the player character is set as the captain. If this is the case, the control unit 11 determines that the effect of "increasing the game experience value" can be generated.

In addition, for example, since "master" is set to "change in match experience value (at the time of participation in the match)" as a special effect (Fig. 8B), a player character assigned "master" exists in the user team. In addition, when the player character is participating in the match and the condition parameter of the player character is higher than the first threshold value, the control unit 11 can generate the effect of "match experience value up". Judge that there is.

When it is determined that the effect of "match experience value up" cannot be generated (S106: No), the control unit 11 accesses the team member data D104 (experience value field) of the user team and has a normal match experience value. Is added to the experience value parameters of various abilities of the player character A10 (S108). Although omitted in FIG. 14A, since "(at the time of participation in the match) match experience value fluctuation" is set as a special effect for "master" (Fig. 8B), the player character assigned "master" is assigned. Is present in the user team, the player character is participating in the match, and the condition parameter of the player character is lower than the second threshold value, the control unit 11 is set to "match experience value down". It is determined that the effect should be generated. In this case, the control unit 11 accesses the team member data D104 (experience value field) of the user team, and adds a value smaller than the normal match experience value to the experience value parameters of various abilities of the player character A10.

On the other hand, when it is determined that the effect of "match experience value up" can be generated (S106: Yes), the control unit 11 accesses the team member data D104 (experience value field) of the user team and is normal. A value larger than the match experience value is added to the experience value parameters of various abilities of the player character A10 (S110). For example, when the degree of the effect of "match experience value up" is "small", the control unit 11 calculates a value obtained by multiplying the first coefficient (a number of 1 or more) by the normal match experience value. It is added to the experience value parameters of various abilities of the player character A10. Further, when the degree of the effect of "match experience value increase" is "medium", the control unit 11 calculates a value obtained by multiplying the normal match experience value by a second coefficient larger than the first coefficient. It is added to the experience value parameters of various abilities of the player character A10. Further, when the degree of the effect of "match experience value increase" is "large", the control unit 11 calculates a value obtained by multiplying the normal match experience value by a third coefficient larger than the second coefficient. It is added to the experience value parameters of various abilities of the player character A10.

After executing step S108 or S110, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the experience value parameter of the player character A10 has reached the reference value based on the team member data D104 (experience value field) of the user team (S112). ). That is, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the experience value parameter of each ability item has reached the reference value.

When it is determined that the experience value parameter of at least one ability item of the player character A10 has reached the reference value (S112: Yes), the control unit 11 accesses the team member data D104 (ability field) of the user team and the player The ability parameter corresponding to the at least one ability item of the character A10 is increased by 1 point (S114).

Further, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the total value parameter of the player character A10 has also increased due to the increase in the ability parameter of the player character A10 (S116). That is, the control unit 11 calculates the total value parameter based on the ability parameter of the player character A10, and compares the calculated total value parameter with the total value parameter registered in the team member data D104. Then, if the calculated total value parameter is larger than the total value parameter registered in the team member data D104, the control unit 11 determines that the total value parameter of the player character A10 has increased. In this case, the control unit 11 updates the total value parameter of the player character A10 registered in the team member data D104 with the newly calculated total value parameter.

When it is determined that the total value parameter of the player character A10 has increased, the control unit 11 accesses the team member data D104 (influence field) of the user team and adds a predetermined value to the influence parameter of the player character A10 ( S118). The predetermined value in step S118 may be larger than the predetermined value in step S100 or S104, or may be the same.

Further, as shown in FIG. 14B, the control unit 11 accesses the team member data D104 (personality field) of the user team and updates the team play / stand play parameters of the player character A10 (S120).

For example, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the number of grounder passes, the number of fly passes, and the number of crosses of the player character A10 in this game are all equal to or higher than the average value in the user team, and all of them are average values. If the above is the case, a predetermined value is subtracted from the team play / stand play parameters of the player character A10. The number of grounder passes, the number of fly passes, and the number of crosses may be counted during the match and stored as part of the match result data, or counted after the match based on the replay data of the match. You may. The same applies to the other times described later. At this time, the control unit 11 acquires the lower limit value of the team play / stand play parameter of the player character A10 from the team member data D104 of the user team, and if the value obtained by subtraction is less than the lower limit value, the player The team play / stand play parameter of the character A10 is set to the lower limit value.

Similarly, based on the match result data, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the number of dribbles, the number of fouls, and the number of shots of the player character A10 in this match are all equal to or higher than the average value in the user team. If both are equal to or higher than the average value, a predetermined value is added to the team play / stand play parameter of the player character A10. At this time, the control unit 11 acquires the upper limit value of the team play / stand play parameter of the player character A10 from the team member data D104 of the user team, and if the value obtained by the addition exceeds the upper limit value, the player The team play / stand play parameter of the character A10 is set to the upper limit value.

Further, the control unit 11 accesses the team member data D104 (personality field) of the user team and updates the passion / calm parameter of the player character A10 (S122).

For example, based on the match result data, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the total movement distance and the number of tackles of the player character A10 in this match are both equal to or higher than the average value in the user team, and both of them are determined. If it is equal to or higher than the average value, a predetermined value is subtracted from the passion / calm parameter of the player character A10. At this time, the control unit 11 acquires the lower limit value of the passion / calm parameter of the player character A10 from the team member data D104 of the user team, and when the value obtained by the subtraction is less than the lower limit value, the player character A10 Set the passion / calm parameter of to the lower limit.

Similarly, based on the match result data, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the ball capture rate and the number of fouls of the player character A10 in this match are both less than the average value in the user team. If both are less than the average value, a predetermined value is added to the passion / calm parameter of the player character A10. At this time, the control unit 11 acquires the upper limit value of the passion / calm parameter of the player character A10 from the team member data D104 of the user team, and when the value obtained by the addition exceeds the upper limit value, the player character A10 Set the passion / calm parameter of to the upper limit.

Further, the control unit 11 accesses the team member data D104 (personality field) of the user team and updates the skill / physical parameters of the player character A10 (S124).

For example, based on the match result data, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the number of successful passes, the number of ball captures, and the number of successful dribbles of the player character A10 in this match are all equal to or higher than the average value in the user team. If both are equal to or higher than the average value, a predetermined value is subtracted from the skill / physical parameter of the player character A10. At this time, the control unit 11 acquires the lower limit value of the skill / physical parameter of the player character A10 from the team member data D104 of the user team, and when the value obtained by the subtraction is less than the lower limit value, the player character A10 Set the skill / physical parameter of to the lower limit value.

Similarly, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the movement speed, the number of tackle captures, and the number of aerial battle wins of the player character A10 in this game are all equal to or higher than the average value in the user team, and all of them are determined. If it is equal to or higher than the average value, a predetermined value is added to the skill / physical parameter of the player character A10. At this time, the control unit 11 acquires the upper limit value of the skill / physical parameter of the player character A10 from the team member data D104 of the user team, and when the value obtained by the addition exceeds the upper limit value, the player character A10 Set the skill / physical parameter of to the upper limit value.

Further, the control unit 11 accesses the team member data D104 (personality field) of the user team and updates the sensory / thinking parameters of the player character A10 (S124).

For example, based on the match result data, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the number of ball touches, the number of clears, and the number of middle shots of the player character A10 in this match are all equal to or higher than the average value in the user team. If the judgment is made and all of them are equal to or higher than the average value, a predetermined value is subtracted from the sensory / thinking parameter of the player character A10. At this time, the control unit 11 acquires the lower limit value of the sensory / thinking parameter of the player character A10 from the team member data D104 of the user team, and when the value obtained by the subtraction is less than the lower limit value, the player character A10 Set the sensory / thinking parameter of to the lower limit.

Similarly, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the average ball-keeping time, the number of pass cuts, and the number of shots in the area of the player character A10 in this game are all equal to or higher than the average value in the user team. If both are equal to or higher than the average value, a predetermined value is added to the sensory / thinking parameters of the player character A10. At this time, the control unit 11 acquires the upper limit value of the sensory / thinking parameter of the player character A10 from the team member data D104 of the user team, and when the value obtained by the addition exceeds the upper limit value, the control unit 11 Sets the sensory / thinking parameter of the player character A10 to the upper limit value.

After executing steps S120 to S126, the control unit 11 determines whether or not a team role is assigned to the player character A10 based on the team member data D104 (team roll field) of the user team (S130).

When it is determined that the player character A10 is assigned a team role (S130: Yes), the control unit 11 determines whether or not the player character A10 satisfies the level-up condition of the team role (S134). ). This determination is executed based on the team member data D104 (team roll field) of the user team and the allocation condition data D102 (Lv2 condition and Lv3 condition field).

For example, when the level of the team roll currently assigned to the player character A10 is "1", the control unit 11 determines whether or not the influence parameter of the player character A10 satisfies either the Lv2 condition or the Lv3 condition. Is determined. Then, if the Lv3 condition is satisfied, the control unit 11 updates the level of the team role currently assigned to the player character A10 to "3", and if the Lv2 condition is satisfied, the control unit 11 moves. , Update the level of the team role currently assigned to the player character A10 to "2". On the other hand, when the level of the team roll currently assigned to the player character A10 is "2", the control unit 11 determines whether or not the influence parameter of the player character A10 satisfies the Lv3 condition. Then, if the Lv3 condition is satisfied, the control unit 11 updates the level of the team role currently assigned to the player character A10 to "3".

Since there is no level setting for the upper roll, the highest roll, and the special roll (Fig. 9), when the team role assigned to the player character A10 is the upper roll, the highest roll, or the special roll. Does not execute steps S132 and S134, but steps S136 described later are executed.

Further, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the player character A10 satisfies the allocation condition of the team role of the division higher than the team role currently assigned to the player character A10 (S136). This determination is executed based on the team member data D104 (influence and personality fields, etc.) of the user team and the allocation condition data D102 (allocation condition fields, etc.).

For example, when the team role currently assigned to the player character A10 is a growing role, it is determined whether or not the allocation conditions of the lower role, the middle role, the upper role, or the highest role are satisfied. To. Further, when the team role currently assigned to the player character A10 is a lower role, it is determined whether or not the allocation conditions of the middle role, the upper role, or the highest role are satisfied. Further, when the team role currently assigned to the player character A10 is the middle roll, it is determined whether or not the allocation condition of the upper roll or the highest roll is satisfied. Further, when the team role currently assigned to the player character A10 is the upper role, it is determined whether or not the allocation condition of the highest role is satisfied. Of the special rolls, "Rising Star" and "Bad Boy" are considered to be team rolls equivalent to the lower rolls because their influence conditions are the same as those of the lower rolls. In addition, among the special rolls, the "game master" is regarded as a team roll equivalent to the middle roll because the influence condition is the same as that of the middle roll.

When it is determined that the player character A10 satisfies the allocation condition of the team role of the division higher than the team role currently assigned to the player character A10 (S136: Yes), the control unit 11 is the team of the user team. Access the member data D104 (team roll field) and change the team role assigned to the player character A10 to the team role (S138). In this case, the control unit 11 determines whether or not the level-up condition (Lv2 condition or Lv3 condition) of the team roll newly assigned to the player character A10 is already satisfied, and the level-up condition is already satisfied. If so, the level of the team role is set to "2" or "3", and if the level-up condition is not already satisfied, the level of the team role is set to "1".

If it is determined in step S136 that the conditions for assigning a plurality of team roles are satisfied, the control unit 11 preferentially assigns the team roles in the higher divisions to the player character A10.

When a plurality of team roles are in the same category, the control unit 11 preferentially assigns the team role having the highest degree of satisfaction with the allocation conditions to the player character A10 among the plurality of team roles.

Here, the team play / stand play parameters, passion / calm parameters, skill / physical parameters, and sensory / thinking parameters of the player character A10 are "55", "-70", "60", and "-60", respectively. It is assumed that the influence parameter is "64". In this case, both the "mood maker" and "star player" allocation conditions of the lower roles are satisfied. In such a case, the control unit 11 preferentially assigns the team role with the highest degree of satisfaction of the allocation conditions to the player character A10 among the “mood maker” and the “star player”.

In this case, since the passion / calm parameter and the skill / physical parameter are set as the allocation conditions of the “mood maker” (FIG. 9), the control unit 11 indicates the degree of satisfaction of the allocation conditions of the “mood maker”. As an index, the total value (130) of the absolute value of the passion / calm parameter and the absolute value of the skill / physical parameter is calculated. On the other hand, since the team play / stand play parameter and the sense / thinking parameter are set as the allocation condition of the "star player" (FIG. 9), the control unit 11 determines the degree of satisfaction of the allocation condition of the "star player". As an index to be shown, the total value (115) of the absolute value of the team play / stand play parameter and the absolute value of the sensory / thinking parameter is calculated. Then, the control unit 11 gives priority to the "mood maker" having the larger total value and assigns it to the player character A10.

After executing step S138, the control unit 11 displays the team role allocation image G400 on the display unit 16 (S144). If it is determined that the player character A10 does not satisfy the allocation conditions of the team rolls in the division above the team role currently assigned to the player character A10 (S136: No), the control unit 11 performs step S138. , S140 is not executed, and this process is terminated.

If it is determined in step S130 that the team role is not assigned to the player character A10 (S130: No), the control unit 11 determines whether or not the player character A10 satisfies the team roll allocation condition. Judgment (S140). This determination is executed based on the team member data D104 (influence and personality fields, etc.) of the user team and the allocation condition data D102 (allocation condition fields, etc.).

When it is determined that the player character A10 satisfies the team role allocation condition (S140: Yes), the control unit 11 accesses the team member data D104 (team roll field) of the user team and plays the team role. Assigned to character A10 (S142). In addition, this step S142 is the same as step S138.

After executing step S142, the control unit 11 displays the team role allocation image G400 on the display unit 16 (S144). If it is determined that the player character A10 does not satisfy the team roll allocation condition (S140: No), the control unit 11 ends this process without executing step S142.

[4-2] FIG. 15 shows an example of a process for updating the influence parameter of the player character of the COM team and setting the team role of the player character of the COM team. For example, the process shown in FIG. 15 is executed every day at the time in the game world. When the process shown in FIG. 15 is executed according to the program, the control unit 11 of the game terminal 10 (game control device) functions as the functional block (excluding the data storage unit 100) shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 15, based on the team member data D104 of the COM team, the control unit 11 selects a predetermined number of player characters from all the player characters of the COM team based on the probability information (randomly). Select (S150). Then, the control unit 11 accesses the team member data D104 of the COM team, and adds a predetermined value to the influence parameter of the selected player character (S152). The predetermined value in step S152 may be different from or the same as the predetermined value in steps S100, S104, or S118.

After executing step S152, the control unit 11 executes the processes of steps S154 to S166 for the individual player characters selected in step S150. The processing contents executed for the individual player characters selected in steps S150 in steps S154 to S166 are the processing contents executed for the player characters of the user team in S130 to S142 shown in FIG. 14B. Since they are the same, the description thereof will be omitted here.

[4-3] When executing a match between the user team and the COM team, the control unit 11 is based on the team role assigned to the player character of the user team and the team role assigned to the player character of the COM team. , Generates various effects.

For example, when a team role (mood maker, etc.) having a condition-up effect of the effect level "small" is assigned to a player character of the user team, the control unit 11 generates the effect. That is, the control unit 11 sets the condition parameter of the player character of the user team to a value obtained by adding the first predetermined value to the original value.

Further, when a team role (fighting general, etc.) having a condition-up effect of the effect level "medium" is assigned to a player character of the user team, the control unit 11 generates the effect. That is, the control unit 11 sets the condition parameter of the player character of the user team to a value obtained by adding a second predetermined value (a value larger than the first predetermined value) to the original value.

Further, when a team role (hero or the like) having a condition-up effect of the effect level "large" is assigned to a player character of the user team, the control unit 11 generates the effect. That is, the control unit 11 sets the condition parameter of the player character of the user team to a value obtained by adding a third predetermined value (a value larger than the second predetermined value) to the original value.

[4-4] When executing the training process of the player character of the user team, the control unit 11 generates various effects based on the team role assigned to the player character of the user team.

For example, when a team role (master or the like) having an effect of improving training efficiency with an effect level of "small" is assigned to a player character of a user team, the control unit 11 generates the effect. That is, the control unit 11 sets the training experience value given to each player character of the user team to a value obtained by adding the first predetermined value to the original value.

Further, when a team role (fighting general, etc.) having an effect of improving training efficiency at the effect level "medium" is assigned to a player character of the user team, the control unit 11 generates the effect. That is, the control unit 11 sets the training experience value given to each player character of the user team to a value obtained by adding a second predetermined value (a value larger than the first predetermined value) to the original value.

Further, when a team role (master or the like) having an effect of improving the training efficiency of the effect level "large" is assigned to the player character of the user team, the control unit 11 generates the effect. That is, the control unit 11 sets the training experience value given to each player character of the user team to a value obtained by adding a third predetermined value (a value larger than the second predetermined value) to the original value.

[4-5] When the year changes (or the season changes) due to the in-game time, the control unit 11 accesses the team member data D104 of the user team and the COM team, and all the player characters of the user team and the COM team Add 1 to the age parameter.

In addition, the control unit 11 accesses the team member data D104 of the user team, and each personality parameter (team play / stand play parameter, passion / calm parameter, skill / physical parameter, sense / thinking parameter) of each player character of the user team. The lower limit of is lowered by a predetermined value, and the upper limit is raised by a predetermined value.

[4-6] When a player character is transferred, the control unit 11 moves the player character data from the transfer source team member data D104 to the transfer destination team member data D104. At this time, the control unit 11 determines whether or not "Bandiera" is assigned to the player character, and if "Bandiera" is assigned to the player character, the "team roll" of the player character. Change the team role registered in the field to "Top Star" or "Key Player". Further, the control unit 11 determines whether or not "from the subordinate organization" or "teacher-apprentice relationship" is assigned to the player character, and "from the subordinate organization" or "teacher-apprentice relationship" is assigned to the player character. If so, change the "Team Roll" field of the player character to blank.

[5. Summary] According to the game system 1, since the effect based on the team role assigned to the player character is generated in the game, the user can realize that the effect is generated by the presence of the player character, and as a result, the effect is generated. It is possible to make the user feel the presence of the player character.

Further, according to the game system 1, the influence parameter that increases when the player character participates in the game (or the player character belongs to the user team) and the personality parameter regarding the tendency of the action performed by the player character in the game. Since the team role assigned to the player character is determined based on the above, the player character depends on the player character's participation in the game (or the player character has belonged to the user team for a long time) or the action performed by the player character in the game. It is possible to make the user realize that the presence of is formed.

In particular, according to the game system 1, since the influence parameter is a parameter according to the number of times the player character has participated in the game (or the period of affiliation), the number of times the player character has participated in the game (or the period of affiliation of the player character is increased). By increasing the length), the influence of the player character is increased, and as a result, the user can realize that the presence of the player character is formed.

Further, according to the game system 1, the player character can be assigned a team role in a higher category as the influence parameter according to the number of times the player character participates in the game (or the period of affiliation) increases. As a result, the player character can generate an effect with a higher effect level, more effects, or an effect that covers more targets, so that the player character participates in more games (or the player). By increasing the affiliation period of the character), the influence of the player character is increased, and as a result, the user can realize that the presence of the player character is strengthened.

Further, according to the game system 1, it is not necessary to set a complicated correspondence relationship as described below. For example, if you want to limit the team role assigned to a player character by an ability parameter (or age parameter) that is separate from the influence parameter and personality parameter, the influence condition, the personality condition, and the condition related to the ability parameter (or age parameter) It is conceivable to adopt a configuration in which the correspondence between the combination and the team role is defined in the allocation condition data D102, and the team role to be assigned to the player character is determined based on the correspondence. However, in such a configuration, the allocation condition data D102 may become complicated. In this regard, according to the game system 1, by changing the upper limit value and the lower limit value of the personality parameter based on the ability parameter (or age parameter), the influence condition, the personality condition, and the condition regarding the ability parameter (or age parameter) The team role to be assigned to the player character can be determined in consideration of the ability parameter (or age parameter) without defining the correspondence between the combination of the above and the team role in the allocation condition data D102.

Further, according to the game system 1, after any team role in any of the categories is assigned to the player character, the personality parameter is updated, and the allocation conditions of the other team roles in the same category are satisfied. Since the team roll of the player character is not changed even if the player character is in such a state, the team roll of the player character is not easily changed. The team roll assigned to the player character allows the user to feel the presence of the player character, but if the team role of the player character changes easily, the presence of the game character felt by the user also changes. Therefore, there is a risk of giving the user a sense of discomfort. In this respect, according to the game system 1, the occurrence of such inconvenience can be suppressed.

Further, according to the game system 1, by changing the team roll of the player character when the player character is transferred, the presence of the player character also changes when the team to which the player character belongs changes (for example,). It is possible to make the user realize that the presence of the player character is weakened).

Further, according to the game system 1, the influence parameter of the player character of the COM team is updated based on the probability information regardless of whether or not the player participates in the game (FIG. 15). Therefore, regarding the player character of the COM team, It is not necessary to check the presence or absence of participation in the game and update the influence parameter based on it, and as a result, the processing load can be reduced. With respect to the player characters of the COM team, even if the above is done, it is unlikely that the user will feel uncomfortable. Therefore, according to the game system 1, the processing load can be reduced without giving the user a sense of discomfort.

[6. Modifications] The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above.

[6-1] For example, the team roll data D101 and the allocation condition data D102 may be displayed on the display unit 16. By doing so, the user can assign the desired team role to the player character of the user team by adjusting the behavior of the player character in the match by relying on the team role data D101 and the allocation condition data D102. It may be possible to plan.

[6-2] Further, for example, all or part of the processing described as being executed by the control unit 11 of the game terminal 10 (an example of the game control device) is executed by the server 30 (another example of the game control device). May be done. In this case, the data necessary for executing the process on the server 30 may be stored in the storage unit 32 or the database 35, or may be transmitted from the game terminal 10 to the server 30. Further, the data necessary for displaying various images on the display unit 16 (data indicating the image itself, data for generating the image, etc.) may be transmitted from the server 30 to the game terminal 10.

[6-3] Further, for example, the game world may be shared by a plurality of users, and a plurality of soccer teams existing in the game world may be operated, strengthened, and commanded by each of the plurality of users. In this case, the game system 1 includes a plurality of game terminals 10 used by a plurality of users.

[6-4] Further, for example, although the example in which the present invention is applied to a soccer game has been mainly described above, the present invention can also be applied to a game other than a soccer game. That is, the present invention can be applied to sports games other than soccer games such as baseball games, basketball games, and ice hockey games. The present invention can also be applied to games other than sports games. The present invention can be applied to various games that generate effects based on effect information associated with a game character.

[7. Supplementary note] From the above description, the present invention can be grasped as follows, for example. In addition, in order to facilitate the understanding of the present invention, the reference numerals described in the drawings are appropriately described in parentheses, but the present invention is not limited to the illustrated mode.

1) The game control device (10 or 30) according to one aspect of the present invention includes a first parameter updating means (110) for updating a first parameter (for example, an influence parameter) related to the use of a game character in a game. A second parameter updating means (120) that updates a second parameter (for example, a personality parameter) relating to a tendency of the game character's behavior based on the behavior of the game character used in the game, and the game character. An effect information determining means (140) that determines effect information (for example, a team role assigned to a player character) related to an effect generated in a game based on the first parameter and the second parameter, and an effect based on the effect information. Is included in the effect generating means (180) that generates the above in the game.

7) The game system (1) according to one aspect of the present invention includes a first parameter updating means (110) for updating a first parameter related to the use of a game character in a game, and the game used in the game. The first parameter updating means (120) for updating the second parameter relating to the tendency of the behavior of the game character based on the behavior of the character, and the effect information regarding the effect generated in the game by the game character. It includes an effect information determining means (140) that determines based on the parameter and the second parameter, and an effect generating means (180) that generates an effect based on the effect information in the game.

8) Further, the program according to one aspect of the present invention is the game control device (10 or 30) according to any one of 1) to 6), 11), 12), or the game system according to 7). It is a program for operating a computer as 1).

9) Further, the information storage medium according to one aspect of the present invention is a computer-readable information storage medium in which the program described in 8) is recorded.

10) Further, the game control method (control method of the game control device or game system) according to one aspect of the present invention is a first parameter update step (S100) for updating a first parameter related to the use of a game character in a game. ), A second parameter update step (S120, S122, S124, S126) for updating a second parameter relating to a tendency of the game character's behavior based on the behavior of the game character used in the game, and the game. The effect information determination step (S138, S142) for determining the effect information regarding the effect generated by the character in the game based on the first parameter and the second parameter, and the effect based on the effect information in the game. The effect generation step (S110) to be generated is included.

According to the inventions described in 1), 7) to 10) above, the effect based on the effect information of the game character is generated in the game, so that the user can realize that the effect is generated by the presence of the game character. As a result, the user can feel the presence of the game character. In particular, according to the present invention, the effect information of the game character is determined based on the first parameter related to the use of the game character and the second parameter related to the tendency of the behavior of the game character. Therefore, for example, the game character. To make the user realize that the presence of the game character is formed by the use of (or the time has passed since the game character became available) and the actions taken by the game character. As a result, it is possible to improve the interest of the game that generates an effect based on the effect information associated with the game character.

2) In one aspect of the present invention, the first parameter may be a parameter according to the number of times the game character has been used (for example, the number of times a player character has participated in a game).

According to the invention described in 2), since the effect based on the effect information of the game character is generated in the game, the user can realize that the effect is generated by the existence of the game character, and as a result, the game character can be realized. It is possible to make the user realize the presence of. In particular, according to the present invention, the effect information of the game character is determined based on the first parameter according to the number of times the game character is used and the second parameter related to the behavioral tendency of the game character. It is possible to make the user realize that the presence of the game character is formed by the number of times of use.

3) In one aspect of the present invention, the first parameter corresponds to the elapsed period (for example, the number of years that the player character belongs to the user team (affiliation period)) after the game character can be used. It may be a parameter.

According to the invention described in 3), since the effect based on the effect information of the game character is generated in the game, the user can realize that the effect is generated by the existence of the game character, and as a result, the game character can be realized. It is possible to make the user realize the presence of. In particular, according to the present invention, the effect information of the game character is based on the first parameter according to the elapsed period from the time when the game character can be used and the second parameter related to the behavior tendency of the game character. Since it is determined, it is possible for the user to realize that the presence of the game character is formed as time passes after the game character can be used.

4) In one aspect of the present invention, even if the limit value changing means (130) for changing at least one of the upper limit value and the lower limit value of at least one of the first parameter and the second parameter is included based on a predetermined condition. Good.

According to the invention described in 4), it is not necessary to set a complicated correspondence relationship as described below. For example, there is a case where it is desired to control the type or degree of the effect generated by the game character by a predetermined condition different from the first parameter and the second parameter. Conventionally, in such a case, a configuration is adopted in which the combination of the first parameter, the second parameter, the predetermined condition, and the correspondence relationship with the effect information are determined, and the effect information is determined based on the correspondence relationship. Was. However, in such a configuration, the correspondence may be complicated. In this regard, according to the present invention, at least one of the upper limit value and the lower limit value of at least one of the first parameter and the second parameter is changed based on a predetermined condition, so that the first parameter and the second parameter can be changed. Even if the combination with the predetermined conditions and the correspondence relationship with the effect information are not defined, it is possible to control the type or degree of the effect generated by the game character in consideration of the predetermined conditions. Eliminates the need to set relationships.

5) In one aspect of the present invention, the effect information determining means (140) has a plurality of effect information associated with the predetermined numerical range when the first parameter belongs to a predetermined numerical range. Any of these may be determined as the effect information of the game character based on the second parameter.

According to the invention described in 5), when the first parameter belongs to a predetermined numerical range due to the use of the game character, among the plurality of effect information associated with the predetermined numerical range. Since any one of the above is determined as the effect information of the game character based on the second parameter, the user can realize the presence of the game character formed by using the game character.

6) In one aspect of the present invention, the second parameter is updated after any one of the plurality of effect information associated with the predetermined numerical range is determined as the effect information of the game character. However, the effect information of the game character may include a limiting means (150) for restricting the change to other effect information among the plurality of effect information associated with the predetermined numerical range. ..

According to the invention described in 6), it is possible to suppress giving the user a sense of discomfort as described below. In the present invention, when the first parameter belongs to a predetermined numerical range due to the use of the game character, any one of the plurality of effect information associated with the predetermined numerical range can be played in the game. By determining the effect information of the character based on the second parameter, the user can realize the presence of the game character formed by using the game character. If the effect information of the determined game character is easily changed, the presence of the game character felt by the user also changes, which may give the user a sense of discomfort. In this regard, according to the present invention, even if the second parameter is updated after any one of the plurality of effect information associated with the predetermined numerical range is determined as the effect information of the game character, the game character. Since it is restricted to change the effect information of the above to other effect information among a plurality of effect information associated with a predetermined numerical range, it is possible to suppress giving the user a sense of discomfort as described above.

11) In one aspect of the present invention, the game character is associated with any one of a plurality of group identification information (for example, a team), and the game control device transfers the group identification information associated with the game character to the plurality of groups. A group changing means (160) for changing to another group identification information among the identification information, and an effect information changing means (170) for changing the effect information based on the change of the group identification information associated with the game character. , May be included.

According to the invention described in 11), when the group identification information associated with the game character is changed to another group identification information, the effect information of the game character is changed, so that the game character belongs to. It is possible to make the user realize that the presence of the game character also changes when the group changes.

12) In one aspect of the present invention, the first parameter updating means (110) updates the first parameter of the first game character, which is the object of instruction by the user, based on the use of the first game character. Means (111), means (112) for updating the first parameter of the second game character, which is not the target of the instruction by the user, based on probability information regardless of whether or not the second game character is used. The effect information determining means (140) includes means (141) for determining the effect information of the first game character based on the first parameter and the second parameter of the first game character. The effect generating means (180) includes means (142) for determining the effect information of the second game character based on the first parameter and the second parameter of the second game character. A means (181) for generating an effect based on the effect information of the first game character in the game, and a means (182) for generating an effect based on the effect information of the second game character in the game are included. May be good.

According to the invention described in 12), the first parameter of the first game character that is the target of the instruction by the user is updated based on the use of the first game character, whereas the second parameter that is not the target of the instruction by the user is updated. Since the first parameter of the game character is updated based on the probability information regardless of whether or not the second game character is used, it is confirmed whether or not the second game character, which is not the target of the user's instruction, is used. It is not necessary to update the first parameter based on the above, so that the processing load can be reduced. With respect to the second game character that is not the target of the instruction by the user, it is unlikely that the user will feel uncomfortable even if the above is performed. Therefore, according to the present invention, the processing load can be reduced without giving the user a sense of discomfort. ..

1 game system, N network, 10 game terminals, 11 control unit, 12 storage unit, 13 optical disk drive unit, 14 communication unit, 15 operation unit, 16 display unit, 17
Audio output unit, 30 server, 31 control unit, 32 storage unit, 33 optical disk drive unit, 34 communication unit, 35 database, 100 data storage unit, D101 team roll data, D102 allocation condition data, D103 team data, D104 team member data , 110 1st parameter update unit, 111 1-1 parameter update unit, 112
1-2 parameter update unit, 120 second parameter update unit, 130 limit value change unit, 140 effect information determination unit, 141 first effect information determination unit, 142 second effect information determination unit, 150 restriction unit, 160 group change Part, 170 Effect information change part, 180 Effect generation part, 181 First effect generation part, 182 Second effect generation part, G100 Menu image, P101 parts, A110 News area, A120 Ranking table area, A130 Goal ranking area, A140 Schedule Area, A150 command area, P151, P152, P153, P154, P155, P156 parts, G200 team situation image, A210 manager information area, A220 team situation area, A230 center player area, A240
Owner comment area, G300 player information image, P301 parts, A310 list area, A320 player information area, P321, P322, P323, P324, P325, P326, P330, P331 parts, A340 first part area, A350 second part area, A360 Third Part Region, P361-1, P361-2, P361-3, P361-4, P362-1, P362-2, P362-3, P362-4 Parts, A370
Fourth part area, P371 parts.

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A first parameter updating means for updating the first parameter related to the use of the game character in the game,
A second parameter updating means for updating a second parameter relating to a tendency of the game character's behavior based on the behavior of the game character used in the game.
An effect information determining means for determining effect information regarding an effect generated in the game by the game character based on the first parameter and the second parameter.
An effect generating means for generating an effect based on the effect information in the game,
Game control device including.

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