JP2021072973A - Control method for information processing device, program, control method for server, and server - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a social game capable of easily collecting players having a similar game play mode when organizing a group.SOLUTION: A control method for an information processing device includes a selection window output step which outputs a selection screen being displayed and containing a display regarding a condition for collecting players having a similar game play mode for a plurality of groups allowing players to participate, a display of the remaining number of persons to be allowed to participate the group, and a selection display for receiving an input operation of a user for selecting a group, a receiving step which receives selection of one group desired by the user to participate among the plurality of groups on the basis of the input operation of the player to the selection display, an identification information transmission step for transmitting identification information for identifying the group and the player having selected the group a server device 100 when receiving selection of one group, and an event progressing step for progressing an event with the organized group.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a control method of an information processing device, a program, a control method of a server, and a server.

In recent years, games provided from a server device to a mobile terminal operated by a player via a communication network have been well received, and many game titles have been released from a plurality of platforms. There are various types of games and one condition, and among them, so-called social games that allow a plurality of players to participate in the same game are particularly active. It can be said that this social game uses a community-type network service called a social networking service (hereinafter referred to as "SNS").

As a social game utilizing the characteristics of such SNS, for example, a battle event such as a battle in which a character operated by a plurality of players (player character) attacks one or a plurality of enemy player characters is unfolded. Things are known. In this case, each player becomes a member of a specific group such as a guild, a party, a team, or a community, which will be described later, and by defeating an enemy player character, not only to each player but also to the group to which those players belong. Various rewards such as points and items that can be used in the game can be given.

A battle event that aims to defeat an enemy player character by multiple player characters in this way is customarily called a "raid battle" in the social game field, or a group or guild is the head of its English notation. The enemy player character that appears in the raid battle is represented by the letter (G) and is represented by the acronym (R) of its English notation as a raid player character, and "GvR" ("v" is the English notation of Versus. Meaning; and so on).

In addition, social games are also widely known in which individual battle events in which player characters fight one-on-one and battle events in which group battles are held (including not only battles but also competitions such as team sports) are held. .. As an example of the latter, for example, in Patent Document 1, when matching of a plurality of parties to which a player character belongs is established in a Coliseum Hall which is a predetermined virtual space in a game, a group battle (battle) by those parties is established. The online games played are listed. In the field of social games, such direct battles between groups are customarily called "guild battles", or as described above, groups or guilds are represented by the acronym (G) in English. Sometimes called "GvG".

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-66524

By the way, when launching the above-mentioned group, it is common that the player who launches the group becomes the master, and the number of players who participate in the group is increased by recruiting or soliciting players who participate in their own group. In addition, in some games, in the case of a player who participates in the game for the first time, there is a game in which the player is automatically assigned to a predetermined group, and the number of players who participate in the group increases in this way. There is also.

At the time of launching a group, the player who becomes the master of the group often desires that the players having the same gameplay mode as their own gameplay mode gather in their own group. For example, if the master is a heavy user of the game (eg, a player who plays the game for a long time or a skilled player), he wants the heavy user to belong to his own group as well. This is because when a light user (for example, a player who occasionally plays a game or a player who plays a game for the purpose of enjoying the game rather than the result of the game) is mixed in the heavy user, the game time and the game strategy are dealt with. This is because the motivation is different, so the direction of enjoying the game is different even though it is one group, and there is a possibility that the group will not be organized.

However, it is very complicated for the master player to make a player having the same gameplay mode as his / her own gameplay mode belong to his / her own group. For example, it is not uncommon for multiple groups to be launched at approximately the same time in the game, and in such cases, even if there are multiple players who wish to newly join the group, they tend to be dispersed in each group. .. For this reason, it is difficult to make players with the same gameplay mode belong to one group, the number of solicitations is increased, and the time is also long. Although the time can be shortened by reducing the number of solicitations, it is necessary to capture the group battle event as a small group, which hinders the capture of the battle event.

That is, in a social game, when a group is set up, a mechanism for gathering players having a similar gameplay mode has not been established.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a social game in which players having similar gameplay modes can be easily gathered when forming a group.

The control method of the information processing device that solves the above problems is to control the information processing device that is connected to the server device via a communication line and outputs a screen of a game including an event played by a group to which a plurality of players belong to a display. It is a method of displaying a plurality of groups regarding conditions for collecting players having a similar game play mode, displaying the remaining number of people who can participate in the group, and accepting an input operation of the player for selecting the group. Acceptance of selection from a plurality of the groups to one group wishing to participate based on the selection screen output step of outputting the selection screen displayed including the selection display and the input operation to the selection display of the player. The step and the identification information transmission step of transmitting the identification information for identifying the group and the player who selected the group to the server device when the selection to the one group is accepted, and the formed group. Includes an event progress step that advances the event in.

Here, the "player" is a user who operates a terminal device, and is a concept that also corresponds to a so-called client-server system client, and is also from the viewpoint of distinguishing from a server device user (server administrator, etc.). , This is referred to as "player". In addition, the player can generally participate in the game through a game medium (hereinafter, referred to as a player character) including a character that performs activities, actions, thoughts, etc. in a virtual game space instead of himself / herself. Therefore, in the present disclosure, the term "player" may be used to indicate the player character in a strict sense, but in the following, it may be simply referred to as "player".

In addition, as a "group", for example, as a general name, a virtual member having a plurality of members such as "guild", "party", "team", and "community" with various tastes. An aggregate or the like can be mentioned. Such a "group" may be created / formed for each game title, or may be created / formed for each platform as a common group or a shared group that crosses a plurality of game titles. .. Further, in this disclosure, the "competition event" will be described as a main inter-group event, but in addition to such a battle-type event, an exchange event between groups executed as a part of a social game will be described. It may contain different types of events.

An information processing device program that solves the above problems is a program executed by a computer that is connected to a server device via a communication line and outputs a game screen including an event played by a group to which a plurality of players belong to a display. Therefore, the computer, a plurality of groups, a display regarding a condition for collecting players having a similar game play mode, a display of the remaining number of people who can participate in the group, and an input operation of the player for selecting the group. A group that wants to participate from a plurality of the groups on the selection screen based on the selection screen output unit that outputs the selection screen displayed including the selection display and the input operation to the selection display of the player. The reception unit that accepts the selection to the server device, and the identification information transmission unit that transmits the identification information that identifies the group and the player who selected the group to the server device when the selection to the one group is accepted. , The formed group functions as an event progressing unit for advancing the event.

The server control method for solving the above problem is to control a server that is connected to an information processing device used by a player via a communication line and outputs a screen of a game including an event played by a group to which a plurality of players belong to a display. It is a method of displaying a plurality of groups regarding conditions for collecting players having a similar gameplay mode, displaying the number of remaining people who can participate in the group, and accepting an input operation of the player for selecting the group. Identification that identifies the group selected based on the step of outputting the selection screen displayed including the selection display to the information processing device and the input operation of the player to the selection display and the player who selected the group. Steps to receive information and
Includes a step of advancing the event in the formed group.
A server that solves the above problems is a server that is connected to an information processing device used by a player via a communication line and outputs a screen of a game including an event played by a group to which a plurality of players belong to a display. Group is displayed including a display regarding conditions for gathering players of a similar game play mode, a display of the remaining number of people who can participate in the group, and a selection display for accepting an input operation of the player for selecting the group. Receives an output control unit that outputs the selected selection screen to the information processing device, and identification information that identifies the group selected based on the input operation of the player to the selection display and the player who selected the group. A group information receiving unit and a progressing unit for advancing the event in the formed group are included.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a social game in which players having similar gameplay modes can be easily gathered when forming a group.

It is a schematic block diagram (system block diagram) which shows one preferable embodiment which concerns on the game management server apparatus by this invention. It is a schematic block diagram (system block diagram) which shows one preferable embodiment of the game system by this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structural example of the game screen in the game of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the guild (group) formation open space screen of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the guild (group) information storage part of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the guild (group) open space information storage part of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the guild (group) establishment number information storage part of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the guild (group) formation process of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. It should be noted that the following embodiments are examples for explaining the present invention, and the present invention is not intended to be limited only to the embodiments thereof. Further, the present invention can be modified in various ways as long as it does not deviate from the gist thereof. Further, those skilled in the art can adopt an embodiment in which each element described below is replaced with an equal one, and such an embodiment is also included in the scope of the present invention. Furthermore, the positional relationship such as up, down, left, and right shown as necessary shall be based on the indicated display unless otherwise specified. Furthermore, the various dimensional ratios in the drawings are not limited to the ratios shown. Further, in the following, in order to facilitate understanding, an embodiment in which the present invention is realized by using an information processing device for a game will be described as an example, but as described above, the present invention is not limited thereto.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram (system block diagram) showing a preferred embodiment of the server device (game management server device) according to the present invention. Further, FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram (system configuration diagram) showing a preferred embodiment of the game system according to the present invention. As shown in these figures, the server device 100 is a server computer connected to the network 200, and the server function is exhibited by operating a predetermined server program on the server computer. Further, the game system 1 is configured by setting the server device 100 and the terminal device 2 such as the client computer 21 and the mobile terminal 22 which are also wired and / or wirelessly connected to the network 200 so as to be able to communicate with each other. Will be done.

The network 200 is, for example, a communication line or a communication network related to information processing including the Internet and the like, and its specific configuration is configured so that data can be transmitted and received between the server device 100 and the terminal device 2. The present invention is not particularly limited, and for example, a base station wirelessly connected to the terminal device 2, a mobile communication network connected to the base station, the Internet connected to the server device, and a gateway connecting the mobile communication network and the Internet. Those equipped with a device can be mentioned.

The server device 100 includes an arithmetic processing unit 101 such as a CPU and an MPU, a ROM 102 and a RAM 103 as storage devices, an external interface 104 to which an input unit 105 and an external memory 106 are connected, an image processing unit 107 to which a display monitor 111 is connected, and a disk. Alternatively, a slot drive 108 to which a memory device or the like is housed or connected, an audio processing unit 109 to which a speaker device 112 is connected, and a network interface 110 transmit, for example, a system bus including an internal bus, an external bus, and an expansion bus. They are connected to each other via the road 120. The device devices responsible for input / output such as the input unit 105, the external memory 106, the display monitor 111, and the speaker device 112 may be omitted as necessary, and even if they are provided, they may be omitted. It does not have to be always connected to the transmission line 120.

The arithmetic processing unit 101 controls the operation of the entire server device 100, transmits and receives control signals and information signals (data) to and from the other components described above, and performs various arithmetic processes necessary for executing the game. I do. Therefore, the arithmetic processing unit 101 performs arithmetic operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division using a numerical operation unit, logical operations such as logical sum, logical product, and logical negation, and bits for a storage area that can be accessed at high speed such as a so-called register. It is configured so that bit operations such as sum, bit product, bit inversion, bit shift, and bit rotation can be performed, and if necessary, saturation operations, triangular function operations, vector operations, and the like can be performed.

Further, the ROM 102 generally records an IPL (Initial Program Loader) that is executed first after the power is turned on, and when this is executed, the disk or memory device accommodated or connected to the slot drive 108 is recorded. The recorded server program or game program is once read into the RAM 103 by the arithmetic processing unit 101, and the program is executed by the arithmetic processing unit 101. Further, the ROM 102 records an operating system program and various other data necessary for controlling the operation of the entire server device 100.

Further, the RAM 103 is for temporarily storing the server program, the game program, and various data, and as described above, the read server program, the game program, other game progress, and a plurality of times. Data and the like necessary for communication between the terminal devices 2 are held in the RAM 103. Further, the arithmetic processing unit 101 sets a variable area in the RAM 103, directly performs an operation using the numerical arithmetic unit on the value stored in the variable area, or registers the value stored in the RAM 103. It is temporarily duplicated or relocated and stored in the register, and operations are directly performed on the registers, and further, the operation results are written back to the RAM 103.

Further, the input unit 105 connected via the external interface 104 receives various operation inputs performed by the user (game provider) of the server device 100, and the input unit 105 includes a keyboard, a touch pad, and the like. In addition to the touch panel, for example, a voice input device can be adopted, and the type of device is not particularly limited as long as it is possible to input various operation inputs, decision operations, cancel operations, menu displays, and the like.

Further, the RAM 103 and the external memory 106 detachably connected via the external interface 104 are connected to the operating status of the server device 100, the access status of each terminal device 2, the game play status and progress status of each terminal device 2. Data indicating (past results, etc.), log (recording) data of communication between the terminal devices 2 and the like are rewritably stored.

Further, the image processing unit 107 processes various data read from the slot drive 108 by the arithmetic processing unit 101 or by the image processing unit 107 itself, and then stores the processed image information in a frame memory or the like. Record. The image information recorded in the frame memory is converted into a video signal at a predetermined synchronization timing and output to the display monitor 111 connected to the image processing unit 107. This makes it possible to display various images. Further, the image information related to the game is transmitted from the image processing unit 107 and / or the arithmetic processing unit 101 to each terminal device 2 by collaborative processing with the arithmetic processing unit 101 or the like.

Further, the voice processing unit 109 converts various data read from the slot drive 108 into voice signals and outputs the data from the speaker device 112 connected to the voice processing unit 109. In addition, voice information (sound effects and music information) related to the game is transmitted from the voice processing unit 109 and / or the calculation processing unit 101 to each terminal device 2 by collaborative processing with the calculation processing unit 101 or the like.

Furthermore, the network interface 110 is for connecting the server device 100 to the network 200, for example, one conforming to various standards used for constructing a LAN, an analog modem, an ISDN modem, an ADSL modem, and a cable television. It is composed of a cable modem or the like for connecting to the Internet or the like using a John line, and an interface for connecting these to the arithmetic processing unit 101 via a transmission line 120.

The server device 100 configured in this way groups a battle event held in this game, that is, a battle between guilds G1 and G2 (both groups) to which the player belongs (a battle corresponding to the above-mentioned GvG). It is provided to the player to which the player belongs (terminal device 2 operated by the player). In this way, only guilds that are allowed to participate, such as champion battles, selection battles, league replacement battles, etc., can participate in the battle event provided by the server device 100 (in other words, the participation of guilds is restricted). Includes participating guild-restricted battle events. In addition, in the participating guild restricted battle event, each guild can be distinguished by setting the guild that participates in the participating guild restricted battle event as the first guild (group) and the guild that cannot participate in the participating guild restricted battle event as the second guild (group). good.

Next, a preferred embodiment of the game (social game) implemented according to the game program according to the present invention will be described below. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of a game screen in a social game.

The various processes (display of images and screens, determination, calculation, etc.) in the following procedure are executed based on the control command by the calculation processing unit 101 of the server device 100. Further, in addition to the above-mentioned ROM 102 and RAM 103 and the external memory 106, various storage media in which information about the game is recorded are combined to form an information storage unit.

The player operates the terminal device 2 (client computer 21 or mobile terminal 22; tablet terminal, smartphone, etc.) and connects the terminal device 2 to the server device 100 via a network 200 such as the Internet. Then, by operating the terminal device 2, the player selects the game provided by the server device 100 to which the above-mentioned battle event is provided, or on the platform screen before selecting the game, the ID number and the password number. Enter login information such as. When the arithmetic processing unit 101 of the server device 100 recognizes the login information, the player-specific My Page screen and My Home screen associated with the ID number are displayed on the terminal device 2. In addition, depending on the type of game, a banner listing a plurality of scenes (for example, location, dungeon, quest, etc.) set as game scenes is displayed on the My Page screen. The scenes such as these locations, dungeons, and quests may or may not be layered with each other or as individual structures.

Further, in this game, the arithmetic processing unit 101 of the server device 100 displays a menu screen related to the above-mentioned "guild", which is a group to which each player belongs, on the My Page screen and the My Home screen. If the player has previously played or participated in the game selected by the player, the player basically belongs to a predetermined guild, and the information is stored in an information storage unit such as ROM 102. It is recorded in association with specific information such as player ID information. Based on the information, the arithmetic processing unit 101 further displays information on the guild to which the player belongs and, if necessary, an edit menu related to the guild on the terminal device 2.

On the other hand, since the player who plays this game for the first time and the player who participates in this game for the first time (first-participating player) basically do not belong to a specific guild, the arithmetic processing unit 101 is a player who does not belong to such a guild. The guild formation open space screen, which will be described later, is displayed on the terminal device 2 of the above. The player operates the terminal device 2 from the guild formation open space screen to determine the guild in which he / she participates. The server device 100 may be configured to automatically belong to any of the existing guilds for the first-time participating player.

After the guild to which the player belongs is determined or selected, the event list is displayed on the terminal device 2 as necessary, and when the player selects to participate in the main battle event, the terminal device 2 of the player is informed at that time. The screen of the battle event being held in is displayed. As a result, the player can freely participate in the battle event being held at that time. At this time, the terminal device 2 of the player may display the preparation screen and the introduction screen of various battle events, which may be a still image or a moving image (flash or the like).

Here, with reference to FIG. 3, an example of the state at the start of execution of the battle event displayed on the terminal device 2 of each player will be described. As a processing procedure in this guild battle (sometimes called a quest, a turn, etc. depending on the game title), first, an event field F and a palette P are defined as display areas of game images on the display screen 2a of the terminal device 2. Then, each component is displayed in those display areas.

Specifically, the player characters A1 to A5 belonging to the guild G1 and the player characters B1 to B5 belonging to the guild G2 are displayed in the event field F as a part of the components. That is, here, in the event field F, the area where the player characters A1 to A5 of the guild G1 are mainly displayed (the main field of the guild G1) and the area where the player characters B1 to B5 of the guild G2 are displayed (guild). The main field of G2) is defined. Then, the player characters A1 to A5 belonging to the guild G1 and the player characters B1 to B5 belonging to the guild G2 work together to perform a direct decisive battle with the opponent player character of the opponent guild.

The main fields of the guilds G1 and G2 are composed of subfields G1f and G1b and subfields G2f and G2b shown by the alternate long and short dash line, respectively. In this embodiment, the player characters A1 to A3 belonging to the guild G1 are arranged in the subfield G1f as the avant-garde, the player characters A4 and A5 are arranged in the subfield G1b as the avant-garde, and the player characters B1 to B3 belonging to the guild G2 are the avant-garde. Player characters B4 and B5 are arranged in the subfield G2f as a rear guard.

Further, as a battle mode in this battle event, the palette P is displayed on the display screen 2a of each terminal device 2 of the player who operates the player characters A1 to A5 of the guild G1. As a component of this palette P, the player characters A1 to A5 and B1 to B5 of the guilds G1 and G2 can use the "technique" to attack the opponent player characters B1 to B5 and A1 to A5. It is a place to decide (normal technique and special technique). On this palette P, a deck D, which is a bundle of virtual cards, and a plurality of cards selected from the deck D are displayed.

On each card, a type of "technique" or a player character representing the type, a specific item related to the technique, an illustration, a character, or the like is drawn or described. In addition, each card has the above-mentioned technique, attack value (point of technique or action to be activated; action point (AP) or technique point (technique P)), defense value (may be physical strength or vitality (HP)), Information such as attributes (colors such as red, green, and blue, forms such as fire, water, wood, and light, etc.) and rarity (rareness) is set. Then, when all the types, attributes, rarities, etc. of the three cards 31, 32, 33 that the player flips over from the deck D are prepared, or when a specific combination (combination) is made, the player Effects such as increasing the attack power and defense power of characters A1 to A5 are activated. Further, the techniques activated by the selection or combination of the cards 31, 32, 33 or the running items 41, 42 related thereto are displayed below the player characters A1 to A5 and B1 to B5 in the event field F, respectively. ..

When the player further selects (turns) a card from the deck D while the three cards 31, 32, 33 are displayed on the palette P, any one of the cards 31, 32, 33 (turns) ( For example, the leftmost card 31) is deleted from the display screen 2a, and another newly selected card is displayed. At this time, the card 31 to be deleted slides out of the pallet P, for example, the remaining cards 32 and 33 slide to the left, and a new card slides in to the vacant space. May be good.

Then, each player character A1 to A5 of the guild G1 sequentially selects (turns) cards from the deck D on the palette P, so that the techniques, attack values, and specific items set for the respective cards 31, 32, and 33 are set. , Defense value, etc., and the combination of their attributes, rarity, etc., attacks the player characters B1 to B5 of the opponent's guild G2, and the damage given to the opponent and the damage received by oneself are calculated. On the contrary, the same display is displayed on the display screen 2a of each terminal device 2 of the player who operates the player characters B1 to B5 of the guild G2, and attacks the player characters A1 to A5 of the opponent's guild G1.

In addition, HP gauges 43 and 44 for each guild G1 and G2 are displayed above the main field of each guild G1 and G2, and further, player characters A1 to are displayed in the vicinity of the HP gauges 43 and 44. The number of times A5, B1 to B5 have continuously attacked the opponent player character (so-called combo number) before being attacked by the opponent player characters B1 to B5, A1 to A5 is displayed as combo gauges Cm1 and Cm2. To. When the number of combos displayed on the combo gauges Cm1 and Cm2 exceeds a predetermined value, the power of the technique performed by the player characters A1 to A5 and B1 to B5 on the opponent player characters B1 to B5 and A1 to A5 is enhanced. As a result, the damage given to the opponent player character is amplified. Then, the victory or defeat of both parties is decided based on the points earned at the end time of the match and the value of the remaining HP.

Hereinafter, as described above, a process of newly forming a guild such as the guilds G1 and G2 that perform a battle event by the player using the guild formation open space described later will be described. Further, the guild formation plaza is referred to with reference to FIG. 4, the storage unit used for the process of forming the guild is referred to with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7, and the guild executed by the server device 100 (calculation processing unit 101) is formed. The processing to be performed will be described with reference to FIG. Each storage unit shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 is configured in the above-mentioned information storage unit, for example.

First, the guild formation open space screen displayed on the terminal device 2 under the control of the server device 100 will be described. The guild formation open space screen is a screen used by the server device 100 to form a guild for gathering players having a similar gameplay mode to the player. For example, a guild formation button displayed on the top screen of the game is displayed. By being tapped by the player, it is displayed on the terminal device 2. A plurality of conditions regarding the formation of this guild (conditions for gathering players with similar gameplay modes) are set in advance by, for example, a game management company, and in the present embodiment, for the purpose of enjoying the game at their own pace. "Enjoy Square" (one condition) that collects play-style players who play the game, and "Top Square" (top square) that collects play-style players who play the game with the aim of aiming for higher results in the game. One condition) and is set.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a guild formation open space screen displayed on the terminal device 2. As shown in FIG. 4, on the guild formation square screen 51, "enjoy square" 52 and "square aiming for the top" 53 are displayed so as to have substantially the same shape and line symmetry in the central portion. In the "enjoy open space" 52, a participation button 52a in which a player who wishes to play leisurely announces participation and a player display 52b indicating the number of players expressing participation with a predetermined icon are displayed. In addition, a message 54 "A guild is formed by seven more people!" Is displayed directly under the "Enjoy Square" 52. On the other hand, in the "square aiming for the top" 53, a participation button 53a for players who wish to play with the goal of aiming for the top to announce their participation and the number of players expressing their participation are indicated by predetermined icons. The player display 53b is displayed. In addition, a message 55 "A guild is formed by 6 more people!" Is displayed directly under the "Plaza aiming for the top" 53. In this way, by displaying messages 54 and 55 indicating that a guild will be formed by the participation of how many more people, the player can select any of them directly under the "Enjoy Square" 52 and the "Plaza Aiming for the Top" 53. Even if you participate in the open space (gameplay mode), you can know exactly how many people will be until the guild is formed. For example, if it is shown that a guild will be formed by two more people, it is possible to immediately form a guild by soliciting friends (other players) who have the same gameplay mode as themselves. Further, on the lowermost side of the guild formation open space screen 51, an end button 56 for closing the guild formation open space screen 51 is displayed.

Next, each storage unit stored in the above information storage unit will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of guild information stored in the guild information storage unit 61. Guild information stores guild information about a guild. The guild information is, for example, information in which a guild number is associated with a guild name and a player ID of a player belonging to the guild indicated by the guild name. Here, the player ID is identification information for identifying a player in a game, and is, for example, an ID number at the time of login. A storage unit (not shown) stores the association between the player ID and the player character.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the guild information is associated with the guild number "0001", the guild name "guild A", and the player IDs "P0001", "P0002", ..., And the guild number "0002". The guild name "Guild B" and the player IDs "P0011", "P0012", ..., Are associated with each other.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of guild plaza information stored in the guild plaza information storage unit 62. The guild open space information is information in which a open space for collecting players under one condition and a player ID of a player who has announced participation in a guild formed under one condition set in this open space are associated with each other. As shown in FIG. 4 and the like, the guild plaza is provided with "enjoy plaza" 52 and "square aiming for the top" 53 in the present embodiment.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the guild plaza information is associated with the player IDs "P0101", "P0102", ..., To the "enjoy plaza" 52, and the player ID "Plaza aiming for the top" 53. "P0201", "P0202", ..., Are associated with each other.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of guild establishment number information stored in the guild establishment number information storage unit 63. The guild establishment number information is information that defines how many players have announced to participate in the plaza before the guild is established, and the guild establishment number (player ID number) is associated with each plaza.

As for the guild establishment number information, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, the guild establishment number "10" is associated with the "enjoy square" 52, and the guild establishment number "10" is associated with the "top square" 53. .. Therefore, in the present embodiment, it is stipulated that a new guild is formed when the number of players who have announced their participation reaches 10 in both the "Enjoy Square" 52 and the "Plaza Aiming for the Top" 53. The number of guilds established can be arbitrarily set for each square, for example, by a game management company.

Next, an example of the guild formation process will be described with reference to FIG. This guild formation process is executed by the arithmetic processing unit 101 of the server device 100 based on the program stored in the information storage unit.

First, the arithmetic processing unit 101 determines whether or not the guild formation button (not shown) has been tapped by the player from the top screen of the game displayed on the terminal device 2 (ST101). If it is determined that the guild formation button has not been tapped (ST101: NO), the arithmetic processing unit 101 waits for processing until the guild formation button is tapped. That is, this guild formation process is started by the player tapping the guild formation button from the top screen of the game.

When it is determined that the guild formation button has been tapped by the player (ST101: YES), the arithmetic processing unit 101 acquires the guild open space information with reference to the guild open space information storage unit 62 shown in FIG. The guild establishment number information storage unit 63 is referred to, and the guild establishment number information is acquired, and based on the acquired guild open space information and the guild establishment number information, the terminal device 2 operated by the player, for example, is shown in FIG. Process for outputting the guild formation open space screen 51 shown (ST102).

More specifically, the arithmetic processing unit 101 has announced that it will participate in the square names of "Enjoy Square" and "Plaza Aiming for the Top", and each "Plaza Enjoy Square" and "Plaza Aiming for the Top" included in the guild square information. The icons corresponding to the number of player IDs are output. As a result, for example, "Enjoy Square" 52 and "Plaza Aiming for the Top" 53 shown on the guild formation square screen 51 of FIG. 4 are displayed. In addition, the arithmetic processing unit 101 includes the number of player IDs who have announced their participation in each of the "enjoy squares" and "squares aiming for the top" included in the guild square information, and the "enjoy square" included in the guild establishment number information. Based on the number of guilds established in each of the "Plaza aiming for the top", the number of remaining guilds is calculated, and the calculated result is output. As a result, for example, the messages 54 and 55 shown on the guild formation open space screen 51 of FIG. 4 are displayed. The player can use the contents of "Enjoy Square" 52, "Plaza Aiming for the Top" 53, and Messages 54, 55 as a judgment material for determining the guild to participate.

Next, the arithmetic processing unit 101 accepts the player's input to the guild formation open space screen 51 (reception means), and determines whether or not the received input is the input of the end button 56 (ST103). When it is determined that the input is not the end button 56 (ST103: NO), the arithmetic processing unit 101 stores the player ID in the guild open space information storage unit 62 according to the received input (ST104: storage means). For example, when the participation button 52a of the "enjoy open space" 52 is input, the arithmetic processing unit 101 adds the player ID of the player to the field of the "enjoy open space" of the guild open space information storage unit 62. Further, when the participation button 53a of the "square aiming for the top" 53 is input, the arithmetic processing unit 101 adds the player ID of the player to the field of the "square aiming for the top" of the guild square information storage unit 62.

Next, the arithmetic processing unit 101 determines whether or not the number of established guilds has been reached for the open space corresponding to the added player ID (ST105: determination means). More specifically, the arithmetic processing unit 101 compares the number of player IDs in the square corresponding to the added player ID with the number of guilds established corresponding to the square stored in the guild establishment number information storage unit 63. If the number of player IDs is equal to or greater than the number of established guilds, it is determined that the number of established guilds has been reached.

When it is determined that the number of established guilds has been reached (ST105: YES), the arithmetic processing unit 101 forms a guild to which the player corresponding to the player ID stored in the square of the added player ID belongs (ST106: guild). Forming means). More specifically, the arithmetic processing unit 101 assigns a new guild number, and the guild information storage unit 61 is associated with the assigned guild number, the guild name, and the open space that has reached the number of established guilds. All player IDs are associated and stored, and the player ID associated with the guild square is deleted (cleared) from the guild square information storage unit 62. Further, the arithmetic processing unit 101 searches for all the player IDs whether or not they are stored in another guild based on the guild information storage unit 61, and if they are stored in the other guild, the relevant player ID Delete (clear) the player ID from other guilds. This makes it possible to avoid a situation in which players belong to a guild in duplicate. The guild name may be, for example, a default name so that the player who is the master of the guild can change it later.

Next, the arithmetic processing unit 101 transmits a message to all the players belonging to the newly formed guild, the main content of which is that the guild has been formed, based on the player IDs of these players. (ST107: first transmission information). The player to whom the message is transmitted can display the message on the terminal device 2 and visually recognize that the guild has been formed. As a technique for transmitting a message based on the player ID, a conventional technique may be used.

When the message is transmitted in this way (ST107), when it is determined that the end button 56 has been input in step ST103 (ST103: YES), or when it is determined that the number of guilds established has not been reached in step S105 (ST105: NO), the arithmetic processing unit 101 ends this guild formation process.

According to the control method, the server device 100, and the program of the server device 100 configured as described above, when the player forms a guild, it is based on the operation on the guild formation open space screen 51 displayed on the player's terminal device 2. Then, the input of the participation button 52a or 53a expressing participation in the "enjoy square" (one condition) 52 or the "square aiming for the top" (one condition) 53 is accepted, and the input of the participation button 52a or 53a is accepted. At that time, the "enjoy square" 52 or the "square aiming for the top" 53 is associated with the player ID (identification information) that identifies the player and stored in the guild square information storage unit 62. Then, when storing in the guild open space information storage unit 62, it is determined whether or not the number of established guilds (number of player IDs) set in advance in the "enjoy open space" 52 or the "square aiming for the top" 53 has been reached. Then, when the number of established guilds is reached, a guild to which the player corresponding to the player ID associated with "Enjoy Square" 52 or "Plaza Aiming for the Top" 53 belongs is formed and stored in the guild information storage unit 61. be able to. Therefore, when forming a guild, players having the same play style (game play mode) can be easily gathered.

When forming a guild, the guild information storage unit 61 is referred to, and if the player ID of the player belonging to the guild to be formed is stored in another guild, the player ID of the other guild is deleted, and the other It is designed to cancel the affiliation (association) with the guild of. Therefore, it is possible to prevent players from being duplicated in the guild. This is especially useful when the game specifications allow players to belong to only one guild.

Further, when a guild is formed, a message mainly indicating that the guild has been formed is sent to the players belonging to the guild. Therefore, the player who has announced participation in the guild can know that the guild has been formed by visually recognizing the message on the terminal device 2.

In the present embodiment, the guild formation plaza has been described in the case where the "enjoy plaza" 52 and the "top aiming plaza" 53 are provided as a plurality of conditions for guild formation, but the same gameplay mode is used. The contents and number of open spaces are not limited to the above-described embodiment as long as the conditions for gathering the players are. For example, the above-mentioned embodiments such as "for players who play only after the evening", "for players who log in frequently", and "for players who do their best without paying", such as play time zone, play frequency, and stance regarding item purchase. A gameplay mode different from that of the above and three different open spaces may be provided, and a plurality of in-game levels of the player such as "players of level ○ or higher" and "players of levels △ to ○" are used as gameplay modes. It may be set as a condition, or a plurality of conditions may be set as the game play mode of the player's game play period such as "beginner player" and "experience lamp layer". In addition, items and cards owned by the player may be used as a condition for forming a guild. For example, "a player who uses a water-type card as a leader card", "a player who owns a character who is good at magic", and "a player who owns a character who has acquired recovery skills". Depending on the player's deck placement and the items or skills they own, players may be gathered to form a guild. By making the owned item a condition for forming a guild in this way, it is possible to give a sense of solidarity that the same item or card is owned. In addition, the birthplace or place of residence of the player may be a condition for forming a guild. For example, a guild may be formed by gathering players according to the place of origin and place of residence of the players, such as "player from Hokkaido", "player living in Tokyo", and "player living in Osaka". By setting the birthplace and place of residence of the players as conditions for forming a guild in this way, it is possible to promote interaction between players in the same place of origin and place of residence, and it is possible to provide a way of enjoying a social game.

Further, in the above embodiment, the "enjoyment plaza" 52 and the "square aiming for the top" 53 provided on the guild formation plaza screen 51 have been described, for example, in the case where the game management company presets them, but the present invention is limited to this. It's not a thing. For example, a square creation button is provided on the top screen of the game displayed on the terminal device 2, and when the square creation button is input, a predetermined square creation screen is displayed on the terminal device 2 to provide information on square creation ( The input of the game play mode) may be accepted, and the square created by the process may be displayed on the guild formation square screen 51 by the arithmetic processing unit 101. In this way, by accepting the player's operation and configuring it so that the plaza can be created, the player can recruit players suitable for his / her gameplay mode on the guild formation plaza screen 51. .. In order to enable players to recruit in the open space in this way, for example, when only the master of the guild who captured a specific battle event in the game is used, or when a specific rare item in the game is acquired. , And certain conditions may be set, such as when the player reaches a very high level. With this configuration, the taste of the game can be further elaborated.

Further, after the process of forming the guild in step ST106 and before the process of transmitting the message in step ST107, the arithmetic processing unit 101 may perform a process of determining the master of the formed guild. For example, after forming a guild in step ST106, the arithmetic processing unit 101 determines the player with the highest level in the game from the players belonging to the formed guild as the master, and the master of the formed guild. The message of step ST107 may be transmitted including the master information (player information in the game such as the level of the player to be the master and the play period).

In addition, the message of step ST107 includes selection information for selecting a guild master (for example, player information in the game such as the level of the player to which the guild belongs, the play period, etc., and the selected player information is transmitted as response information. The arithmetic processing unit 101 selects a master based on the response information transmitted from each player, and after the selection, the master belongs to the player belonging to the guild. A message (second transmission information) including master determination information indicating which player the player has become may be transmitted.

By configuring the arithmetic processing unit 101 to determine the master as described above, the master is automatically selected, so the player who launches the guild as before becomes the master, and the master becomes the guild. It is possible to eliminate the complexity of having to collect the players to which they belong.

In the above, a message is sent to the player belonging to the guild to notify various information, but it may be in the form of an e-mail instead of a message, and a link to various information may be sent to the message or e-mail. It may be configured to include the tip.

As described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and the modifications already described, and various modifications can be made without changing the gist thereof. For example, the configuration of the server device 100 shown in FIG. 1 is also applicable to the client computer 21 and the mobile terminal 22, which are the terminal devices 2, although there are differences in processing capacity and the like. Conversely, the client computer 21 and the mobile terminal 22 can also be used as the server device 100. That is, any computer device connected via the network 200 can function as a server device.

Further, the server device 100 is configured to perform the same functions as the memory device loaded in the ROM 102, the RAM 103, the external memory 106, the slot drive 108, etc. by using a large-capacity storage device such as a hard disk or SSD. These storage devices may or may not be made redundant by RAID or the like, and may not be connected to the arithmetic processing unit 101 via the transmission path 120, for example, cloud computing. As a part of the ing, it may be connected to another external device or the like via the network 200.

Furthermore, the network interface in the server device 100 and the terminal device 2 may be either a wireless LAN device or a wired LAN device, and they may be mounted inside or may be of an external device type such as a LAN card. .. Furthermore, as the terminal device 2, a game machine that can be connected to the network 200 may be used, and for example, a communication karaoke device can also be used.

The inventions described in the claims at the time of filing in the original application of the present application are added below.
[1] An information processing device that is connected to a server device via a communication line and provides a game including a battle event in which groups to which a plurality of players belong to play against each other.
A login information transmission unit that transmits login information to the game to the server device based on a player's operation, and a login information transmission unit.
When the server device determines that the player belongs to the group, the first output unit that outputs the group screen related to the group to which the player belongs, and the first output unit.
When the server device determines that the player does not belong to any of the groups, a second output unit that outputs a selection screen displaying a plurality of conditions relating to the play mode of the game, and a second output unit.
A reception unit that accepts one condition from a plurality of conditions relating to the play mode on the selection screen based on the operation of the player.
When the one condition is accepted, the identification information transmitting unit for transmitting the one condition and the identification information for identifying the player to the server device is provided.
Information processing device.
[2] When it is determined that the number of times the server device has received the one condition has reached the number of identification information preset for the one condition, the server device corresponds to the one condition. The information processing apparatus according to [1], further comprising a first receiving unit that receives first transmission information including contents indicating that a group has been formed.
[3] The information processing apparatus according to [2], wherein the first transmission information includes information about the master of the group.
[4] The first transmission information includes selection information which is information in the game of each player belonging to the group.
After receiving the first transmission information, a response information transmission unit that transmits information of a player selected based on the selection information from the players belonging to the group as response information.
When the server device determines the master based on the response information, it further has a second receiving unit that receives the second transmission information including the content indicating that the master of the group has determined [2] or. The information processing device according to [3].
[5] The information processing device according to any one of [1] to [4], wherein the second output unit displays the one condition set by another player on the selection screen.
[6] The information processing device according to any one of [1] to [5], wherein a level in the game of the player is set as a condition relating to the play mode.
[7] A control method for an information processing device that is connected to a server device via a communication line and provides a game including a battle event in which groups to which a plurality of players belong to play against each other.
A step of transmitting login information to the game to the server device based on a player's operation, and
When the server device determines that the player belongs to the group, a step of outputting a group screen relating to the group to which the player belongs, and a step of outputting the group screen.
When the server device determines that the player does not belong to any of the groups, a step of outputting a selection screen in which a plurality of conditions relating to the play mode of the game are displayed is output.
A step of accepting one condition from a plurality of conditions relating to the play mode on the selection screen based on the operation of the player.
When the one condition is accepted, it has a step of transmitting the one condition and the identification information for identifying the player to the server device.
Information processing device control method.
[8] A program executed by a computer provided in an information processing device that is connected to a server device via a communication line and provides a game including a battle event in which groups to which a plurality of players belong to each other.
The computer
A login information transmission unit that transmits login information to the game to the server device based on a player's operation, and a login information transmission unit.
When the server device determines that the player belongs to the group, the first output unit that outputs the group screen related to the group to which the player belongs, and the first output unit.
When the server device determines that the player does not belong to any of the groups, a second output unit that outputs a selection screen displaying a plurality of conditions relating to the play mode of the game, and a second output unit.
A reception unit that accepts one condition from a plurality of conditions relating to the play mode on the selection screen based on the operation of the player.
When the one condition is accepted, it functions as an identification information transmission unit that transmits the one condition and the identification information that identifies the player to the server device.
program.
[9] A server device that is connected to a terminal device via a communication line and provides a game including a battle event in which groups to which a plurality of players belong to play against each other.
A login information acquisition unit that acquires login information for the game from the terminal device of the player, and
A first output unit that outputs a group screen related to a group belonging to the terminal device when it is determined that the player belongs to the group based on the login information.
Based on the login information, when it is determined that the player does not belong to any of the groups, the group organizing unit that makes the player belong to the group of the beginner player among the existing groups is provided.
Server device.
[10] A control method for a server device that is connected to a terminal device via a communication line and provides a game including a battle event in which a group of a plurality of players competes with each other.
A step of acquiring login information for the game from the terminal device of the player, and
A step of outputting a group screen relating to a group belonging to the terminal device when it is determined that the player belongs to the group based on the login information.
Based on the login information, when it is determined that the player does not belong to any of the groups, the player has a step of making the player belong to a group of beginner players among the existing groups.
How to control the server device.
[11] A program executed by a computer provided in a server device that is connected to a terminal device via a communication line and provides a game including a battle event in which groups to which a plurality of players belong to each other.
The computer
A login information acquisition unit that acquires login information for the game from the terminal device of the player, and
A first output unit that outputs a group screen related to a group belonging to the terminal device when it is determined that the player belongs to the group based on the login information.
When it is determined that the player does not belong to any of the groups based on the login information, the player is made to function as a group organization unit that belongs to the group of beginner players among the existing groups.
program.

As described above, the control method of the game management server device, the game management server device, and the program of the present invention can easily gather players having similar game play modes when forming a group. In particular, general games distributed, provided, and implemented in a server-client type network configuration (particularly those including elements of social games), general software and hardware-related technologies related to the distribution, provision, and implementation of the games, and further. , Can be widely and effectively used for activities such as designing, manufacturing, and selling them.

1: Game system 2: Terminal device 2a: Display screen 21: Client computer (terminal device) 22: Mobile terminal (terminal device) 31, 32, 33: Card 43, 44: HP gauge 51: Guild formation open space screen 52: Enjoy Square (one condition) 52a, 53a: Participation button 52b, 53b: Player display 53: Square aiming for the top (one condition) 54, 55: Message 61: Group information storage unit 62: Guild square information storage unit 63: Guild Number of establishments Information storage unit 100: Server device 101: Arithmetic processing unit 102: ROM 103: RAM 104: External interface 105: Input unit 106: External memory 107: Image processing unit 108: Slot drive 109: Audio processing unit 110: Network interface 111: Display monitor 112: Speaker device 120: Transmission line 200: Network (communication line) A1 to A5, B1 to B5: Player characters belonging to the guild Cm1, Cm2: Combo gauge D: Deck F: Event field G1, G2: Guild ( group)

Claims (18)

It is a control method of an information processing device that is connected to a server via a communication line and outputs a screen of a game including an event played by a group to which a plurality of players belong to a display.
Including a display relating to conditions for gathering players of a similar gameplay mode for a plurality of groups, a display of the remaining number of people who can participate in the group, and a selection display for accepting an input operation of the player for selecting the group. A selection screen output step that outputs the displayed selection screen, and
A reception step for accepting selection from a plurality of the groups to one group wishing to participate based on the input operation of the player to the selection display.
When the selection to the one group is accepted, the identification information transmission step of transmitting the identification information for identifying the group and the player who selected the group to the server, and the identification information transmission step.
Including an event progress step that advances the event in the formed group.
Information processing device control method. The control method for an information processing device according to claim 1, wherein in the selection screen output step, the play time zone of the game is included in the display related to the conditions and output. The control method for an information processing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein in the selection screen output step, the play frequency of the game is included in the display related to the conditions and output. The control method for an information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein in the selection screen output step, a stance regarding the purchase of a game medium used in the game is included in the display related to the conditions and output. The control method for an information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein in the selection screen output step, the level of the player in the game is included in the display related to the condition and output. The control method for an information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein in the selection screen output step, the player owns a predetermined game medium is included in the display related to the condition and output. The control method for an information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein in the selection screen output step, the arrangement of a plurality of game media groups associated with the player is included in the display related to the conditions and output. The control method for an information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein in the selection screen output step, the fact that the skill of the game is associated with the player is included in the display related to the condition and output. The control method for an information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein in the selection screen output step, the birthplace and the place of residence of the player are included in the display related to the conditions and output. The control method for an information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the condition for collecting players in the same game play mode is a condition preset by the game operator. The control method for an information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein in the selection screen output step, a player display relating to a participating player is output to the selection screen. Claims 1 to further include a notification receiving step of receiving a notification from the server when the number of times the server accepts participation in the one group reaches the number of identification information preset for the one group. 11. The method for controlling an information processing apparatus according to any one of items 11. The notice contains information about the master of the group,
The control method for an information processing device according to claim 12. The notification includes selection information which is information in the game of each player belonging to the group.
After receiving the notification, a response information transmission step of transmitting information of a player selected by the player based on the selection information from the players belonging to the group as response information, and a response information transmission step.
When the server determines the master based on the response information, it further comprises a decision information receiving step of receiving decision information including content indicating that the master of the group has decided.
The control method for an information processing device according to claim 12 or 13. In the selection screen output step, the one group set by another player is displayed on the selection screen.
The control method for an information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 14. A program executed by a computer that is connected to a server via a communication line and outputs the screen of a game including an event played by a group to which multiple players belong to a display.
The computer
Including a display relating to conditions for gathering players of a similar gameplay mode for a plurality of groups, a display of the remaining number of people who can participate in the group, and a selection display for accepting an input operation of the player for selecting the group. A selection screen output section that outputs the displayed selection screen, and
A reception unit that accepts selections from a plurality of the groups to one group wishing to participate based on the input operation of the player to the selection display.
An identification information transmission unit that transmits to the server the identification information that identifies the group and the player who selected the group when the selection to the one group is accepted.
To function as an event progressing unit that advances the event in the formed group.
program. It is a control method of a server that is connected to an information processing device used by a player via a communication line and outputs a screen of a game including an event played by a group to which a plurality of players belong to a display.
Including a display relating to conditions for gathering players of a similar gameplay mode for a plurality of groups, a display of the remaining number of people who can participate in the group, and a selection display for accepting an input operation of the player for selecting the group. The step of outputting the displayed selection screen to the information processing device, and
A step of receiving the group selected based on the input operation of the player to the selection display and the identification information for identifying the player who selected the group, and
Including the step of advancing the event in the formed group.
How to control the server. A server that is connected to an information processing device used by a player via a communication line and outputs a screen of a game including an event played by a group to which a plurality of players belong to a display.
Including a display relating to conditions for gathering players of a similar gameplay mode for a plurality of groups, a display of the remaining number of people who can participate in the group, and a selection display for accepting an input operation of the player for selecting the group. An output control unit that outputs the displayed selection screen to the information processing device,
A group information receiving unit that receives the group selected based on the input operation of the player to the selection display and the identification information that identifies the player who has selected the group.
Includes a facilitator that advances the event in the formed group.
server.

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