JP2022111225A - Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique capable of repeatedly playing a plurality of quests.

SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus includes a determination section for determining a range of a quest to be an object of skip out of a plurality of quests, from a plurality of different ranges based on the number of times when a player has cleared a game including the plurality of quests in the past, and an execution section of executing the game by skipping the quest within the range of the quest to be the skip object determined in the determination section.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

COPYRIGHT: (C)2022,JPO&INPIT

Description

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

2. Description of the Related Art A game is known in which an event called a quest is cleared using a team of characters called a deck. Further, Patent Literature 1 discloses a game in which a player can skip a stage to be started or a stage currently being played by consuming items in a game composed of a plurality of stages. ing.

JP 2017-12424 A

In a game in which rewards are obtained by clearing all of a plurality of quests, each player may be able to advance the game advantageously by collecting rewards by clearing the plurality of quests many times. However, if the plurality of quests are cleared many times, each player may feel pain in clearing the quests and may lose the motivation to play the quests.

Then, an object of this invention is to provide the technique which makes it possible to play a several quest repeatedly.

An information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention determines a range of quests to be skipped among the plurality of quests from a plurality of different ranges based on the number of times a player has cleared a game including a plurality of quests in the past. and an execution unit for executing the game by skipping quests within the range of the quests to be skipped determined by the determining unit.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the technique which makes it possible to play a several quest repeatedly can be provided.

It is a figure which shows an example of the system configuration|structure of the game system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware configuration example of a game server and a terminal. It is a figure which shows the functional block structural example of a game server. It is a figure which shows an example of player management DB, clear log|history DB, and skip setting DB. 4 is a flow chart showing an example of a processing procedure performed by a game server; It is a flow chart which shows an example of the processing procedure at the time of performing quest in the mode which skips quest.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, in each figure, the same reference numerals have the same or similar configurations.

<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the system configuration of a game system 1 according to this embodiment. A game system 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a game server 10 (game device) and a plurality of terminals 20 . The game server 10 and the terminal 20 are communicably connected to each other via a communication network N such as the Internet, an intranet, a wireless LAN, or mobile communication.

The game server 10 is a device that takes part of the functions of the terminal 20 providing the game, such as, for example, managing various types of information about players and executing part of game processing. The game server 10 may be configured from one or more information processing devices, or may be configured using a virtual server (such as a cloud server).

The terminal 20 is an information processing device that provides a game to the player, and the player can execute the game according to the present embodiment by operating the terminal 20 . The terminal 20 is, for example, a computer such as a mobile phone (including a smart phone), a tablet, a personal computer, an arcade game device, or a consumer game device. The terminal 20 notifies the game server 10 of its position detected using a GPS (Global Positioning System) or the like.

<Game Overview>
Next, an outline of the game provided by the game system 1 according to this embodiment will be described. In the game provided by the game system 1 (hereinafter referred to as "this game"), a player organizes a deck with characters selected from a plurality of characters possessed, and uses the organized deck to complete a quest. By clearing, you can get new characters and items. In addition, players can take on more difficult quests by synthesizing multiple characters they have obtained to grow them into stronger characters, and by using items to enhance their character's attributes. .

Here, the quest is a term that means a mission whose clear condition is to satisfy a predetermined condition. Quests are sometimes called quests or challenges. A player who participates in a quest can clear the quest by satisfying certain conditions, and when the quest is cleared, a reward is given to the player and the story of the game progresses.

In addition, in this game, a quest that is a set of multiple quests is prepared. In such quests, clearing all of a plurality of quests, giving rewards to the player, and progressing the story of the game. In the following description, a quest that is a set of multiple quests is referred to as a "set quest". In the set quest, the order in which the quests should be cleared may be defined, or may be cleared in an arbitrary order (for example, the order specified by the player, or the order randomly determined, etc.).

Also, a deck is a term that means a group in which a plurality of characters are combined. When executing (playing) a quest, the player selects a character having an ability suitable for clearing the quest, organizes a deck, and executes the quest. A plurality of decks organized by the player can be stored in the game server 10, and the player selects one deck from the stored plurality of decks to execute the quest when executing the quest. is also possible.

When a player executes a quest, a predetermined parameter of the player called "stamina" is consumed. The amount of stamina consumed varies from quest to quest. Also, the upper limit of stamina is determined according to the player's level, experience value, and the like. Stamina consumed by playing quests will automatically recover over time.

In this game, when the player replays a set quest that has been cleared in the past, some of the quests included in the set quest are skipped based on the number of times the set quest has been cleared in the past. Also, the skipped quest is regarded as having been cleared, and the player can proceed to the next quest without playing the skipped quest. As a result, when the player plays the set quest again, it is possible to obtain a reward or the like without clearing all of the multiple quests included in the set quest.

<Hardware configuration>
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the game server 10 and the terminal 20. As shown in FIG. The game server 10 and the terminal 20 include a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a processor 11 such as a GPU (Graphical Processing Unit), a memory, a storage device 12 such as a HDD (Hard Disk Drive) and/or an SSD (Solid State Drive), a wired Alternatively, it has a communication IF (Interface) 13 for wireless communication, an input device 14 for receiving input operations, and an output device 15 for outputting information. The input device 14 is, for example, a keyboard, touch panel, mouse and/or microphone. The output device 15 is, for example, a display, touch panel and/or speaker.

<Functional block configuration>
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a functional block configuration example of the game server 10. As shown in FIG. Game server 10 includes storage unit 100 and game control unit 110 . The storage unit 100 can be implemented using the storage device 12 included in the game server 10 . Also, the game control unit 110 can be realized by the processor 11 of the game server 10 executing a program stored in the storage device 12 . Also, the program can be stored in a storage medium. The storage medium storing the program may be a non-transitory computer readable medium. Non-temporary storage media are not particularly limited, but may be storage media such as USB memory or CD-ROM, for example.

The storage unit 100 stores a player management DB 100a, a clear history DB 100b, and a skip setting DB 100c.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the player management DB 100a, clear history DB 100b, and skip setting DB 100c. The player management DB 100a manages game data possessed by each player. The player management DB 100a stores, for example, an ID (player ID) that uniquely identifies a player, a player's name (nickname), a player ID of another player registered as a friend player, the terminal 20 used by the player, and so on. , the player's experience value, the player's rank, the player's stamina, and the ID of the item possessed by the player are stored in association with each other.

The clear history DB 100b manages the number of times the player has cleared each set quest. In the clear history DB 100b, for example, an ID that uniquely identifies a player (player ID), an ID that uniquely identifies a set quest (set quest ID), and the number of times the set quest has been cleared (clear count) are associated. Stored. The number of clears in the clear history DB may be reset (returned to 0) at a predetermined cycle.

The skip setting DB 100c manages quests to be skipped among a plurality of quests included in the set quest. The skip setting DB 100c is associated with, for example, an ID (set quest ID) that uniquely identifies a set quest, setting information (quest setting) regarding each quest included in the set quest, and setting regarding a quest to be skipped (skip setting). stored as In the skip setting, for example, the range of quests to be skipped is set according to the number of times played or the number of quests to be skipped. In addition, it is also possible to explicitly set the quest to be skipped according to the number of times of play without being limited to this.

Returning to FIG. 3, the description is continued. The game control unit 110 provides various functions necessary for executing this game. Game control unit 110 includes reception unit 111 , determination unit 112 , execution unit 113 , and provision unit 114 .

The receiving unit 111 receives, from the player, selection of a set quest to be executed, selection of a deck to be used for the quest, and the like. Moreover, the reception part 111 receives selection of whether skip of a quest is validated, when performing a set quest.

The determination unit 112 determines a quest to be skipped among a plurality of quests when the player executes a set quest (game) including a plurality of quests.

The execution unit 113 performs the set quest by skipping the quest within the range of the quest to be skipped determined by the determination unit 112 .

When the player clears each quest included in the set quest, the granting unit 114 grants the player a reward for clearing each quest. Also, when the player clears all the quests included in the set quests, the player is given a predetermined reward for clearing all the quests.

Each functional block described above may be provided in the terminal 20 instead of the game server 10 . The game server 10 and the terminals 20 may be called computers.

<Processing procedure>
Next, the processing procedure when the game server 10 executes the set quest while skipping the quest will be described.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing an example of a processing procedure performed by the game server. First, the reception unit 111 receives selection of a set quest to be executed from the player (S10). Subsequently, the receiving unit 111 receives from the player a selection as to whether or not to enable skipping of the quest when executing the set quest (S11). When the selection of validating the skip of the quest is received (S11-YES), the set quest is executed in the mode of skipping the execution part quest (S12). On the other hand, if the selection not to enable the quest skipping is accepted (S11-NO), the set quest is executed without skipping the quest (S12).

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an example of a processing procedure when executing a quest in a quest skipping mode. First, the determining unit 112 accesses the clear history DB 100b to acquire the number of times the player cleared the set quest to be executed in the past (S21). Subsequently, the determination unit 112 determines the quest to skip based on the acquired number of clears (S22). A specific example of the process of determining the quest to be skipped by the determining unit 112 will be described later.

Subsequently, the execution unit 113 starts executing the set quest (S22). The execution unit 113 selects one quest to be executed first from a plurality of quests included in the set quest.

The execution unit 113 determines whether or not the quest to be executed corresponds to the skip target quest determined in step S21 (S23). If the quest is not a skip target (S23-NO), the execution unit 113 executes the quest (S24). Further, when the player clears the quest, the granting unit 114 grants the player a reward for clearing the quest.

If the quest to be executed is a skip target quest (S23-YES), the execution unit 113 proceeds to the next quest (S25).

When the quest is cleared in the procedure of step S24, the execution unit 113 determines whether or not all the quests included in the set quest have been cleared (S26). If all the quests have not been cleared (S26-NO), the execution unit 113 proceeds to the next quest (S27). When all the quests are cleared (S26-YES), the execution unit 113 and the granting unit 114 execute processing for ending the set quests (S28). For example, the execution unit 113 may cause the screen of the terminal 20 to display information specific to the set quest, such as the time to clear each quest. Also, the granting unit 114 may grant the player a reward for clearing all the quests. The reward may be of greater value than the reward given for clearing each quest.

(How to decide which quests to skip)
Then, the method of determining the quest which the determination part 112 skips by the process procedure of step S21 is demonstrated.

[Method 1]
A determining unit 112 determines the range of quests to be skipped among a plurality of quests, from among a plurality of different ranges, based on the number of times the player has cleared a set quest (game) including a plurality of quests in the past. . The plurality of ranges may be set such that the greater the number of times the player has cleared the set quests in the past, the wider the range of quests to be skipped. For example, multiple quests included in a set quest have a set order to be cleared, and the range of quests to be skipped is from the Nth quest (first quest) to the Mth quest (second quest). , and the M-th quest may be set so that the more times the player has cleared the game in the past, the later the quest is. Further, the Nth quest may also be set so that the greater the number of times the player has cleared the game in the past, the later the quest.

"Second half quest" means a quest later in the order to be cleared. For example, if the player has cleared the game 2 to 5 times in the past, the value of M is 5; if the number is 6 to 10, the value of M is 10; The value may be set, such as 15, such that the greater the number of times the player has cleared the game in the past, the greater the value of M (ie, the quest in the latter half). Note that the quests for which the order of clearing is determined may be quests in which the reward increases as the order of clearing is later. In this case, the "second half of the quest" may mean a quest with a higher reward. Further, the quest for which the order of clearing is determined may be a quest whose degree of difficulty increases as the order of clearing is later. In this case, the "second half of the quest" may mean a quest with a higher degree of difficulty.

A specific example will be described with reference to FIG. The set quest Q100 consists of 15 quests SQ1 to SQ15. Also, for the skip setting of the set quest Q100, if the number of plays is 2 to 4, the quest to be skipped is determined from quests SQ1 to quest SQ3, and if the number of plays is 5 to 7, determines the quest to be skipped from quest SQ1 to quest SQ6, and if the number of times played is 8 times or more, determines the quest to be skipped from quest SQ1 to quest SQ10. ing.

For example, when the player has cleared the set quest Q100 five times in the past, the determination unit 112 determines a quest to be skipped from among the quests SQ1 to SQ6. Although the method of determination is arbitrary, it may be determined at random, for example. For example, quest SQ2 and quest SQ6 may be skipped, or quest SQ1, quest SQ4 and quest SQ6 may be skipped.

In addition, the number of quests to be skipped is set in advance based on the number of times the player has cleared the set quests in the past, and the determining unit 112 determines whether to skip according to the preset number of quests to be skipped. A quest to be actually skipped may be determined from the range of target quests. Note that the number of quests to be skipped may be set in advance so that the number of set quests cleared by the player increases in the past.

A specific example will be described with reference to FIG. If the number of plays is 2-4, the number of quests to be skipped is 1, and if the number of plays is 5-7, the number of quests to be skipped is 3, and the number of plays is 8. In the case of the number of times or more, it is assumed that the number of quests to be skipped is predetermined to be five.

For example, when the number of times the player has cleared the set quest Q100 in the past is five times, the determining unit 112 determines three quests to be skipped from quests SQ1 to SQ6. Although the method of determination is arbitrary, for example, determination may be made at random, or determination may be made in ascending or descending order of the quest number. For example, quest SQ2, quest SQ5 and quest SQ6 may be skipped, or quest SQ1, quest SQ2 and quest SQ3 may be skipped.

[Method 2]
A determining unit 112 determines the range of quests to be skipped among a plurality of quests, from among a plurality of different ranges, based on the number of times the player has cleared a set quest (game) including a plurality of quests in the past. . The determination unit 112 determines the number of quests to be skipped based on the number of times the player has cleared the set quests in the past, and the plurality of ranges correspond to the determined number of quests to be skipped. You can also set

Further, the determination unit 112 may determine the number of quests to be skipped such that the number of quests to be skipped increases as the number of set quests cleared by the player in the past increases.

A specific example will be described with reference to FIG. If the number of plays is 2 to 4, the number of quests to be skipped is 1, and if the number of plays is 5 to 7, the number of quests to be skipped is 2, and the number of plays is 8. In the case of the number of times or more, it is assumed that the number of quests to be skipped is predetermined to be three.

In FIG. 4, the set quest Q102 is composed of 20 quests SQ1 to SQ20. Also, in the skip setting of set quest Q102, when skipping one quest, skip within the range of quest SQ1 to quest SQ3, and when skipping two quests, skip within the range of quest SQ1 to quest SQ5. , quest SQ3 to quest SQ9 are skipped when three quests are to be skipped.

For example, when the number of times the player has cleared the set quest Q100 in the past is two times, the determining unit 112 determines one quest to be skipped from among the quests SQ1 to SQ5. Although the method of determination is arbitrary, for example, determination may be made at random, or determination may be made in ascending or descending order of the quest number. For example, the quest SQ3 may be skipped, or the quest SQ1 may be skipped.

(How to give rewards for each quest)
In the processing procedure of step S24 in FIG. 6, when the player clears each quest included in the set quest, the granting unit 114 grants the player a reward for clearing each quest. At this time, the granting unit 114 may grant a reward when each quest is cleared, or may reward the player by clearing each quest when all the quests are cleared. It is also possible to collectively give rewards for

Further, the provision unit 114 may regard the quest to be skipped as having cleared the quest, and may provide a reward that is provided when the quest is cleared. Here, the granting unit 114 may grant a reward for a skipped quest when skipping the quest. For example, it is assumed that it is decided to skip quest SQ3 in a set quest that should clear five quests, quest SQ1 to quest SQ5, in order. In this case, the giving unit 114 may give a reward for the quest SQ3 when the quest SQ2 immediately before the quest to be skipped is cleared.

Moreover, the granting unit 114 may collectively grant rewards for all the quests when all the quests to be skipped in the set quests are skipped. For example, it is assumed that it is decided to skip quest SQ2 and quest SQ4 in a set quest in which five quests, quest SQ1 to quest SQ5, are to be cleared in order. In this case, the granting unit 114 may grant a reward for the quest SQ2 and the quest SQ4 when the quest SQ3 immediately before the quest to be skipped is cleared. Alternatively, when all the quests are cleared, the granting unit 114 may collectively grant the rewards given to the player for clearing each quest including the quests to be skipped.

In addition, the order of clearing a plurality of quests is defined, and when the player clears a predetermined quest out of the plurality of quests, the granting unit 114 sets a For the existing quests to be skipped, rewards given by clearing the quests to be skipped may be given to the player. Predetermined quests may be fixed in advance for each quest (or common to all quests), such as the third quest and the last quest, for example. Also, the predetermined quest may be a quest with a number determined by a predetermined formula. For example, the predetermined formula may be N×α (where N=1, 2, 3, and α is a positive integer). When α=5, the first quest, the fifth quest, and the tenth quest are the predetermined quests.

For example, it is assumed that it is decided to skip quests SQ3 and quests SQ5 in the set quests in which ten quests, quests SQ1 to quests SQ5, should be cleared in order. It is also assumed that the predetermined quest is quest SQ7. In this case, the granting unit 114 may grant a reward for the quest SQ3 and the quest SQ7 when the player clears the quest SQ7.

In addition, the plurality of quests can be cleared in any order, and when a predetermined number of quests among the plurality of quests are cleared, the provision unit 114 clears the skipped quests until the predetermined number of quests is cleared. A reward given when the game is cleared may be given to the player. The predetermined number of quests may be fixed in advance for each quest (or common to all quests), such as 10 quests or all quests.

For example, it is assumed that it is decided to skip quest SQ3 and quest SQ5 in a set quest in which 10 quests of quest SQ1 to quest SQ5 should be cleared in any order. Also assume that the predetermined number of quests is five. In this case, the granting unit 114 may grant rewards for skipped quests when the player clears five quests.

(Supplementary Matters Concerning Processing Procedures)
The plurality of quests has a predetermined order to be cleared, and the execution unit 113 executes the plurality of quests in the order to be cleared until the quest to be skipped is reached, and when the quest to be skipped is reached. Alternatively, the quest to be skipped may be skipped. For example, it is assumed that the set quest consists of 10 quests SQ1 to SQ10, and that the quests SQ1 to SQ10 must be cleared in this order. It is also assumed that the quests to be skipped are quest SQ3 and quest SQ5. In this case, when the player clears quest SQ1 and quest SQ2, the execution unit 113 skips quest SQ3 and proceeds to quest SQ4, and when the player clears quest SQ4, skips quest SQ5 and proceeds to quest SQ6.

A quest to be skipped may be preset for all players. For example, assume that there is a set quest consisting of 5 quests SQ1-5. The set quest may be predetermined to skip the quest SQ2 if the number of times played is 2 to 4 times, and to skip the quest SQ3 and the quest SQ4 if the number of times played is 5 times or more. Also, the quests to be skipped may be updated at a predetermined cycle (weekly, monthly, etc.).

Cleared quests among the quests included in the set quests may be recorded in the clear history DB. For example, it is assumed that the player has cleared up to quest SQ3 for set quests that require the 10 quests SQ1 to SQ10 to be cleared in order. In this case, the clear history DB may record that the quests SQ1 to SQ3 have been cleared.

When cleared quests are recorded in the clear history DB, the execution unit 113 may skip the cleared quests when the player restarts execution of the set quests.

The determination unit 112 may perform skip processing for a player who has never cleared a set quest and skip processing for a player who has cleared a set quest in the past. For example, when a player who has never cleared a set quest restarts the execution of the set quest, the already cleared quest may be skipped. For example, it is assumed that the player first executes a set quest that requires the ten quests SQ1 to SQ10 to be cleared in order, clears up to quest SQ5, and interrupts the set quest. In this case, when the player executes the set quest again, the quest may be restarted from quest SQ6. On the other hand, it is assumed that the player who has cleared the set quest in the past clears up to quest SQ5 and interrupts the set quest. In this case, when the player executes the set quest again, the quest SQ1 may be resumed.

<Summary>
According to the above-described embodiments, when the player replays a set quest that has been cleared in the past, some of the quests included in the set quest are selected based on the number of times the set quest has been cleared in the past. Made it skip. This makes it possible to provide a technology that enables multiple quests to be played repeatedly.

The embodiments described above are for facilitating understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit and interpret the present invention. Flowcharts, sequences, elements included in the embodiments, their arrangement, materials, conditions, shapes, sizes, and the like described in the embodiments are not limited to those illustrated and can be changed as appropriate. Also, it is possible to partially replace or combine the configurations shown in different embodiments.

<Appendix>
<Appendix 1>
a determination unit that determines a range of quests to be skipped among the plurality of quests from a plurality of different ranges based on the number of times the player has cleared a game including a plurality of quests in the past;
an execution unit that skips quests within the range of quests to be skipped determined by the determination unit and executes the game;
Information processing device having

According to Supplementary Note 1, it is possible to repeatedly play a plurality of quests.

<Appendix 2>
The determination unit determines the number of quests to be skipped based on the number of times the player has cleared the game in the past, and sets the plurality of ranges to the determined number of quests to be skipped. set accordingly,
The information processing device according to claim 1 .

According to Supplementary Note 2, it is possible to change the number of quests to be skipped according to the number of times the player has cleared the game. Also, by changing the number of quests to be skipped, it is possible to change the range of quests to be skipped.

<Appendix 3>
The determination unit determines the number of quests to be skipped such that the number of quests to be skipped increases as the number of times the player has cleared the game in the past increases.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2.

According to Supplementary Note 3, it is possible to increase the number of quests to be skipped according to the number of times the player has cleared the game.

<Appendix 4>
The plurality of ranges are set such that the greater the number of times the player has cleared the game in the past, the wider the range of quests to be skipped.
The information processing device according to claim 1 .

According to Supplementary Note 4, the greater the number of times the player has cleared the game, the wider the range of quests to be skipped.

<Appendix 5>
The order of clearing the above multiple quests is determined,
The range of quests to be skipped is the range from the first quest to the second quest,
The second quest is set so that the greater the number of times the player has cleared the game in the past, the later the quest.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 4.

According to Supplementary Note 5, the more times the player clears the game, the more quests in the second half can be included in the range of quests to be skipped.

<Appendix 6>
The order of clearing the above multiple quests is determined,
The execution unit executes the plurality of quests in the order until the skip target quest is reached, and skips the skip target quest when the skip target quest is reached.
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

According to Supplementary Note 6, it is possible to clear the quests in a predetermined order until the quest to be skipped is reached <Supplementary Note 7>
The order of clearing the above multiple quests is determined,
a granting unit that grants to the player a reward that is granted when a predetermined quest among the plurality of quests is cleared, and a skipped quest existing before the predetermined quest is cleared. ,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

According to Supplementary Note 7, when the player clears a predetermined quest, it is possible to give the player a reward for the quest skipped so far.

<Appendix 8>
a step of determining, from a plurality of different ranges, a range of quests to be skipped among the plurality of quests, based on the number of times the player has cleared a game including a plurality of quests in the past;
a step in which the computer skips the quest within the range of the quest to be skipped determined in the determining step and executes the game;
Information processing method that performs

According to Supplementary Note 8, it is possible to repeatedly play a plurality of quests.

<Appendix 9>
to the computer,
determining a range of quests to be skipped among the plurality of quests from a plurality of different ranges based on the number of times the player has cleared a game including a plurality of quests in the past;
a step of skipping quests within the range of quests to be skipped determined in the determining step and executing the game;
program to run the

According to Supplementary Note 9, it is possible to repeatedly play a plurality of quests.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 game system 10 game server 11 processor 12 storage device 13 communication IF 14 input device 15 output device 20 terminal 100 storage unit 110 game control unit 111 ... reception unit, 112 ... determination unit, 113 ... execution unit, 114 ... provision unit

Claims (1)

a determination unit that determines a range of quests to be skipped among the plurality of quests from a plurality of different ranges based on the number of times the player has cleared a game including a plurality of quests in the past;
an execution unit that skips quests within the range of quests to be skipped determined by the determination unit and executes the game;
Information processing device having

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