JP2022123144A - Program, information processor, and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the willingness of playing a game by allowing a content to be acquired easily according to a length of time when a user stands by.

SOLUTION: An information processor includes: a temporary content granting part for granting a temporary content before granting a main content to a user; and a main content granting part for holding a lottery with a success probability for making more successful as a remaining time to a standby time is smaller by a user's operation before the standby time of the temporary content passes, granting the main content to the user by determination of success as a result of the lottery, and granting the main content to the user by lapse of the standby time of the temporary content without performing the user's game operation.

SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

COPYRIGHT: (C)2022,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and program.

2. Description of the Related Art There is known an information processing apparatus that executes a game that causes a waiting time for the user until the next game can be played after the user has played the game (for example, Patent Literature 1).
In this game, the next game can be played by waiting for the waiting time to elapse, or by performing a predetermined game operation (for example, a game operation for using recovery items) before the waiting time elapses. By doing so), the next game play can also be performed.

Japanese Patent No. 5729795

In such a game, provisional content can be provided prior to provision of main content, and the user can wait until the main content can be obtained from the provisional content. The content can be obtained by waiting for the waiting time to elapse, and the content can be obtained by performing a predetermined game operation before the waiting time elapses. In this case, both the user who waited for a long time and the user who waited for a short time can acquire the content as a result. As a result, the user who has waited for a long time feels frustrated and may lose the desire to play.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and its purpose is to increase the willingness to play by making it easier for the user to acquire this content according to the length of time the user has been waiting. That's what it is.

The main invention of the present invention for solving the above problems is
a provisional content provision unit that provides provisional content to the user prior to provision of the main content;
A user's game operation is performed before the standby time of the temporary content elapses, and a lottery is conducted with a probability of success that is more likely to succeed as the remaining time until the standby time is shorter, and success is determined as a result of the lottery. to provide the Content to the user, and
a main content providing unit that provides main content to the user when the standby time for temporary content has elapsed without the user performing a game operation;
An information processing apparatus comprising:
According to such an information processing device, before the standby time for provisional content elapses, the shorter the remaining time until the standby time, the higher the probability of success. Easier to get content.

In addition, one of the multiple rarity classes is set for the Content,
The content providing unit is
If success is determined as a result of the lottery, the Content with the same level of rarity as the Content given when the standby time for the temporary Content has passed is granted, and
When failure is determined as a result of the lottery, it is desirable to provide the present content with a lower rarity than the present content that is given after the waiting time for the provisional content has passed.
As a result, although there is a risk of failure, if it succeeds, it will be possible to acquire this content of rarity that can normally be obtained after the waiting time has passed, without waiting for the waiting time to pass. In other words, the possibility of success varies depending on how long the player waits, so it is possible to enhance the gameplay during the waiting time.

In addition, the present content providing unit
When giving this content with a lower rarity than the content that is given when the standby time of the temporary content has passed,
It is desirable to increase the lowest rank of the rarity of the main content to be granted as the remaining time until the standby time of the provisional content decreases.
As a result, even if it fails, the longer you wait, the more the risk can be reduced.

The provisional content provision unit provides one type of provisional content selected from a plurality of types of provisional content,
It is desirable to have a standby time control unit that reduces the standby time of the other temporary content in the standby state before the standby time elapses by consuming one of the temporary contents of the same type. .
As a result, waiting time can be reduced by using the same type of temporary content, so that the main content can be obtained early.

Further, the standby time control unit
When the provisional content of the same type as the provisional content in the standby state before the waiting time elapses is provided by the provisional content provision unit,
It is desirable to automatically reduce the standby time of the provisional content in the standby state by automatically consuming the provided provisional content of the same type.
As a result, the waiting time can be reduced even if the user does not operate the game.

Further, the blank time is counted when there is no temporary content in the standby state before the standby time elapses, and the standby time is reduced based on the blank time when the temporary content in the standby state exists. It is desirable to have a standby time control unit that allows
This makes it possible to reduce the waiting time by using the blank time when there is no provisional content in the waiting state, so that the content can be acquired early.

In addition, it is preferable that the main content provision unit provides the user with the main content only for the provisional content set in a finite number of waiting slots for counting the waiting time of the provisional content.
As a result, even if the probability of success is low, if it is possible to perform game operations without waiting for the waiting time to elapse and quickly make the waiting frame vacant and set temporary contents one after another, the waiting time for the temporary contents can be reduced. You can also wait and get this content for sure, so you can increase the strategic nature of the game.

Also, the computer
provisional content providing means for providing provisional content to the user prior to provision of the main content;
A user's game operation is performed before the standby time of the temporary content elapses, and a lottery is conducted with a probability of success that is more likely to succeed as the remaining time until the standby time is shorter, and success is determined as a result of the lottery. to provide the Content to the user, and
main content provision means for providing main content to the user when the standby time for the temporary content has elapsed without the user performing a game operation;
It is a program for functioning as
According to such a program, before the waiting time for provisional content elapses, the shorter the time remaining until the waiting time, the higher the probability of success. easier to obtain.

1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of an information processing system according to an embodiment; FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram showing an example of a computer according to the embodiment; FIG. It is a functional block diagram showing an example of a server device concerning this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram showing an example of a client terminal according to the present embodiment. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example of the information processing system according to the embodiment; 4 is a configuration diagram showing an example of temporary item information; FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing an example of user information; FIG. FIG. 10 is an image diagram showing an example of a setting screen; It is a block diagram which shows an example of standby information. It is a block diagram which shows an example of this item information. FIG. 10 is an image diagram showing an example of a standby screen; It is a figure explaining the relationship between the remaining time until waiting time, and a success probability. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the remaining time until the waiting time and the lowest grade of jewels given at the time of failure;

An information processing apparatus, a program, and an information processing system according to embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below. The present invention can be widely applied to an information processing device, a program, an information processing system, and the like that employ a game in which a user possesses contents (items).

[Embodiment]
<System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of an information processing system 1 according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, in an information processing system 1 according to this embodiment, one or more client terminals 10 and a server device 20 are connected via a network N. As shown in FIG.

The client terminal 10 is a terminal device such as a PC, a smartphone, or a tablet operated by a user, or a terminal device such as a home or commercial game device. The server device 20 manages and controls the game played by the user on the client terminal 10, performs billing processing in the game, and the like. The network N is the Internet or the like and includes mobile radio base stations and the like.

In addition to the client-server type information processing system 1 shown in FIG. 1, the present invention can also be applied to a single game device by separately providing a mechanism for performing billing processing in the game. The information processing system 1 of FIG. 1 is merely an example, and it goes without saying that there are various system configuration examples depending on the application and purpose. For example, the server device 20 in FIG. 1 may be distributed among a plurality of computers.

<Hardware configuration>
<<Client Terminal and Server Device>>
FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram showing an example of the computer 50 according to this embodiment. The client terminal 10 and the server device 20 according to this embodiment are realized by, for example, a computer 50 having a hardware configuration shown in FIG. Note that the computer 50 is an example of an information processing device.

As shown in FIG. 2, the computer 50 includes a CPU 51, a RAM 52, a ROM 53, a communication interface 54, an input device 55, a display device 56, an external interface 57, an HDD 58, and the like. It is The input device 55 and the display device 56 may be connected and used when necessary.

The CPU 51 is an arithmetic device that reads programs and data from storage devices such as the ROM 53 and the HDD 58 onto the RAM 52 and executes various processes based on the read programs and data, thereby realizing control and functions of the entire computer.

The RAM 52 is an example of a volatile semiconductor memory (storage device) for temporarily holding programs and data, and is also used as a work area when the CPU 51 executes various processes.

The ROM 53 is an example of a non-volatile semiconductor memory (storage device) that can retain programs and data even when the power is turned off. The ROM 53 stores programs and data such as the BIOS, OS settings, and network settings that are executed when the computer 50 is started.

A communication interface 54 is an interface for connecting the computer 50 to the network N. FIG. Thereby, the computer 50 can perform data communication via the communication interface 54 .

The input device 55 is a device used by a user or administrator to input various signals. The input device 55 in this embodiment is, for example, an operation device such as a touch panel, operation keys or buttons, keyboard or mouse.

The display device 56 is a device for displaying various information on the screen for the user or administrator. The display device 56 in this embodiment is, for example, a display such as liquid crystal or organic EL.

The external interface 57 is an interface for connecting to an external device for data communication. This allows computer 50 to read and/or write to the recording medium via external interface 57 . The external device is, for example, a recording medium such as a flexible disk, CD, DVD, SD memory card, or USB memory.

The HDD 58 is an example of a non-volatile storage device that stores programs and data. The stored programs and data include an OS, which is basic software that controls the entire computer, and applications that provide various functions on the OS.

In place of the HDD 58, a drive device (for example, solid state drive: SSD) using flash memory as a storage medium may be used.

The client terminal 10 and the server device 20 according to the present embodiment can implement various processes described later by executing programs in the computer 50 having the hardware configuration described above.

<Software configuration>
《Server device》
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the server device 20 according to this embodiment. The server device 20 according to this embodiment is realized by, for example, the functional blocks shown in FIG.

The server device 20 according to this embodiment implements a server control unit 200, a server storage unit 220, and a server communication unit 240 by executing programs.

The server control unit 200 has a function of executing processes related to various games. The server control section 200 includes a game execution section 201 , a provisional item provision section 202 , a main item provision section 203 , a waiting time control section 204 and a display control section 205 .

The game execution unit 201 controls the progress of a game using items (provisional items and real items) as an example of content, based on game operations received by the client terminal 10 from the user.

The temporary item granting unit 202 is an example of a temporary content granting unit, and grants the user one of a plurality of temporary items set in temporary item information (temporary content information) described later. In this embodiment, the provisional item is given to the user prior to the giving of the main item.

The present item granting unit 203 is an example of the present content granting unit, and grants the user one of a plurality of present items set in the present item information (present content information) described later. In this embodiment, the item is always given when the waiting time has passed without the user performing a game operation. Exceptionally, if the user operates the game before the waiting time elapses, a lottery will be held based on the probability of success according to the remaining time until the waiting time, and this item will be granted according to the lottery result. There is

The standby time control unit 204 controls the standby time based on predetermined conditions. In this embodiment, by consuming one of the same type of temporary items, the waiting time of the other temporary item in the waiting state before the waiting time elapses is reduced. Also, when there is no temporary item in standby state before the standby time elapses, the blank time is counted, and when there is a temporary item in standby state, the standby time is reduced based on the blank time. Let

The display control unit 205 controls the screen display of the client terminal 10 by, for example, generating various screen data according to the progress of the game (game played using various items) executed by the game execution unit 201 .

The server storage unit 220 has a function of storing information about games. The server storage unit 220 includes a character information storage unit 221 , a temporary item information storage unit 222 (temporary content information storage unit), a main item information storage unit 223 (main content information storage unit), and a user information storage unit 224 .

The character information storage unit 221 stores character information about various characters. Characters used in the game are set in the character information stored in the character information storage unit 221 .

The temporary item information storage unit 222 stores temporary item information (temporary content information) regarding a temporary item as an example of temporary content. In the temporary item information stored in the temporary item information storage unit 222, a “treasure chest” is set as an example of a temporary item.

The item information storage unit 223 stores the item information (the content information) regarding the item as an example of the content. In the item information stored in the item information storage unit 223, "jewel" is set as an example of the item.

The user information storage unit 224 stores user information about users. The user information stored in the user information storage unit 224 includes various items and characters possessed by the user.

The server communication unit 240 has a function of communicating with the client terminal 10 via the network N. FIG.

《Client terminal》
FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the client terminal 10 according to this embodiment. The client terminal 10 according to this embodiment is implemented by, for example, the functional blocks shown in FIG.

The client terminal 10 according to this embodiment implements a client control unit 100, a client storage unit 120, a client communication unit 140, an operation reception unit 150, and a screen display unit 160 by executing programs. The client controller 100 includes a request transmitter 101 and a response receiver 102 .

The operation reception unit 150 receives an operation from a user who operates the client terminal 10 . Also, the client control unit 100 performs processing related to the game in the client terminal 10 . The request transmission unit 101 transmits a request to the server device 20 based on the content of the operation received by the operation reception unit 150 from the user. The response reception unit 102 receives a response such as a processing result for the request sent by the request transmission unit 101 to the server device 20 .

Also, the client storage unit 120 stores information necessary for the client terminal 10 . The client communication unit 140 communicates with the server device 20 . The screen display unit 160 displays the screen of the client terminal 10 under the control of the server device 20 .

As described above, in the information processing system 1 according to the present embodiment, the server device 20 performs game progress and display control, but the client terminal 10 may perform the same. Specifically, at least one of the game execution unit and the display control unit may be provided in the client control unit 100 of the client terminal 10 while not being provided in the server control unit 200 of the server device 20 .

In addition, the client control unit 100 of the client terminal 10 receives page data described in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) or the like and scripts included in the page data from the server device 20, and performs game-related processing. there is a mold Also, the client control unit 100 of the client terminal 10 has an application type that performs game-related processing based on an installed application.

<Overview of the game>
Here, an outline of the game in this embodiment will be described. The game in this embodiment is a battle game in which an enemy character appears against a party composed of a plurality of characters, and the enemy character that has appeared fights against each of the characters that make up the party.

In this battle game, a plurality of quests for the purpose of defeating enemy characters are set according to the degree of difficulty. The user can form a party using characters or the like owned by the user, select one of the quests, and challenge the battle against the enemy character. During the battle, the user may be given a "treasure box" (temporary item) set to be obtainable in the selected quest. In this embodiment, three types of "treasure chests" of gold, silver, and copper are provided.

Users who have obtained a "treasure box" set it in their own waiting slot to open the "treasure box". In this embodiment, up to three "treasure boxes" can be set in one's own waiting slot. When a "treasure box" is set in the waiting slot, the waiting time starts counting. In this embodiment, a different waiting time is set for each type of "treasure box". After this waiting time has passed, you can open the "treasure box" set in the waiting frame. When the "Treasure Chest" set in the waiting slot is opened, a "Jewel" (this item) will be given to the user as the contents of that "Treasure Chest". Even if the user does not set the treasure box in the waiting slot, it may be set automatically if there is an empty waiting slot when the treasure box is obtained. At that time, it will be set in the waiting frame in the procedure for entering the treasure box. Then, when the waiting slot becomes empty due to the passage of the waiting time, the next treasure box may be automatically set in the waiting slot (auto-open, auto-set).

The rarity of the "jewels" that are the contents of the "treasure chest" is set according to the type of the "treasure chest". In this embodiment, the rarity of the "jewels" that can be obtained as the contents of the "copper treasure chests", "silver treasure chests", and "golden treasure chests" is set to increase in that order.

Also, after a "treasure box" is set in the waiting slot, if the user performs a game operation to open the "treasure box" without waiting for the waiting time to pass, the opening of the "treasure box" will be successful or unsuccessful. is determined by lottery. In this embodiment, when the user performs a game operation to open the "treasure box" halfway through, the probability of success is set such that the shorter the remaining time until the waiting time, the easier it is to succeed. Therefore, before the waiting time elapses, the user who has waited longer is more likely to succeed in opening the “treasure box”.

If the "treasure box" is successfully opened, a "jewel" with the same rarity as the "jewel" given after the waiting time has passed can be acquired. On the other hand, if you fail to open the "treasure chest", you can get a "gem" with a lower rarity than the "gem" granted by the waiting time (or you can get nothing may be disabled).

In this way, if the user sets a "treasure box" in the waiting slot and performs a game operation to open it before the waiting time elapses, if the lottery result determines that the box has been successfully opened, a "jewel" will be given. can be obtained. Then, after the waiting time has passed without the user performing a game operation for halfway opening, the "jewel" can be obtained without fail. As a result, it will be granted when you wait for the waiting time of the "treasure chest" to pass and then get the "gem", or when you wait for the waiting time to pass without waiting for the waiting time. You will be able to choose whether to challenge the acquisition of "jewels" or make a strategy.

<Action>
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example of the information processing system 1 according to this embodiment.

Upon receiving the request from the client terminal 10, the game execution section 201 of the server device 20 requests the display control section 205 to execute screen display control so as to display the setting screen on the client terminal 10 (step S11).

When the game execution unit 201 requests execution of screen display control, the display control unit 205 performs settings based on the temporary item information stored in the temporary item information storage unit 222 and the user information stored in the user information storage unit 224. Control is performed to display the screen on the screen display unit 160 of the client terminal 10 .

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram showing an example of temporary item information. This temporary item information has items such as a temporary item ID, type, appearance probability, waiting time, and gem rarity. A temporary item ID is information for uniquely identifying a treasure box. The type is information indicating the type of treasure box. The appearance probability is information indicating the probability that the temporary item granting unit 202 grants a treasure box during the battle. Here, the appearance probability of the "golden treasure chest" is set to be the lowest. In other words, the "Gold Treasure Chest" is the most difficult to obtain. The waiting time is information indicating the waiting time during which the treasure box can be obtained without fail. The rarity of the jewel is information indicating the rarity rank set for the jewel as the contents of the treasure chest. Here, the highest rarity rank is set for the jewels as contents of the "golden treasure chest".

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram showing an example of user information. This user information has items such as user ID, character, points, treasure box, jewel, virtual currency, standby information, and party information. A user ID is information for uniquely identifying a user. A character is information indicating a character ID of a character possessed by a user. Points are information indicating the amount of points possessed by the user. Users can challenge quests by consuming their own points. A treasure box is information indicating a treasure box possessed by a user. Here, as shown in parentheses in the drawing, the number of possessed treasure boxes is also set for each type of treasure box. A jewel is information indicating an item ID of a jewel possessed by the user. The virtual currency is information indicating the amount of virtual currency owned by the user. The standby information is information about the treasure box set in the user's standby slot. Party information is information indicating the characters included in the party organized by the user.

FIG. 8 is an image diagram showing an example of a setting screen. This setting screen 500 displays a treasure box display area 501 and a waiting frame setting area 502 . In the treasure chest display area 501, treasure chests possessed by the user are displayed based on the user information. The waiting frame set area 502 includes a first waiting frame 502a, a second waiting frame 502b, and a third waiting frame 502c, and one treasure box can be set in each waiting frame. As described above, in this embodiment, the number of waiting slots for users is limited. Therefore, even if the user possesses treasure boxes equal to or more than the number of waiting slots (three or more), only the number of treasure boxes equal to the number of waiting slots can be set. In other words, the remaining treasure chests must be kept in possession until the waiting slot becomes empty. In the first standby frame 502a, a "golden treasure box" selected by the user from the treasure box display area 501 and an operation button 503 for confirming the set of the "golden treasure box" are displayed. Also, in the first waiting slot 502a, based on the provisional item information, the standby time ("3 hours") of the "golden treasure chest" and the rarity of the jewels contained in the "golden treasure chest" ("rarity 5") are displayed. is also displayed. The second waiting frame 502b and the third waiting frame 502c display a state in which no treasure box has been selected yet.

When the setting screen 500 is displayed on the screen display unit 160 of the client terminal 10, the user presses the operation button 503 corresponding to the treasure box in the waiting frame in the waiting frame setting area 502, thereby setting the treasure box in that waiting frame. A game operation is performed on the client terminal 10 to set the .

Returning to FIG. 5, when the user performs a game operation on the setting screen 500 in this way, the operation receiving unit 150 of the client terminal 10 receives operation details based on the user's game operation (step S12). Then, the request transmission unit 101 of the client terminal 10 requests the server device 20 to perform the set processing based on the operation content received from the user by the operation reception unit 150 .

Next, when receiving the operation details from the client terminal 10, the game execution unit 201 of the server device 20 updates the standby information set in the user information of the user, and waits for the treasure chest selected by the user on the setting screen 500. Set in the frame (step S13). Then, when the treasure box is set in the waiting slot by the user's operation, the timer starts counting the waiting time.

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram showing an example of standby information. This standby information has items such as standby slot, treasure box, set date and time, and remaining time. The waiting slots are information for specifying three waiting slots in which treasure boxes can be set. The treasure box is information indicating the treasure box set in the standby slot. The set date and time is information indicating the date and time when the treasure box was set in the standby slot by the user's operation. The remaining time is information indicating the remaining time from when the treasure box is set by the user's operation until the waiting time.

Returning to FIG. 5, next, the game execution unit 201 of the server device 20 refers to the waiting information set in the user information of the user, and determines whether the waiting time of the treasure box set in the waiting frame has passed. is determined (step S14).

As a result of this determination, if it is determined that the waiting time of the treasure box set in the waiting frame has not elapsed, the process proceeds to step S16, which will be described later. On the other hand, if it is determined that the waiting time for the treasure box set in the waiting frame has elapsed, the process proceeds to the next step S15.

Next, when it is determined that the waiting time for the treasure box set in the waiting frame has elapsed, the game execution unit 201 of the server device 20 receives the user's operation to open the treasure box. to request execution of this item granting process (step S15).

When the game executing unit 201 requests execution of the item granting process, the item granting unit 203 refers to the temporary item information stored in the temporary item information storage unit 222, and uses the contents of the treasure chest after the standby time has passed. Determines the rarity of a gemstone. Here, as shown in FIG. 6, if the treasure box for which the standby time has elapsed is a "golden treasure box", the rarity of the jewel contained therein is "rarity 5". In the case of a "silver treasure chest", the gem's rarity is "rarity 4", and in the case of a "copper treasure chest", the gem's rarity is "rarity 3".

Then, the item granting unit 203 refers to the item information stored in the item information storage unit 223, randomly acquires the gem of the specified rarity from among the plurality of types of gems, and provides the user with the gem. grant. At this time, the item granting unit 203 updates the user information stored in the user information storage unit 224, deletes the treasure box for which the waiting time has passed from the user's inventory, and replaces the granted gem with the item owned by the user. set as At the same time, the standby information set in the user information is updated, and the treasure box for which the standby time has elapsed is erased from the standby frame, thereby making the standby frame empty.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram showing an example of this item information. This item information includes items such as item ID, type, and rarity. This item ID is information for uniquely identifying this item. The type is information indicating the type of this item. The rarity is information indicating the rarity rank set for this item.

Next, if the game execution unit 201 of the server device 20 determines in the process of step S14 that the waiting time for the treasure box set in the waiting frame has not passed, the game executing unit 201 determines that the waiting time has not passed. (Step S16). The user can perform a game operation to open the treasure box set in the waiting frame on the waiting screen as shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is an image diagram showing an example of the standby screen. A standby frame display area 551 is displayed on the standby screen 550 . The waiting frame display area 551 includes a first waiting frame 551a, a second waiting frame 551b, and a third waiting frame 551c. Each standby frame includes a standby time for the treasure box set in the standby frame, a remaining time until the standby time, a probability of success, and an operation button 552 for opening the treasure box set in the standby frame on the way. .

A user who wishes to open a treasure box set in the waiting frame performs an operation corresponding to the treasure box in the waiting frame in the waiting frame display area 551 when the standby screen 550 is displayed on the screen display unit 160 of the client terminal 10. By pressing the button 552, a game operation for opening the treasure box is performed on the client terminal 10. - 特許庁

In this embodiment, the number of waiting slots is limited as described above. Therefore, even if the user possesses treasure boxes equal to or more than the number of waiting slots (three or more), only the number of treasure boxes equal to the number of waiting slots can be set. In other words, the remaining treasure chests must be kept in possession until the waiting slot becomes empty. Therefore, even if the probability of success is low, a user who wants to open a treasure chest early can open the treasure chest halfway through to make the waiting slot empty and set the remaining treasure chests one after another. On the other hand, users who want to be sure to open the treasure chest can wait until the waiting time has passed. In this way, the user can set a treasure chest in the waiting slot while planning a strategy.

When the user performs a game operation on the standby screen 550 in this manner, the operation receiving unit 150 of the client terminal 10 receives operation details based on the user's game operation. Then, the request transmission unit 101 of the client terminal 10 requests the server device 20 to perform an opening lottery process based on the operation details received from the user by the operation reception unit 150 .

If it is determined that the game operation for opening the treasure box is not performed as a result of the determination in the process of step S16 described above, the process returns to step S14, and whether or not the standby time has elapsed is determined again. Judgment is made. On the other hand, if it is determined that the game operation for opening the treasure box has been performed, the process proceeds to the next step S17.

Next, when it is determined in the process of step S16 described above that the game operation for opening the treasure box set in the standby slot has been performed, the item granting unit 203 of the server device 20 An opening lottery is performed to determine success or failure of the opening (step S17).

In this opening lottery, as shown in FIG. 12, when the user performs a game operation to open the treasure box, the probability of success is set such that the shorter the remaining time until the waiting time, the easier it is to succeed. Therefore, before the waiting time elapses, the longer the waiting time is, the easier it is to successfully open the treasure box.

FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the remaining time until the waiting time and the probability of success. Here, the relationship between the remaining time until the standby time and the probability of success is defined for each type of treasure box. Each treasure box is set so that the probability of success increases as the remaining time until the standby time decreases.

Next, the present item granting unit 203 of the server device 20 determines whether or not the opening of the treasure box set in the standby frame has been successfully opened as a result of the opening lottery in step S17 (step S18).

As a result of this determination, if it is determined that the opening of the treasure box set in the waiting slot has failed, the process proceeds to step S20, which will be described later. On the other hand, if it is determined that the opening of the treasure box set in the standby slot has been successful, the process proceeds to the next step S19.

Next, when it is determined that the opening of the treasure box set in the waiting slot has been successful, the item granting unit 203 of the server device 20 determines that the waiting time for the treasure box has elapsed in the process of step S15 described above. A jewel set with the same rank of rarity as the given jewel is given (step S19).

Specifically, the main item granting unit 203 refers to the temporary item information stored in the temporary item information storage unit 222, and specifies the rarity of the gem that is the contents of the treasure box determined to be successful. Here, as shown in FIG. 6, when the treasure box determined to be successful is a "golden treasure box", the rarity of the jewels contained therein is "rarity 5". In the case of a "silver treasure chest", the gem's rarity is "rarity 4", and in the case of a "copper treasure chest", the gem's rarity is "rarity 3".

Then, the item granting unit 203 refers to the item information stored in the item information storage unit 223, randomly acquires the gem of the specified rarity from among the plurality of types of gems, and provides the user with the gem. grant. At this time, the item granting unit 203 updates the user information stored in the user information storage unit 224, deletes the treasure box determined to be successful from the user's inventory, and replaces the granted gem with the item owned by the user. set as At the same time, the standby information set in the user information is updated, and the treasure box determined to be successful is erased from the standby frame, thereby making the standby frame empty.

Next, when it is determined that the opening of the treasure box set in the waiting slot has failed, the item granting unit 203 of the server device 20 determines that the waiting time for the treasure box has elapsed in the process of step S15 described above. A jewel set with a lower rarity than the given jewel is given (step S20).

Specifically, the main item granting unit 203 refers to the temporary item information stored in the temporary item information storage unit 222, and specifies the rarity of the jewel contained in the failed treasure box. Here, as shown in FIG. 6, if the treasure box determined to be a failure is a "golden treasure box", the rarity of the jewel contained therein is "rarity 3" or "rarity 4". Also, if it is a "Silver Treasure Chest", the gem's rarity will be "Rarity 2" or "Rarity 3", and if it is a "Copper Treasure Chest", the gem's rarity will be "Rarity 1" or " Rarity 2”.

Then, the item granting unit 203 refers to the item information stored in the item information storage unit 223, randomly acquires one of the specified rarity gems from among the plurality of types of gems, Grant to users. At this time, the item granting unit 203 updates the user information stored in the user information storage unit 224, deletes the failed treasure box from the user's inventory, and replaces the granted gem with the item owned by the user. set as At the same time, the standby information set in the user information is updated, and the treasure box determined to fail is erased from the standby frame, thereby making the standby frame empty.

As described above, according to the information processing system of the present embodiment, after the waiting time has passed, the user can certainly acquire the jewels that are the contents of the treasure chest, although the user has to wait for a long time. On the other hand, before the waiting time elapses, it will be easier for the user to obtain gems (with the same rarity as the gems obtained after the waiting time), which are the contents of the treasure chest, depending on the length of time the user waits. By doing so, it is possible to improve the willingness to play.

[Other embodiments]
The above-described embodiments are intended to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit interpretation of the present invention. The present invention can be modified and improved without departing from its spirit, and the present invention also includes equivalents thereof. In particular, even the embodiments described below are included in the invention.

<Control of standby time>
In the above-described embodiment, the waiting time control unit 204 can also perform control to shorten the waiting time of the treasure box set in the waiting frame.

For example, the waiting time control unit 204 can reduce the waiting time of the other treasure box set in the waiting frame and in the waiting state by consuming one of the treasure boxes of the same type. Specifically, on the setting screen 500 shown in FIG. 8, when a "copper treasure chest" that is already on standby in one standby frame is set, the user can place another "copper treasure chest" in the same standby state. If you perform a game operation that sets duplicate frames, other "Copper Treasure Chests" will be consumed (they will disappear from the user's hand), and the waiting time ("1 hour") of the "Copper Treasure Chest" in standby state will be reduced. Control is performed so that the predetermined time (for example, "5 minutes") is reduced. The predetermined time to be decreased from the standby time may be a fixed time (for example, "5 minutes"), or the remaining time until the standby time may be halved. Therefore, users who want to obtain the contents of multiple treasure chests can set the other treasure chest in a different waiting slot from the one already set with the same type of treasure chest. On the condition that the chances of obtaining the contents of the treasure chest will be reduced (by consuming the same type of treasure chest), the user can duplicate the other treasure chest in the same waiting slot as the same type of treasure chest has already been set. do it.

In addition, for example, when the standby time control unit 204 grants a treasure box of the same type as a treasure box already set in the standby frame and in the standby state by the provisional item granting unit 202, the granted treasure box of the same type is automatically By consuming it, it is possible to automatically reduce the standby time of treasure chests that are already on standby. Specifically, when the "golden treasure chest", the "silver treasure chest", and the "bronze treasure chest" that are already on standby in all three waiting slots are set, the provisional item granting unit 202 " When a "Copper Treasure Chest" is granted, by automatically consuming the granted "Copper Treasure Chest", the standby time ("1 hour") of the "Copper Treasure Chest" that is already waiting in the waiting frame ) is automatically reduced by a predetermined time (for example, “5 minutes”).

Further, for example, the standby time control unit 204 counts the blank time when there is no treasure box waiting in the standby frame, and when there is a new treasure box set in the waiting frame and in the standby state, It is also possible to reduce the waiting time based on the counted blank time.
Specifically, when no treasure box is set in any of the three standby frames, the blank time is counted. After that, when a new "Copper Treasure Chest" is set in the waiting slot, the blank time counted up to that point (e.g. "5 minutes") is consumed, and the "Copper Treasure Chest" waiting time ("1 hour") ) to reduce the blank time (“5 minutes”).
It is also possible to decrease the time less than the blank time counted so far. For example, when no treasure box is set in any of the three standby frames, the blank time is counted. After that, when a new "Copper Treasure Chest" is set in the waiting slot, the blank time counted up to that point (e.g. "5 minutes") is consumed, and the "Copper Treasure Chest" waiting time ("1 hour") ) is reduced by half of the blank time (“2 minutes and 30 seconds”). As a result, rather than increasing the blank time, it is possible to use the time more effectively by setting the treasure box in the waiting slot so as not to increase the blank time. As a result, continuous play can be encouraged.
In the above specific example, the blank time may include the time from when the treasure box becomes ready to be opened to when the user actually opens it.
In the above specific example, the standby screen 550 may display the blank time counted up to that point in a bar graph or the like.

Also, for example, the waiting time control unit 204 can reduce the waiting time of the treasure box set in the waiting frame and in the waiting state based on the game play status of the user. Specifically, when the number of logins to the game reaches a predetermined number of times, the waiting time of the treasure box set in the waiting frame and in the waiting state is reduced by a predetermined time. Alternatively, when the number of times the quest has been cleared reaches a predetermined number of times, control is performed so that the predetermined time is decreased from the waiting time of the treasure box set in the waiting frame and in the waiting state. Alternatively, when the amount of points consumed by the user reaches a predetermined amount, control is performed so that the waiting time of the treasure box set in the waiting frame and in the waiting state is reduced by the predetermined time.

In the above example, the standby time control unit 204 shortens the standby time of the treasure box set in the standby frame (for example, if it is a "golden treasure chest", the standby time is changed from "3 hours" to " 2 hours"), or it is possible to leave the standby time unchanged and shorten the remaining time (for example, for a "golden treasure chest", leave the standby time as "3 hours" and If the time is "2 hours", change it to "1 hour").

In the above-described embodiment, when the waiting time control unit 204 performs control to shorten the waiting time of a treasure box set in the waiting frame, if the remaining time until the waiting time becomes negative, the The number of gems may be increased, another item may be given in addition to gems, or the rarity rank of gems may be raised. For example, when the remaining time until the waiting time is "1 minute", the waiting time will be reduced by setting the same type of treasure box more than once, or the waiting time will be reduced based on the counted blank time. As a result, the remaining time becomes "-4 minutes". In this case, a gem with a rarity level raised by one level is given (for example, a "silver treasure chest" should be given a "rarity 4" gem, but the contents of a "gold treasure chest" such as granting a gem with a “rare degree 5”).

<Omission of provisional items>
In the above-described embodiment, the case where gems (real items) can be obtained on the premise of obtaining treasure chests (temporary items) has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an event game is played in which special items are given by participating in the game for a predetermined time (for example, 24 hours). At this time, for a user who participated in half (up to 12 hours) of the predetermined time (for example, 24 hours) but left in the middle after that, the success probability according to the remaining time until the predetermined time (24 hours) (For example, 50% in the remaining 12 hours), and if the lottery results determine success, special items will be given, and if failure is determined, no special items will be given. is.

<Billing>
In the above-described embodiment, the virtual currency owned by the user may be consumed in order to perform the game operation of opening the treasure box set in the waiting slot. In the case of consuming virtual currency, if failure is determined by the opening lottery, the same gems as those determined to be successful may be given, or other items may be given in addition to gems. good. Furthermore, when consuming virtual currency, it is desirable to keep the consumption of virtual currency at a constant amount regardless of the remaining time until the waiting time.

<Applying this item before and after the waiting time>
In the above-described embodiment, when it is determined that the opening of the treasure box set in the waiting slot has failed, a jewel with a lower rarity than the jewel given when the waiting time for the treasure box has passed is given. be done. At this time, the lowest rank of the rarity of the jewel given by the item giving unit 203 may be increased as the remaining time until the waiting time of the treasure box decreases. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, when the user performs a game operation to open a treasure chest, the shorter the remaining time until the waiting time, the higher the lowest rank of the rarity of the gem given by the item giving unit 203. You can also set it to If the treasure chest fails to open, the longer the user waits, the more frustrated it will be, but the longer the wait time, the higher the lowest rank of gem rarity, so this user's frustration can be reduced.

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the remaining time until the waiting time and the lowest grade of jewels given at the time of failure. Here, the relationship between the remaining time until the waiting time and the lowest rank is defined for each type of treasure box. Each treasure chest is set so that the lower the remaining time until the standby time is, the lower the rarity rank of the jewel given when it fails.

<Special waiting slot>
In the above embodiment, a special waiting slot that is the size of three normal waiting slots may be temporarily provided, and the user may be allowed to obtain an oversized treasure chest that is the size of three regular treasure chests. In this case, if the extra-large treasure box is set in the special standby frame, it can be opened after the standby time corresponding to the special standby frame (for example, 24 hours) has elapsed.

<Special Treasure Chest>
In the above embodiment, the user may be allowed to acquire a special treasure chest with a waiting time that is shorter than the normal waiting time. For example, if you get a special "Gold Treasure Chest" and set it in the waiting slot, the waiting time is normally "3 hours", but 1/3 of that "1 hour". becomes.

<Using multiple waiting slots>
In the above embodiment, not only one waiting slot but also a plurality of waiting slots (second and third waiting slots) may be set for one treasure box. In that case, the standby time is shortened by the standby frame. For example, if a "golden treasure chest" is normally set in one waiting slot, the waiting time is "3 hours", but by setting it using another waiting slot , the standby time becomes 1/2, which is "1 hour and 30 minutes". If one more standby frame is used and set, the standby time becomes 1/3 of "1 hour". In addition, the setting of a plurality of standby frames may be allowed to be set in the middle of an already set treasure box, or the set may be released in the middle.

<Temporary item provision part>
In the above embodiment, the temporary item granting unit 202 determines whether or not treasure boxes (temporary items) have been set in all waiting slots, and if it is determined that treasure boxes have been set in all waiting slots. It is also possible to control not to give the treasure chest to the user. By doing so, the user will not be able to obtain the treasure box during the battle, and therefore will want to open the set treasure box as soon as possible to create an empty state in the waiting slot. In this case, it is effective to open the treasure box halfway through without waiting for the waiting time to elapse.

<Contents>
In the above embodiment, the temporary item set in the temporary item information and the actual item set in the actual item information were used, but the content is not limited to this. For example, the content may be characters, cards, figures, avatars, and the like.

1 Information Processing System 10 Client Terminal 20 Server Device 50 Computer 51 CPU 52 RAM 53 ROM 54 Communication Interface 55 Input Device 56 Display Device 57 External Interface 58 HDD 100 Client Control Unit 101 Request transmission unit 102 Response reception unit 120 Client storage unit 140 Client communication unit 150 Operation reception unit 160 Screen display unit 200 Server control unit 201 Game execution unit 202 Temporary item provision unit 203 Real item provision unit , 204 standby time control unit, 205 display control unit, 220 server storage unit, 221 character information storage unit, 222 temporary item information storage unit, 223 real item information storage unit, 224 user information storage unit, 240 server communication unit, 500 setting Screen 501 Treasure box display area 502 Waiting frame set area 502a First waiting frame 502b Second waiting frame 502c Third waiting frame 503 Operation button 550 Waiting screen 551 Waiting frame display area 551a Second 1 waiting frame, 551b second waiting frame, 551c third waiting frame, 552 operation button, B bus line, N network

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to increase the user's willingness to play.

Claims (8)

a provisional content provision unit that provides provisional content to the user prior to provision of the main content;
A user's game operation is performed before the standby time of the temporary content elapses, and a lottery is conducted with a probability of success that is more likely to succeed as the remaining time until the standby time is shorter, and success is determined as a result of the lottery. to provide the Content to the user, and
a main content providing unit that provides main content to the user when the standby time for temporary content has elapsed without the user performing a game operation;
An information processing device comprising: The information processing device according to claim 1,
The content has a rarity of one of multiple rarities,
The content providing unit is
If success is determined as a result of the lottery, the Content with the same level of rarity as the Content given when the standby time for the temporary Content has passed is granted, and
If the result of the lottery is determined to be unsuccessful, the content will be given with a lower rarity than the content given when the waiting time for the temporary content has passed.
An information processing device characterized by: The information processing device according to claim 2,
The content providing unit is
When giving this content with a lower rarity than the content that is given when the standby time of the temporary content has passed,
Raise the lowest rank of the rarity of the content to be granted as the remaining time until the standby time of the provisional content decreases,
An information processing device characterized by: The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The provisional content provision unit provides one type of provisional content selected from a plurality of types of provisional content,
a standby time control unit that reduces the standby time of the other temporary content in a standby state before the standby time elapses by consuming one of the temporary contents of the same type;
An information processing device comprising: The information processing device according to claim 4,
The standby time control unit
When the provisional content of the same type as the provisional content in the standby state before the waiting time elapses is provided by the provisional content provision unit,
Automatically reducing the standby time of the provisional content in a standby state by automatically consuming the provided provisional content of the same type;
An information processing device characterized by: The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A standby that counts a blank time when there is no temporary content in a standby state before the standby time elapses, and reduces the standby time based on the blank time when there is a temporary content in the standby state. a time controller;
An information processing device comprising: The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The main content provision unit provides the user with the main content only for the provisional content set in a finite number of waiting frames for counting the waiting time of the provisional content.
An information processing device characterized by: the computer,
provisional content providing means for providing provisional content to the user prior to provision of the main content;
A user's game operation is performed before the standby time of the temporary content elapses, and a lottery is conducted with a probability of success that is more likely to succeed as the remaining time until the standby time is shorter, and success is determined as a result of the lottery. to provide the Content to the user, and
main content provision means for providing main content to the user when the standby time for the temporary content has elapsed without the user performing a game operation;
A program to function as

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