JP2023112299A - Game program, game device, and game system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game program, a game device, and a game system capable of providing a user with a play environment for consuming or recovering a parameter suitable for a game play experience.SOLUTION: A game program causes a control unit 23 (computer) of a server device 2 to function as: recovery means 234 for executing a first recovery for recovering a parameter associated at least either with a user or with a character operated by the user according to the lapse of time, and executing a second recovery for recovering the parameter according to the user's instruction; specification means 235 for specifying consumption information on the consumption of the parameter in a first period; and provision means 236 for providing at least either the user or the character with at least either an opportunity to execute the second recovery or an opportunity to consume the parameter, which gives preferential treatment with regard to the opportunity on the basis of the consumption information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a game program, a game device and a game system.

Conventionally, there are techniques for recovering parameters (for example, stamina) that are consumed in executing a game over time or by using game media such as items. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses an information processing apparatus that controls the amount of recovery of a parameter based on the amount of consumption or the number of times of consumption of such a parameter.

JP 2018-42641 A

Here, the play environment that consumes or recovers the parameters as described above may not be suitable for the user's play experience. For example, a novice user may not know how to consume or recover this parameter in the first place. On the other hand, users with a lot of playing experience, unlike novice users, are familiar with how to consume or recover this parameter, so they may want items that accelerate consumption and recovery. be. However, since the above-described conventional technology controls the recovery amount of uniform parameters, it cannot be said that a play environment suitable for the user's play experience is provided, and there is room for improvement.

The present disclosure provides a game program, a game device, and a game system that can provide a user with a playing environment that consumes or recovers parameters suitable for the game playing experience.

The first aspect comprises a computer comprising:
A first recovery is performed to recover parameters associated with at least one of a user and a character operated by the user over time, and a second recovery is performed to recover parameters according to instructions from the user. remedial measures to
identifying means for identifying consumption information regarding the consumption of the parameter in the first period;
providing means for providing at least one of the user and/or the character with an opportunity to perform the second recovery and/or an opportunity to consume the parameter, wherein the act as a means of providing preferential opportunities,
It's a game program.

Also, in the first aspect, the providing means comprises a granting means,
The giving means is
using the first game content associated with the user to provide the user with a second game content based on a provision condition as the provision of the opportunity;
As the preferential treatment of the opportunity, the provision conditions can be preferentially treated based on the consumption information.

Further, in the first aspect, giving preferential treatment to the granting condition means replacing the first preferential treatment medium used for giving preferential treatment to rewards for game content executed on the condition of consumption of the parameter to the second game medium. giving preferential treatment to consideration for giving the first preferential treatment medium to the user; giving preferential treatment to an upper limit number of the first preferential treatment medium that can be given to the user. be able to.

In addition, in the first aspect, giving preferential treatment to the granting condition includes including a second preferential treatment medium used for giving preferential treatment to the second recovery in the second game medium, At least one of giving preferential treatment to the consideration for giving to the user, and giving preferential treatment to an upper limit number of the second preferential treatment media that can be given to the user.

Also, in the first aspect, the computer is
When the consumption information satisfies an executable condition, the game content can be executed by consuming the parameters.

Also, in the first aspect, the game content includes first game content and second game content,
The execution means
irrespective of whether the consumption information satisfies the executable condition, making the first game content executable on the condition that the first amount of the parameter is consumed;
When the consumption information satisfies the executable condition, the second game content can be made executable on the condition that the second amount of the parameter, which is larger than the first amount, is consumed.

Also, in the first aspect, the computer is
function as setting means for setting the number of times the second recovery can be performed within a second period shorter than the first period;
The providing means can give preferential treatment to the opportunity to execute the second recovery by giving preferential treatment to the number of times based on the consumption information.

The second aspect is
A first recovery is performed to recover parameters associated with at least one of a user and a character operated by the user over time, and a second recovery is performed to recover parameters according to instructions from the user. a recovery section to
a specifying unit that specifies consumption information about the consumption amount of the parameter in the first period;
A providing unit that provides at least one of the opportunity to perform the second recovery and the opportunity to consume the parameter to at least one of the user and the character, wherein the a provider that favors opportunities; and
It is a game device.

The third aspect is
A first recovery is performed to recover parameters associated with at least one of a user and a character operated by the user over time, and a second recovery is performed to recover parameters according to instructions from the user. a recovery section to
a specifying unit that specifies consumption information about the consumption amount of the parameter in the first period;
A providing unit that provides at least one of the opportunity to perform the second recovery and the opportunity to consume the parameter to at least one of the user and the character, wherein the a provider that favors opportunities; and
It's a game system.

According to the present disclosure, there is provided a game program, a game device, and a game system capable of providing a user with a playing environment that consumes or recovers parameters suitable for a game playing experience.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a game system according to a first embodiment; FIG. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure for demonstrating the outline|summary of the game system in 1st Embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flow diagram showing a series of operations of the game system in the first embodiment; FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an outline of a game system in a second embodiment; FIG.

[First embodiment]
A game system 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure (hereinafter also referred to as "this embodiment") will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Description of the game>
A game system 1 and a game executed by the game system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In the game system 1 shown in FIG. 1, a server device 2 and a plurality of game devices 5 are connected to each other via a communication network 6 so as to be able to communicate with each other, and a game is executed on the game devices 5 .

A game according to the present embodiment is an online game executed by the game system 1 . In this game, the user of the game device 5 (hereinafter also simply referred to as "user") activates one or more player characters (corresponding to objects) in the virtual game space, or controls the player characters as non-player characters. It is made to fight against an enemy character (corresponding to an object). That is, users include game players. Hereinafter, the player character and the enemy character will be collectively referred to as "characters" when there is no particular need to distinguish between them.

Games such as those described above can be played on a home game machine such as PlayStation (registered trademark), a portable game machine such as Nintendo Switch (registered trademark), or a game device 5 that is an electronic device such as a personal computer, a smartphone, or a tablet. is executed using Below, the case where the game device 5 is a smart phone is illustrated.

<Overview of Game System 1>
A game system 1 is composed of a server device 2 and a plurality of game devices 5 . The server device 2 stores game programs and game data, and manages game data (for each account information described below) of the game device 5 .

The game system 1 sets the lineup (in other words, product lineup) of game media to be sold at the in-game shop according to the user's play experience, thereby consuming or recovering parameters suitable for the play experience. to users.

The game system 1 recovers parameters associated with at least one of the user and the character operated by the user (hereinafter also simply referred to as "parameters") over time. In addition to the passage of time, the game system 1 restores these parameters according to user instructions. Hereinafter, the recovery of parameters according to the passage of time will also be referred to as "first recovery", and the recovery of parameters according to a user's instruction will also be referred to as "second recovery".

The game system 1 provides the user with an opportunity to recover parameters (hereinafter also referred to as "recovery opportunity") and an opportunity to consume parameters (hereinafter also referred to as "consumption opportunity") according to the user's instruction. provide. A recovery opportunity is, in other words, an opportunity to have a second recovery performed.

The game system 1 classifies users into multiple categories, for example, based on consumption information. Then, the game system 1 preferentially treats recovery opportunities and/or consumption opportunities to the user according to the contents set for the classified categories. This category represents the actual consumption of parameters, that is, the user's experience of playing the game in stages, and is hereinafter simply referred to as a "category."

The “consumption information” is information about the amount of consumption of parameters in the first period (hereinafter also simply referred to as “the amount of consumption of parameters” or “the amount of consumption”). Specifically, the parameter consumption amount may be a statistical value (for example, average value, median value, mode value, total value, etc.) of parameters consumed in the first period. For example, if the parameter is stamina, the consumption information indicates the total value of the user's stamina consumption in the first period.

The first period is, for example, a fixed period such as one day (in other words, daily), one week (in other words, weekly), or one month (in other words, monthly). The first period may be set for each game content, for example.

Here, with reference to FIG. 2, an example of user category classification of the game system 1 and an example of preferential treatment of recovery opportunities and consumption opportunities will be described. In these examples, stamina is used as a parameter.

As shown in FIG. 2(a), the game system 1 classifies each user into one of categories A to C based on the amount of stamina consumed by each user. For the classification, the game system 1 presets the corresponding range of consumption for each of the categories A to C, for example, consumption 0 to 100 for category A and consumption 101 to 500 for category B. The game system 1 determines which set corresponding range the user's consumption is included in, and classifies this user into the category of the determined corresponding range. For example, if the user's consumption is 50, the game system 1 classifies this user into category A with a corresponding range of 0-100.

As shown in FIG. 2(b), the game system 1 preferentially treats the user with recovery opportunities and/or consumption opportunities according to the content of the preferential treatment of recovery opportunities and/or consumption opportunities set for each category.

Since category A users absolutely consume less stamina, for example, they are the type with the least play experience because they have not been able to consume much stamina. Therefore, users of Category A may not know what to spend their stamina on. For this reason, items that increase game content rewards (eg, experience points, items, etc.) are considered suitable for Category A users to guide them to consume stamina by executing game content. For this reason, in the case of category A users, the game system 1 provides preferential treatment for opportunities to consume stamina for the purpose of supporting consumption of stamina. Items that increase the rate are selected and included in the lineup of items sold in the in-game shop (hereinafter also simply referred to as the "lineup"). This drop rate indicates, for example, the probability of obtaining rare items or rare cards.

Category B users are users whose stamina consumption is located in the middle of the total, so they are able to consume stamina to some extent, for example, by completing quests, and have a standard playing experience. A game may be provided with game content that causes the user to get stuck in the game at a stage where the progress of the game has progressed to some extent. For category B users, it is considered that items that can assist in clearing the game content, which can lead to a deadlock, are suitable. For this reason, the game system 1 selects an enhancement item for increasing the parameter value of the player character or opening the upper limit of the parameter as preferential treatment for stamina consumption opportunities for the purpose of resolving the impasse of the play. and include it in your shop lineup.

Category C users are users who consume the largest amount of stamina among all users, and thus, for example, they are the type who have sufficiently consumed stamina and have a lot of playing experience. Therefore, for the purpose of further accelerating play, the game system 1 selects items for recovering stamina and includes them in the line-up of the shop as a preferential treatment for recovering stamina.

In the game system 1, for example, the following two modes are conceivable for arranging the lineup of the shop with items selected as preferential treatment for stamina recovery opportunities and consumption opportunities.
・Select dedicated items for each category (hereinafter referred to as "category-specific items") and line up the lineup with the selected category-specific items ・Select category-specific items and select category-specific items for the common lineup Add items to complete the lineup

According to the above configuration, each user is categorized according to the amount of stamina consumed, and recovery opportunities and consumption opportunities are preferentially treated according to the contents set for each category. Then, the user can be provided with preferential recovery opportunities and consumption opportunities. Therefore, it is possible to give preferential treatment to recovery opportunities and consumption opportunities according to the amount of stamina consumed by the user, that is, the playing experience. Therefore, it is possible to provide the user with a play environment for consuming or recovering parameters that is suitable for the experience of playing the game.

Returning to FIG. 1, the description continues. The game data is data for executing a game on the game device 5, and includes, for example, a player character operated by the user, other game space objects (topography of the game space, objects constituting a field, NPCs such as enemy characters, etc.). non player character) object) and/or operation data for automatically operating enemy characters. Game data may include game image information.

The game device 5 executes a predetermined game based on user's operation. Therefore, game device 5 receives (specifically, downloads and installs) a game program and game data from server device 2 via communication network 6 . Account information including identification information and a password is assigned to each user in association with game device 5 . This account information is transmitted from the game device 5 to the server device 2 at the time of login, and is used for user authentication in the server device 2 .

Mutual communication between server device 2 and game device 5 becomes possible after user authentication. After logging in, when the game device 5 receives data necessary for the progress of the game (for example, data regarding the progress of the game) from the server device 2, the game image and sound are output to the display 61 and the speaker 62 based on the user's operation. while progressing the game.

<Configuration of game system 1>
Hardware configurations of the server device 2 and the game device 5 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that each of the plurality of game devices 5 has the same configuration as each other.

<Configuration of Server Apparatus 2>
As shown in FIG. 1, the server device 2 has a network interface 21 , a storage section 22 and a control section 23 . Network interface 21 and storage unit 22 are electrically connected to control unit 23 via bus 29 .

The network interface 21 is communicably connected to each game device 5 via a communication network 6 such as the Internet and LAN.

The storage unit 22 includes a HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), an SSD (Solid State Drive), and the like. In addition to various programs including part of the game program according to the present embodiment, the storage unit 22 stores a user DB 221, a lottery list 222, various data such as history information to be described later, and the like.

The user DB 221 stores, for each identification number of the user who plays the game, information related to the player character operated by the user (for example, the status of the player character), the amount of value media that can be used in the virtual game space, parameters related to Information and the like are associated and stored. Henceforth, these information are also generically called "user information." User information may include, for example, consumption information for each user.

Value media are, for example, currency, coins, points, etc. that can be used in the virtual game space, and are media that are consumed or used in the game to advance the game. The value medium is given to the user as a reward for clearing the quest or by charging in the real world.

"Parameter-related information" is, for example, stamina-related information associated with the user. The information about stamina includes, for example, the current value of stamina, the upper limit value, or the player rank corresponding to the upper limit value, the unit time (for example, the unit of time required to restore the stamina value to "1"), and the recovery speed. (For example, the amount of stamina value restored per minute), or the amount of time that has passed since stamina was restored.

“Stamina” is a parameter consumed for executing game content included in a game (starting and progressing game content). Stamina is consumed, for example, to execute game content such as quests. Stamina recovers according to the actual passage of time, regardless of the progress of game content (an example of first recovery). In addition, stamina is recovered according to user instructions such as consumption of value media and various in-game items (an example of second recovery). In addition, stamina may be recovered without responding to the user's instructions, for example, due to a player rank increase due to the progress of a quest.

"Game content" means content that can be executed by the user in the game (in other words, content that can be played), such as quests (for example, tasks and goals in the game), mini games, missions (in other words, and in-game missions), or events. Game contents such as quests, for example, are set with clear conditions. In addition, for example, one or more missions associated with each quest may be set in the quest.

The lottery list 222 is used when the lottery executing means 233 (described later) performs a lottery process generally called gacha, and includes a plurality of pieces of information about game media to be selected. In the lottery list 222, for example, information about game media (eg, name, ability parameter, rarity, level, etc.) is associated with a lottery selection ratio (in other words, selection probability). Further, parameters include, for example, combat power, HP, attack power, defense power, wisdom, and/or speed when the game medium is a player character.

"Game media" is electronic data representing game-related elements, including the names of characters used as player characters and items used by player characters in the virtual game space (e.g., weapons, armor, tools, etc.). etc. Users can obtain game media by purchasing them directly at a shop by charging a fee, by clearing a quest, or by a lottery method called gacha. The obtained game media are stored and managed in the user DB 221 in association with the identification information of the user who owns the game media.

“Gacha” is a method in which arbitrary game media are selected by lottery from the lottery list 222 in the server device 2 based on a predetermined selection ratio. Any selected game content is applied to the user's game device 5 . “Gives/owns the game media selected by the gacha to the user” is synonymous with “associating/associating the game media selected by the lottery process with identification information indicating the user”. be.

The control unit 23 is composed of a microcomputer including a CPU and a semiconductor memory, and controls the operation of the device itself 2 .

By executing various programs, the control unit 23 functions as information processing means 231, collation means 232, lottery execution means 233, recovery means 234, identification means 235, provision means 236, setting means 237, and/or execution means 238. Function.

―Information processing means―
The information processing means 231 transmits and receives various data to and from each game device 5 . The main data received by the information processing means 231 include game program download request information, a request to start/end a gacha lottery request game content corresponding to a user's operation, account information, game data, and the like. The main data transmitted by the information processing means 231 include a game program, game data, information for confirming that the game device 5 has received the game program, and information regarding game content obtained by gacha. .

- Verification method -
The verification unit 232 uses the user identification information received from the game device 5 to authenticate the user account.

―Lottery Execution Means―
The lottery executing means 233 selects one or more game media from the lottery list 222 by lottery based on the selection ratio of each game media in response to the gacha lottery request. The lottery executing means 233 associates the information about the selected game content with the identification information of the user who performed the operation that is the source of the lottery request in the user DB 221 . As a result, the user is provided with the game media that he/she has won as a result of drawing the gacha by himself/herself.

―Recovery measures―
The recovery means 234 performs a first recovery of recovering parameters associated with at least one of the user and the character operated by the user (in other words, the player character) over time, and recovers the parameters of the user. Execute a second recovery that recovers according to the instruction.

- Specific means -
The specifying unit 235 specifies consumption information regarding the amount of consumption of the parameter in the first period. The identifying means 235 may identify consumption information based on, for example, history information indicating a game execution history. This execution history includes the history of parameters consumed during execution of the game. The specifying unit 235 may specify, for example, the consumption amount of stamina in the first period as the consumption information. Specifically, the identifying means 235 may calculate the total value of stamina consumed in the first period and identify the calculated total value as the consumption information.

-Method of provision-
The providing means 236 provides at least one of an opportunity to cause at least one of the user and the player character to perform the second recovery (in other words, recovery opportunity) and an opportunity to consume parameters (in other words, consumption opportunity). I will provide a.

For example, the providing means 236 may provide the user with game media (hereinafter also referred to as “recovery media”) such as items for recovering parameters as a recovery opportunity. The providing means 236 may also provide the user with game media suitable for consuming the parameters, for example, as a provision of consumption opportunities. Specifically, the providing unit 236 may provide the user with game content that increases the reward for clearing the game content, which is executed on the condition that the parameters are consumed. This "execution with the consumption of parameters as a condition" may mean, for example, that the parameters necessary for execution are consumed when the game content is started, or that the parameters necessary for execution are consumed only when the game content is cleared. parameters may be consumed.

The providing means 236 preferentially treats at least one of the recovery opportunity and the consumption opportunity based on the consumption information, for example. For example, in the example of FIG. 2, the providing means 236 first determines the user's category based on the consumption information. Then, when the judged category is "A", the providing means 236 gives preferential treatment for the recovery opportunity per a predetermined period (for example, one day, one month, etc.) or one event (for example, game content, etc.) ) to increase the number of times recovery media can be used. In addition, the providing means 236 may include more game media than the standard (or default) in the lineup of the shop as a preferential consumption opportunity, which increases the reward for clearing the game content. The providing means 236 may, for example, include game content that increases this reward in each category-specific lineup.

According to the above configuration, the providing unit 236 can preferentially treat recovery opportunities and consumption opportunities provided to the user based on the consumption information, ie, the actual consumption of the user's parameters. Therefore, the providing means 236 can provide preferential recovery opportunities and consumption opportunities according to the user's playing experience. Therefore, the providing means 236 can provide the player with a play environment for consuming or recovering parameters that is suitable for the game playing experience.

- Giving means -
The granting unit 2361 grants to the user game contents, media purchased by paying a price, game media, predetermined value media, game effects that favor the progress of the game, etc., as a result of a lottery. The granting means 2361 grants the second game media to the user based on the granting conditions, using the first game media associated with the user as the provision of recovery opportunities or consumption opportunities. The granting means 2361 grants the recovery medium to the user based on the granting conditions, for example, using the currency held by the user.

The first game medium is typically a value medium, but is not limited to this. Also, the second game medium is typically an item sold at a shop (for example, recovery medium, etc.) or a player character, but is not limited to this. As another example, the second game content may be an item or player character that is given when the game content is cleared.

The granting condition is, for example, a condition for granting the second game content to the user. Specifically, the provision condition may be a consideration for the second game content. In other words, the provision condition may define the usage amount (in other words, the consumption amount) of the first game content as consideration for providing the second game content.

The provision condition may be, for example, a condition for specifying which item, character, game effect, or the like is to be the second game medium to be provided or the candidate for the second game medium. Specifically, the provision condition may be "use the second game medium as the recovery medium".

The granting condition may be, for example, restrictions on granting the second game content to the user. Specifically, the provision condition may be the upper limit of the number of second game contents that can be provided. This upper limit number may be the upper limit number of the second game contents for each provision, or may be the upper limit number of the second game contents that can be associated with the user. Also, the upper limit number may be set for each type of the second game content, or may be set for the entire second game content to be provided regardless of the type. For example, if the second game content is "dual sword", the former is the number of dual swords that can be purchased at one time, and the latter is the number of items that can be purchased at one time, including the dual swords.

The giving means 2361 gives preferential treatment to the giving condition as recovery opportunity or consumption opportunity preferential treatment, for example, based on the consumption information.

According to the above configuration, the provision means 2361 can preferentially treat the provision condition of the second game content based on the consumption amount of the user's parameter. By giving preferential treatment to the provision conditions in this way, the provision means 2361 can make the provision conditions suitable for beginners, for example, for users who consume absolutely small amounts of parameters. Therefore, as a recovery or consumption opportunity provision, the user can be provided with game media that consumes or recovers parameters that are suitable for the game playing experience.

For example, at least one of the following (1) to (3) may be used to give preferential treatment to the granting condition as the preferential treatment of the consumption opportunity. The first preferential medium is a medium that is used to give preferential treatment to rewards for game content that is executed on the condition that parameters are consumed. items that let you
(1) Including the first preferential media in the second game media (2) Giving preferential treatment to the user for providing the first preferential media (3) The maximum number of first preferential media that can be given to the user give preferential treatment to

According to the above configuration, the granting means 2361 includes, as preferential treatment of the granting condition, the first preferential medium in the second game medium that preferentially treats the reward for the game content executed by consuming the parameters, or the first preferential medium is included in the second game medium. It is possible to give preferential treatment as a consideration for giving or restrictions when giving the first preferential medium. Therefore, the granting means 2361 can easily grant the first preferential medium to the user by preferentially treating the granting condition, and can promote the play of the game content executed by consuming the parameters. Furthermore, for example, by promoting the play of game content in this way for users with little playing experience, such as users of category A in the example of FIG.

For example, at least one of the following (a) to (c) may be used to give preferential treatment to granting conditions as preferential treatment of recovery opportunities. A second favored medium is a medium used to favor a second recovery.
(a) Including the second preferential media in the second game media (b) Giving preferential treatment to the user for providing the second preferential media (c) Maximum number of second preferential media that can be given to the user give preferential treatment to

According to the above configuration, the provision means 2361 includes, as a preferential treatment in the provision condition, a medium that gives preferential treatment to the second recovery in the second game medium, a consideration for providing this medium, or a constraints can be treated preferentially. Therefore, the providing means 2361 can easily provide the second preferential medium to the user by giving preferential treatment to the providing condition, and can promote the play of the game content executed by consuming the parameters. Furthermore, for example, by promoting the play of game content in this way for users with little playing experience, such as users of category A in the example of FIG.

The providing means 236 may give preferential treatment to opportunities to consume parameters, for example, based on grant conditions. Further, the providing means 236 may give preferential treatment to the opportunity to execute the second recovery, for example, based on the provision conditions.

-Method of setting-
The setting means 237 sets various parameters for progressing the game content. Various parameters set by the setting means 237 are stored in the storage unit 22 as user information.

- means of execution -
The executing means 238 executes a game including game content in accordance with an operation input from the user. The execution unit 238 executes the game by operating the character via the game execution unit 562 in response to the user's operation input to the operation unit 54 of the game apparatus 5, for example. Therefore, the executing means 238 transmits game data and user information to the game executing means 562 of the game device 5 via the network interface 21 .

<Configuration of game device 5>
Returning to FIG. 1, the description continues. A display 61 , a speaker 62 and a touch pad 63 are externally connected or built into the game device 5 . The game device 5 also has a network interface 51 , a graphics processing unit 52 , an audio processing unit 53 , an operation unit 54 , a storage unit 55 and a control unit 56 . The network interface 51 , the graphics processing unit 52 , the audio processing unit 53 , the operation unit 54 and the storage unit 55 are electrically connected to the control unit 56 via the bus 59 .

Network interface 51 is communicably connected to communication network 6 in order to transmit and receive various data between game device 5 and server device 2 .

The graphics processing unit 52 draws game images including characters and various objects related to the virtual game space in a moving image format according to game data such as game image information output from the control unit 56 . The graphics processing unit 52 is connected to, for example, a liquid crystal display 61, and a game image rendered in a moving image format is displayed on the display 61 as a game screen.

The audio processing unit 53 is connected to the speaker 62 , reproduces and synthesizes game sound according to instructions from the control unit 56 , and outputs the sound from the speaker 62 .

The operation unit 54 is connected to the touch pad 63 and transmits/receives data regarding operation input to/from the touch pad 63 . The user inputs operation signals to the game device 5 by touching the touch pad 63 .

The storage unit 55 is configured with an HDD, SSD, RAM, ROM, and the like. The storage unit 55 stores game data downloaded from the server device 2, various programs including part of the game program, account information of the device 5, and the like.

The storage unit 55 may store user information, game data, and history information, for example. The user information is information of at least part of the user DB 221 stored in the storage unit 22 of the server device 2 . The user DB 221 manages a master of user information, and the storage unit 55 of the game device 5 stores at least part of this master information distributed from the server device 2 .

The control unit 56 is composed of a microcomputer including a CPU and a semiconductor memory, and controls the operation of the device 5 itself.

The control unit 56 functions as communication means 561, game execution means 562, audio control means 563, and display control means 564 by executing various programs.

-Communication means 561-
The communication means 561 is a function of communicating with the server device 2 via the network interface 51 .

The communication unit 561 generates and transmits information that can be grasped by the server device 2 according to various operation signals received by the operation unit 54 from the touch pad 63 . For example, the communication unit 561 transmits account information, new game data download request information, gacha execution request, quest execution request (start request), and the like to the server device 2 . The communication means 561 also receives new game data sent from the server device 2 in response to the download request information, information on game media selected by lottery processing, information on rewards given to the user by the giving means 2361, and the like. is received from the server device 2 .

- Game execution means -
The game execution means 562 reads data such as virtual game space objects and textures included in the game data from the storage unit 55 or uses data received from the server device 2 according to the operation of the touch pad 63 by the user of the device 5 . to generate two-dimensional or three-dimensional game image information while executing the game program. As the game image information is processed by the graphics processing unit 52 , the processed game image is sequentially displayed on the display 61 .

Then, the game executing means 562 arranges the character on the game image according to the user's operation of the device 5, and controls the action of the character in the virtual game space according to the user's operation and the progress of the game. For example, the game execution unit 562 causes a quest to be executed in the game in response to the user's operation via the touch pad 63 (hereinafter simply referred to as "user operation"). Also, the game executing means 562 causes the player character to use the game content selected by the user according to the user's operation.

-Voice Control Means-
The audio control means 563 performs audio output control of the speaker 62 according to the operation of the user of the device 5 or the like when executing the game.

-Display control means-
The display control means 564 performs display output control of the display 61 according to the operation of the user of the device 5 or the like when executing the game. The display control means 564, for example, causes the display 61 to display a shop screen (not shown) for providing recovery opportunities and/or consumption opportunities.

<Flow of Operation of Game System 1>
With reference to FIG. 3, an example of the flow of processing and interactions executed by the game system 1 will be described. FIG. 3 is a flow diagram illustrating the process of identifying a user's consumption information to providing that user with recovery and/or consumption opportunities, either cyclically or event-driven. Note that the order of processing and the unit of processing shown below are examples, and may be changed as appropriate.

As shown in FIG. 3, first, the identifying means 235 of the server device 2 identifies consumption information regarding the amount of parameter consumption in the first period (step st1).

Next, the providing means 236 of the server device 2 preferentially treats recovery opportunities and/or consumption opportunities based on the identified consumption information (step st2).

Next, the providing means 236 of the server device 2 provides the user with the preferential recovery opportunity and/or consumption opportunity (step st3).

In summary, the control unit 23 (an example of a computer) of the server device 2 performs the first recovery for recovering the parameters associated with at least one of the user and the character operated by the user over time. In at least one of the user and the character, recovery means 234 for performing a second recovery to recover according to an instruction from the user; 2 a providing means 236 for providing at least one of an opportunity to perform recovery and an opportunity to consume a parameter, and functions as a providing means 236 that preferentially treats the opportunity based on the consumption information.

<effect>
According to this embodiment, it is possible to give preferential treatment to recovery opportunities and consumption opportunities provided to the user based on the consumption information. Therefore, it is possible to provide users with preferential recovery opportunities and consumption opportunities according to their play experience. Therefore, it is possible to provide the user with a play environment for consuming or recovering parameters that is suitable for the experience of playing the game.

[Second embodiment]
In the first embodiment, an example was described in which the lineup of game media sold at the in-game shop was changed according to the user's playing experience. is not limited to The game system 1 may, for example, enable execution of game content according to the user's play experience. This game content is executed by consuming parameters. Also, this game content includes first game content and second game content.

Here, an example of preferential treatment of recovery opportunities and consumption opportunities of the game system 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In this example, stamina is used as a parameter, and users are classified into categories A to C based on their consumption of stamina, as in the example of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the game content A is content for users who have little playing experience and who consume an absolutely small amount of stamina, which is a condition for execution. Since this game content A can be executed with a small amount of consumption, the number of executions may be limited. The game system 1 makes game content A executable (in other words, releases game content A) for category A users, that is, users with little playing experience. On the other hand, the game system 1 disables the game content A from being played by category B users, that is, users who have some playing experience (in other words, blocks the game content A).

Game content B consumes an absolute large amount of stamina, which is a condition for execution, and is intended for users who have some experience playing the game. Unlike game content A, this game content B is not limited to the number of executions. The game system 1 disables execution of the game content B for users of the category A (in other words, does not release the game content B). On the other hand, the game system 1 makes game content B executable (in other words, releases game content B) for category B users.

The executing means 238 may allow the user to execute the game content that is executed by consuming the parameters, for example, when the consumption information satisfies the executable condition. This executable condition is a condition for making the game content executable. The executable condition may be set for each game content, or may be set in common for a plurality of game contents. For example, if the executable condition of the game content is "the consumption of stamina in the first period is between 0 and 100", the execution means 238 executes the category A in the example of FIG. Make game content executable for users.

According to the above configuration, the execution unit 238 can determine whether or not game content can be executed according to the user's consumption information, that is, the user's play experience, and can execute the game content based on the result of this determination. Thus, the execution means 238 can enable execution of game content that is suitable for the user's playing experience, while disabling execution of game content that is not suitable for the user's playing experience. Therefore, the executing means 238 can provide the user with a playing environment that consumes or recovers parameters that is suitable for the game playing experience.

For example, the execution means 238 may make the first game content executable on the condition that the first amount of parameters is consumed, regardless of whether the consumption information satisfies the executable condition. Further, the executing means 238 may make the second game content executable on the condition that the second amount of parameters, which is larger than the first amount, is consumed when the consumption information satisfies the executable condition.

For example, if the parameter is stamina, the first amount is "10" and the second amount is "20", the execution means 238 will determine that if 10 stamina is consumed, regardless of the executable condition, that is, regardless of play experience, , the first game content can be executed. On the other hand, the executing means 238 can execute the second game content when 20 stamina is consumed and the executable condition is satisfied. In other words, the executing means 238 cannot execute the second game content if the executable condition is not satisfied even after 20 stamina is consumed.

According to the above configuration, the first game content is executable regardless of whether the consumption information satisfies the executable condition, that is, regardless of the play experience, and the second game content is executable according to the play experience. and can be provided. Furthermore, by making the second amount required for executing the second game content larger than the first amount required for executing the first game content, the first game content can be played by an inexperienced user. The second game content can be made playable by a wide range of users, including users with a lot of experience, while the second game content can be made playable only by users who have a certain amount of playing experience. Therefore, the game system 1 can provide the user with game content corresponding to variations in play experience.

[Variation]
Although the present invention has been described based on the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. The following cases are also included in the present invention.

[First Modification]
The setting unit 237 may set, for example, a limit on the number of times the second recovery can be executed within the second period (hereinafter also referred to as “executable number of times”). The second period is a period shorter than the first period. Also, this limit is typically the upper limit of the number of executable times, but it is not intended to be limited to this. Further, the provision unit 236 may give preferential treatment to the opportunity to execute the second recovery by giving preferential treatment to the number of executable times based on the consumption information. “Preferentially treat the number of executable times” may mean, for example, relaxing or removing the limit on the number of executable times.

For example, if the first period is one month, i.e. preferential treatment of recovery opportunities based on consumption of monthly parameters, then the second period is one day shorter than the first period. In this case, the setting unit 237 may set, for example, an upper limit of the number of executable second recoveries per day according to the user's instruction. Then, the providing unit 236 may relax the upper limit of the number of possible executions as preferential treatment for recovery opportunities based on the consumption of the monthly parameters.

According to the above configuration, the providing unit 236 can give preferential treatment to the number of recoverable times of the restricted parameters according to the user's parameter consumption, that is, the play experience. For this reason, for users who have a lot of play experience, such as users of category C in the example of FIG. can be induced.

[Second Modification]
In the above embodiment, as an example of preferential treatment of recovery opportunities and/or consumption opportunities, an example of changing the lineup of game media in the shop based on the user's play experience, that is, the user's consumption information has been described. The preferential treatment of these opportunities is not limited to this. For example, the providing means 236 may set a lineup of game media to be selected from the lottery list 222 for each category as recovery opportunities and/or consumption opportunities, based on consumption information.

[Other embodiments]
The various control means and processing procedures described in the above embodiments are examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, its applications, or its uses. Various control means and processing procedures can be appropriately modified in design without changing the gist of the present invention.

In the above-described embodiment, the game device 5 is a smart phone, but the game device 5 may be an amusement machine provided at a game center or the like.

The games can be action games, shooting games, role-playing games, simulation games, board games, puzzle games, etc., and can be applied to various types of games.

In the above embodiment, the case where the object is the character was exemplified, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, objects can be cards and items (equipment such as weapons and armor) used in the virtual game space.

In the above-described embodiment, the server device 2 and the game devices 5 work together to function the game program, but the present invention is not limited to this. All the means of the game program, that is, recovery means, identification means, provision means, identification means, execution means, and/or execution means, etc. It may be provided in another communication terminal alone or in two devices (for example, distributed processing in the server device 2 and the game device 5) that are combined. In addition, when the server device, game device, and communication terminal are to function together, it is possible to appropriately change which means is to function in which device. For example, the recovery means, identification means, provision means, identification means, execution means, and/or execution means of the server device 2 exemplified in the above embodiments can be restored by the control unit 56 of the game device 5 executing various programs. , may function as these means.

Even when these other embodiments are employed, the effects of this embodiment are exhibited. Further, it is also possible to appropriately combine this embodiment with other embodiments, and other embodiments with each other.

1 game system 2 server device 23 control unit 234 recovery means 235 specifying means 236 providing means

Claims (9)

the computer,
A first recovery is performed to recover parameters associated with at least one of a user and a character operated by the user over time, and a second recovery is performed to recover parameters according to instructions from the user. remedial measures to
identifying means for identifying consumption information relating to the consumption of the parameter in the first period;
providing means for providing at least one of the user and/or the character with an opportunity to perform the second recovery and/or an opportunity to consume the parameter, wherein the act as a means of providing preferential treatment of opportunities,
game program. The providing means comprises granting means,
The giving means is
using the first game content associated with the user to provide the user with a second game content based on a provision condition as the provision of the opportunity;
As preferential treatment of the opportunity, preferential treatment of the grant condition based on the consumption information,
The game program according to claim 1. Giving preferential treatment to the granting condition includes including in the second game medium a first preferential treatment medium used for giving preferential treatment to a reward for game content executed on the condition of consumption of the parameter; At least one of giving preferential treatment to the consideration for giving the medium to the user, and giving preferential treatment to the upper limit number of the first preferential treatment medium that can be given to the user.
3. A game program according to claim 2. Giving preferential treatment to the granting conditions includes including second preferential treatment media used to give preferential treatment to the second recovery in the second game media; consideration for giving the second preferential treatment media to the user; and giving preferential treatment to the upper limit number of the second preferential media that can be given to the user, at least one of
3. A game program according to claim 2. said computer,
When the consumption information satisfies an executable condition, it further functions as execution means that enables the user to execute game content that is executed by consuming the parameters.
The game program according to claim 1. the game content includes first game content and second game content;
The execution means
irrespective of whether the consumption information satisfies the executable condition, making the first game content executable on the condition that the first amount of the parameter is consumed;
When the consumption information satisfies the executable condition, the second game content can be executed on the condition that the second amount of the parameter, which is larger than the first amount, is consumed.
6. A game program according to claim 5. said computer,
further functioning as setting means for setting the number of times the second recovery can be performed within a second period shorter than the first period;
The providing means preferentially treats the opportunity to execute the second recovery by giving preferential treatment to the number of times based on the consumption information.
7. A game program according to claim 5 or 6. A first recovery is performed to recover parameters associated with at least one of a user and a character operated by the user over time, and a second recovery is performed to recover parameters according to instructions from the user. a recovery section to
a specifying unit that specifies consumption information about the consumption amount of the parameter in the first period;
A providing unit that provides at least one of the opportunity to perform the second recovery and the opportunity to consume the parameter to at least one of the user and the character, wherein the a provider that favors opportunities; and
game device. A first recovery is performed to recover parameters associated with at least one of a user and a character operated by the user over time, and a second recovery is performed to recover parameters according to instructions from the user. a recovery section to
a specifying unit that specifies consumption information about the consumption amount of the parameter in the first period;
A providing unit that provides at least one of the opportunity to perform the second recovery and the opportunity to consume the parameter to at least one of the user and the character, wherein the a provider that favors opportunities; and
game system.

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