JP6691570B2 - Server system and game system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a server system or the like that is communicatively connected to a player terminal of each player who performs game play in which a game element whose ability is to be improved can be selected from game elements owned by the player.

  As a form of a popular video game, it is possible to selectively improve the ability of a desired game element by selecting a game element to be used from game elements such as characters owned by a player and playing the game. There are games that have "training elements", "strengthening elements", "evolution elements", and the like.

  For example, a simulation game in which virtual animals (game elements) are trained by giving food and toys that are obtained as rewards for play results or purchased for a fee, etc., and obtained action power is distributed to characters (game elements). Idol training game that trains virtual idols by dancing and singing training, RPG (Role Playing Game) that accumulates acquired battle experience values and grows characters (game elements) and weapons (game elements), In-game rewards and materials are used to enhance and develop parts (game elements), such as race simulation games and war simulation games. In battle play, characters (game elements) accumulate experience values to level up, while those characters Pairs that combine multiple to evolve into a more powerful character Game, and this is true.

  In the following, the game elements that can be targeted for ability improvement are collectively referred to as "characters", and the player selections such as "training", "strengthening", and "evolution" are collectively referred to as "training" to improve the ability of the game elements. Will be called.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, in a game in which a tank and a control character form and use one unit, the game is trained by temporarily releasing the upper limit of the ability of the character combined with the tank having the maximum training level. A technique for adding a new interest to the element is disclosed.

JP, 2005-126775, A

  Now, to give a bird's eye view of a game having training elements, regardless of the game genre, any player preferentially trains a character that the player likes and a character that is useful in the game rules (easy to earn play results). Tend to do. Then, as the game play time elapses, among the characters owned by the player, the characters to be trained become limited. Characters that are not targeted for training cannot be relatively active even when used for play, and as a result, characters used for game play become patterned.

  This tendency is particularly strong in games that are based on the worldview based on manga and anime originals, which is one of the popular game genres. Only the original hero character and the aircraft character used by the hero will be trained. In addition, due to the information exchange between users using SNS (Social Networking Service) and the development of game strategy websites, even in original game titles without originals, only some characters tend to be eccentrically developed. Many are born.

  If only some of the characters tend to be heavily developed and viewed, macroscopically viewing the usage status of the game title will mean that all players are playing with the same characters. As a result, even if you have the opportunity to play with other players in battle or cooperation, you will not be able to play with players who use a character different from yourself, and you will only play with opponents who use the same character as yourself. This may impair the fun of competing play and co-op play.

  Also, from the game production side, it is not just mere number matching that a wide variety of characters are prepared, but various game scenes are prepared so that the strengths and weaknesses of the characters differ depending on the characteristics of the character, and the characteristics of the character. The parameters are adjusted so that the game development and effects are changed by playing the game with various character combinations according to the above, and it is of great significance to make the game enjoyable in various play styles. This is because the player wants the player to play the game title. However, in the situation where only a part of the characters are overemphasized, the wish cannot be fulfilled.

  The present invention has been devised in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a game in which the player can select a game element whose ability is to be improved from among the game elements owned by the player. In the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a technique for suppressing unevenness in game elements selected by each player.

A first aspect of the invention for solving the above-mentioned problem is to perform a game play in which a game element for which an ability is to be improved can be selected from game elements owned by a player (for example, a character 4 in FIG. 3). A server system that is communicatively connected to a player terminal of each player,
By statistically processing the achievements of the ability improvement for each of the game elements, a game element that satisfies a given weighted condition indicating that the degree of selection as the target of the ability is weighted (hereinafter, "weighted game element"). ) And a game element that does not satisfy the weighted condition (hereinafter referred to as “non-weighted game element”) are present (for example, the server processing unit 200s and the game management unit 210 in FIG. 11). The statistical unit 220, the statistical database 570 of FIG. 12, the unfavorable species list 592, and step S86 of FIG. 29), the biased game element or the non-biased game element is set as the action target game element, and the action target game element is set as described above. A game element that influences the ease of selection as a target for the ability improvement by the player and satisfies the bias condition is A measure means for executing the attracting measure that is set so as not to satisfy the weighted condition (for example, the server processing unit 200s, the game managing unit 210, the measure unit 240 in FIG. 11 and the application attracting measure list 594 in FIG. 12). 27, step S28 of FIG. 32, steps S142 to S146 of FIG. 32, and steps S206 to S208 of FIG. 33).

  Game elements are elements that a player can use to play the game. It corresponds to the hand piece in the game. The name depends on the game genre and game rules, but can be called a so-called player character operated by the player, an item or vehicle used by the player character, a player army or a player team composed of a plurality of player characters, and the like. The appearance of the game elements may be dolls, vehicles, creatures, robots, cards, etc.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is detected that there is a biased game element that is relatively biased in ability improvement from the game elements and a non-biased game element other than the biased game element. A player can be attracted in the direction of eliminating the bias by applying the attraction measure to the game element or the non-biased game element. As a result, it is possible to suppress the bias of the game element selected as the target of ability improvement.

  In the second invention, there are a plurality of types of ability improving methods in which the ability improving is different in operation method including a selection operation of the game element targeted for ability improvement, and the attracting measure is different for each ability improving method. The type of the attracting measure is defined, and the measure means variably selects the attracting measure to be executed from the plurality of types of attracting measures (for example, the attracting measure selecting unit 244 in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12). Is a server system of the first invention having all player application attraction measure setting data 590, application attraction measure list 594, and step S90 of FIG.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, an attracting measure corresponding to the ability improving method is prepared, and an appropriate attracting measure can be selected and executed. Therefore, it is possible to effectively suppress the state in which the game elements selected as the target of ability improvement are biased.

  In a third aspect of the present invention, the statistical means performs the statistical processing for each type of the capacity improving method to estimate the capacity improving method that causes the bias condition (for example, the estimating unit in FIG. 11). 222), and the measure means is the server system according to the second invention, which executes the attracting measure corresponding to the estimated ability improving method.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to select the attracting measure corresponding to the cause that satisfies the weighted condition, and thus it is possible to more effectively suppress the bias of the game element selected as the target of ability improvement.

  A fourth aspect of the present invention is a game element assigning means for performing a game element lottery process to attach a new game element to the player (for example, the game element assigning section 230 in FIG. 11, the lottery initial setting data 512 in FIG. 13, and FIG. Step S128) of the invention, and the attraction measure includes a measure for changing the easiness of winning of the measure target game element by the game element lottery process. It is a server system.

According to the fourth aspect, the player can easily obtain the measure-target game element in the lottery for giving the game element to the player. Or it can be hard to obtain.
For example, if the ability of the game element to be treated is not relatively improved, it is easy to obtain the game element to give the player an impression of the game element or increase the number of owned game elements. By doing so, it is possible to make the user think that he or she will select the game element as a target of ability improvement. More specifically, for example, in the case of a game in which “reinforcing synthesis of characters” and “evolutionary synthesis of characters” are possible, it is possible to naturally encourage the action target game element to be used for synthesis.

On the other hand, if the game element to be treated tends to be excessively selected as a target for ability improvement, it is difficult to obtain it, and the player is encouraged to pay attention to the ability improvement of other characters. It will be.
In any case, it is possible to move to a state in which the bias of the game element selected as the target of ability improvement is suppressed.

  A fifth invention is the server system according to any one of the first to fourth inventions, wherein the attracting measure includes a measure for changing a capacity improvement range of the measure-target game element.

According to the fifth aspect, the improvement range of the ability can be made larger or smaller than usual when the action target game element has the ability improved.
If the amount of improvement is made larger than usual, it is possible to increase the incentive for making the game element targeted for the action selected for improving the ability. On the contrary, if the improvement range is made smaller than usual, it is possible to reduce the incentive to make the player select the game element to be treated for improving the ability. Therefore, although it is indirect, it can be expected that the game element selected as a target for ability improvement is directed to a state in which the bias is suppressed.

  A sixth invention is the server system according to any one of the first to fifth inventions, wherein the attraction measure includes a measure for changing the type of ability of the game element subject to the measure.

According to the sixth aspect, it is possible to increase or decrease the types of abilities of the game element to be treated as compared with usual.
Increasing the types of abilities more than usual can increase the incentive to select the game element to be treated for improving the ability. On the other hand, if the types of abilities are reduced from usual, it is possible to reduce the incentive to inspire the player to select the game element to be treated for improving the ability. In any case, it is possible to expect an effect of moving the game element selected as the target of ability improvement to a state in which the bias is suppressed.

  In a seventh aspect, the ability can be improved by the game element satisfying a given level-up condition and leveling up, and the attraction measure includes a measure for changing the level-up condition. The server system according to any one of the first to sixth inventions.

  Further, in the eighth invention, the level-up condition is a threshold value condition in which a level-up parameter value (for example, an experience value in FIG. 3) of the game element whose value increases by being used for game play is given. Is satisfied, and the measure for changing the level-up condition is a measure for changing the threshold condition.

  According to the seventh or eighth aspect of the invention, it is possible to change the condition that the game element to be treated satisfies in order to level up. For example, if the game element to be treated is not relatively improved in ability, by relaxing the level-up condition more than usual, it is possible to increase the incentive to make the player think that the game element is selected for improving ability. be able to. On the contrary, if the game element to be treated has the ability improved relatively, the incentive to make the player think that the game element should be selected for improving the ability by making the level-up condition stricter than usual. Can be lowered. In any case, it is possible to expect an effect of moving the game element selected as the target of ability improvement to a state in which the bias is suppressed.

  A ninth aspect of the present invention is an item assigning means for performing an item lottery process to assign an item won to a player (for example, dedicated level-up item 10 in FIG. 6, item assigning section 232 in FIG. 11, lottery initial setting data in FIG. 13). 512, step S128 in FIG. 30), the game element is capable of improving the ability by consuming a given ability improving item, and the attraction measure is the ability improving by the item lottery process. It is a server system according to any one of the first to eighth inventions, which includes a measure for changing the easiness of winning an item.

  According to the ninth aspect, by making it easier for the player to obtain the ability improvement item, it is possible to increase the possibility that the action target game element is selected as the ability improvement target. When the ability improving item is a dedicated item for each type of game element, the effect can be further enhanced.

  In a tenth aspect, the ability of the game element can be improved by the stepwise evolution of the game element according to a given genealogy, and the attracting measure includes a measure for changing the genealogy. It is a server system according to any one of the first to ninth inventions.

"Evolution" here is one of the game rules that improves the ability of game elements, and replaces the target game element with another type of game element that is similar in design and ability. By doing so, it is a specification that greatly enhances the ability of the original game element. The genealogy is a pattern of which design features and ability features are similar and evolve.
According to the tenth invention, it is possible to increase the genealogy of evolution, enhance the attractiveness of the action target game element regarding the ability improvement, and induce the player to select the action target game element as the ability improvement target. .

  An eleventh aspect of the present invention is based on at least one of the number of players playing the game, the frequency of the game play per player, and the amount of charge used for the game play. The activity index calculation means for calculating the activity index (for example, the activity index calculation unit 224 in FIG. 11, the activity index value list 580 in FIG. 12, step S88 in FIG. 29) is provided, and the measure means is based on the activity index. The server system according to any one of the first to tenth inventions, wherein the degree of the attracting measure to be executed is changed.

  According to the eleventh invention, the degree of attraction measures, that is, the degree of attraction can be changed according to the degree of activity of the game. Therefore, it is possible to expect an effect of moving the game element selected as the target of ability improvement to a state in which the bias is suppressed.

  A twelfth invention is the server system according to any one of the first to eleventh inventions, wherein the measure means temporarily executes the attracting measure for a given period.

  According to the twelfth invention, the attraction measure can be applied to the action-target game element for a limited period. For example, the application of the attracting measure itself can be executed as a special event or service, and the effect of boosting the vitality of the game title can be expected.

  In a thirteenth invention, the measure means is 1) the number of players who are playing the game, 2) the total number of users who have completed registration procedures to become players, and 3) the number of users of a predetermined charging service for the game. The server system according to any one of the first to twelfth aspects of the invention, wherein the attracting measure is executed when a given measure starting condition based on any of the above is satisfied.

  The billing service is a service that pays the price for using the service by electronic payment or consumption of purchased items or activity, such as online shopping of items available for games, purchase of lottery tickets, games. Including services such as play, event participation, etc.

  According to the thirteenth invention, it becomes possible to execute the attraction measure in accordance with the usage status of the entire service related to the game title of the registered user and the game title such as the billing service.

  A fourteenth aspect of the invention is the server system according to any one of the first to thirteenth aspects, wherein the measure means executes the attracting measure for a player who satisfies a given condition player player condition.

  According to the fourteenth invention, it is possible to individually execute the attracting measure in accordance with the game usage situation of each player.

  A fifteenth invention is the server system according to the fourteenth invention, wherein the player condition subject to the action includes at least a predetermined high charging condition based on a charging amount or a charging frequency.

  According to the fifteenth invention, it becomes possible to execute the attracting measure for the player who frequently uses the charging service.

  A sixteenth invention is a first notification control means for controlling the player terminal to identify and display the action target game element (for example, the unfavorable species recognition notification body 35 of FIG. 10, the first notification control unit 250 of FIG. 11). , The unfavorable species recognition notifying body definition data 517 of FIG. 13, step S50 of FIG. 28, and step S120 of FIG. 30) are the server systems of any of the first to fifteenth inventions.

  According to the sixteenth invention, it is possible to inform the player which is the game element targeted for the action. By notifying the action target game element, the player can select the game element in consideration of the use of the attraction measure.

  A seventeenth aspect of the present invention is a second notification control means (for example, the measure information notification body 36 of FIG. 10 and the first measure of FIG. 11) for controlling the player terminal to display the information of the attracting measure executed by the measure means. The second notification control unit 252, the measure information notification body definition data 518 in FIG. 13, step S50 in FIG. 28, and step S120 in FIG. 30) are the server systems according to any one of the first to sixteenth inventions.

  According to the seventeenth aspect, it is possible to notify the player of the information about the attraction measure in advance, so that the player can select the game element in consideration of the use of the attraction measure.

  In an eighteenth aspect, the statistical means, as the non-biased game element, a game element satisfying a low selection tendency condition having a low degree of selection as the target of the ability improvement (hereinafter, referred to as “low selection tendency game element”). Detecting, the measure means sets the low selection tendency game element as the measure target game element, and executes the attraction measure for facilitating the selection of the low selection tendency game element as the ability improvement target. The server system according to any one of the first to seventeenth inventions.

  According to the eighteenth invention, it is possible to take measures to reduce the low-deflection game element.

  A nineteenth aspect of the invention is a player terminal of each player who performs a game play in which a game element whose ability is to be improved can be selected from among game elements owned by the player, and the first aspect is communicatively connected to the player terminal. ~ A server system according to any one of the eighteenth invention, and a game system.

  According to the nineteenth invention, it is possible to realize a game system having the same effects as those of the first to eighteenth inventions.

The figure which shows an example of a structure of a game system. The front showing the example of composition of a player terminal. The figure for demonstrating an example of the content of a game, and the training of the character according to the selection operation by a player. The figure for demonstrating the mechanism for suppressing the state of unbalanced upbringing of a character. The figure for demonstrating the 1st attraction measure. The figure for demonstrating a 2nd attraction measure. The figure for demonstrating the 3rd attraction measure. The figure for demonstrating the 4th attraction measure. The figure for demonstrating the 5th attraction measure. The figure which shows an example of the screen display in which the notification display which concerns on attraction measures was performed. The functional block diagram which shows the function structural example of the server system in 1st Embodiment. The figure which shows the example of the program and data which the server memory | storage part in 1st Embodiment memorize | stores. The figure which shows the data structural example of game initialization data. The figure which shows the data structural example of all player application invitation degree definition data. The figure which shows the data structural example of application invitation measure selection condition definition data. The figure which shows the data structural example of character initial setting data. The figure which shows the data structural example of a cumulative experience value threshold definition library. The figure which shows the data structural example of a dedicated level-up item appearance probability definition library. The figure which shows the data structural example of a character appearance probability definition library. The figure which shows the data structural example of a capability improvement width definition library. The figure which shows the data structural example of a sample database. The figure which shows the data structural example of a statistics database. The figure which shows the data structural example of user management data. The figure which shows the data structural example of play data. The functional block diagram which shows an example of a functional structure of the player terminal in 1st Embodiment. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of a process in a server system. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of a level-up process. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of a synthetic | combination process. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of statistics and attraction measure update processing. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of a game progress process. The flowchart which continues from FIG. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of a lottery process. The flowchart for demonstrating the flow of a character growth process. The functional block diagram which shows the function structural example of the server system in 2nd Embodiment. The figure which shows the example of the program and data memorize | stored in the server memory | storage part of 2nd Embodiment. The functional block diagram which shows the function structural example of the player terminal in 2nd Embodiment. The figure for demonstrating a modification (the 1). The figure (2) for demonstrating a modification.

  Hereinafter, examples of the embodiments of the present invention will be described, but it goes without saying that the modes to which the present invention is applicable are not limited to the following embodiments.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a game system according to this embodiment. The game system 1000 according to the present embodiment is a computer system including a server system 1100 and a plurality of player terminals 1500 (1500a, 1500b, ...) Which can communicate with each other by connecting to the communication line 9, and a content called a game. Is a content providing system for providing.

  The communication line 9 means a communication path capable of data communication. That is, the communication line 9 includes a dedicated line (dedicated cable) for direct connection, a LAN (Local Area Network) such as Ethernet (registered trademark), a communication network such as a telephone communication network, a cable network, and the Internet. It means that the communication method may be wired / wireless.

  The server system 1100 has a main body device 1101, a keyboard 1106, a touch panel 1108, and a storage 1140, and a control board 1150 is mounted on the main body device 1101.

  On the control board 1150, various microprocessors such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1151, a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), various IC memories 1152 such as VRAM, RAM, and ROM, and a communication device 1153 are mounted. Has been done. Note that part or all of the control board 1150 may be realized by an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), or a SoC (System on a Chip).

Then, in the server system 1100, the control board 1150 performs arithmetic processing based on a predetermined program and data,
1) User management function related to user registration,
2) The player 2 (2a, 2b, ...) As a user provides data necessary for playing a game on the player terminal 1500 (1500a, 1500b, ...) And manages the execution control of the game on the player terminal 1500. Game management function,
3) To realize an online shopping function of selling various items that can be used in a game to users online.
That is, the game in this embodiment is realized as a kind of client / server type online game.

  Although the server system 1100 is described as a single unit, it may have a configuration in which a plurality of blade servers that share respective functions are mounted and mutually connected via an internal bus so that data communication is possible. Alternatively, a configuration may be adopted in which a plurality of independent servers installed at distant locations are caused to perform data communication via the communication line 9 so as to function as the server system 1100 as a whole.

  The player terminals 1500 (1500a, 1500b, ...) Are computer systems individually used by registered users who are players 2 (2a, 2b, ...) For game play, and are server systems via the communication line 9. An electronic device (electronic device) that can access the 1100 and execute an online game. The player terminal 1500 of this embodiment is a so-called smartphone device, but may be a portable game device, a game controller, a personal computer, a tablet computer, a wearable computer, an arcade game device, or the like.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a configuration example of the player terminal 1500 according to this embodiment.
The player terminal 1500 includes a direction input key 1502, a button switch 1504, a touch panel 1506 that functions as an image display device and a touch position input device, a speaker 1510, a built-in battery 1509, a microphone 1512, and an image sensor unit 1520. A control board 1550 and a memory card reader 1542 capable of reading and writing data from a memory card 1540 which is a computer-readable storage medium are provided. In addition, a power button, a volume control button, etc., which are not shown, are provided. Further, an IC card reader or the like that can read and write data in a contactless manner with respect to an IC card type credit card or a prepaid card that can pay for the game play may be provided.

  The control board 1550 is used for wireless communication with a CPU 1551, various microprocessors such as GPU and DSP, various IC memories 1552 such as VRAM, RAM and ROM, mobile phone base stations and wireless LAN base stations connected to the communication line 9. A wireless communication module 1553, an interface circuit 1557, etc. are mounted.

  The interface circuit 1557 includes a driver circuit of the touch panel 1506, a circuit that receives signals from the direction input keys 1502 and the button switches 1504, an output amplifier circuit that outputs a sound signal to the speaker 1510, and a sound signal collected by the microphone 1512. An input signal generating circuit for generating, a circuit for inputting image data of an image captured by the image sensor unit 1520, a signal input / output circuit for the memory card reader 1542, and the like are included.

  These elements mounted on the control board 1550 are electrically connected via a bus circuit or the like, and are connected so as to be able to read and write data and send and receive signals. Note that part or all of the control board 1550 may be configured with an ASIC, FPGA, or SoC. Then, the control board 1550 stores a program and various data for realizing the function of the game terminal of the present embodiment as a player terminal in the IC memory 1552.

  In the present embodiment, the player terminal 1500 is configured to download the client program and various setting data from the server system 1100, but the player terminal 1500 may be configured to read from a storage medium such as a memory card 1540 that is separately obtained.

[Game description]
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of game contents and an example of character training according to a selection operation by a player in the present embodiment. The game in the present embodiment is a "game having a selective upbringing element of game element". The player 2 obtains the game card 3, goes through a predetermined registration procedure (for example, registration on a dedicated website, registration from a menu screen, etc.), and then the character 4 (this embodiment) Game elements in form) are made available to the game.

  The game card 3 is a card-type information carrying medium and corresponds to a so-called “trading card”. Any one type of character (game element) is assigned to one game card 3, and a code associated with an image of the character 4 and identification information (character ID, etc.) of the character 4 on the surface. 5 and are printed. The code 5 is used to register the game card 3.

  Although the game element is the character 4 in the present embodiment, the game element can be appropriately set according to the game content. For example, items such as weapons and armor used by the character 4, vehicles, summons, familiars, etc. may be used. Of course, depending on the content of the game, it can be appropriately replaced with the game element in the present embodiment as long as it becomes a player's hand piece in the game title and is a target of training and development. For example, in a racing game played while developing parts, parts such as a car body, an engine, and a brake may be used.

  Further, in the example of FIG. 3, the code 5 is drawn as a two-dimensional bar code, but numbers, alphabets, codes of other forms, non-contact type IC chips capable of reading and writing stored information by non-contact communication, etc. It may be used. The game card 3 is not limited to a card type, and may be a three-dimensional object such as a character figure. Further, it is not limited to the card as an object, and other forms such as a virtual card (a virtual trading card drawn as a card on the video screen) may be used.

  Now, the character 4 associated with the game card 3 that has been registered by the player 2 is held and stocked by the player 2. Then, the player 2 organizes the deck 6 by selecting a predetermined number from the possessed characters 4 in consideration of the purpose of playing and the situation before the game starts.

  In the example of FIG. 3, the number of characters forming the deck 6 is four, that is, the number of knitting is “4”, but the number of knitting is not limited to this and can be set as appropriate. Then, once the deck 6 is organized, the game is basically played using the characters 4 (characters 4a to 4d in the example of FIG. 3) that form the deck 6.

  In the example of FIG. 3, the game screen W3 is drawn in the image of a single-play RPG, but the play mode and game genre are not limited to this, and can be set as appropriate. Single play or multiplayer is acceptable. It may be a battle type or a cooperative type. Not limited to RPG, genres such as mere group battle games, sports games, and idol training games can be selected.

Then, the player 2 can selectively grow the desired character 4.
The breeding method can be set as appropriate. In the present embodiment, an experience value (reward experience value) as a reward is given to the player 2 according to the play result of the game play. The player 2 can arbitrarily distribute the obtained reward experience value to the character 4 of the deck 6. That is, the experience value is a level-up parameter value of a game element whose value increases by being used for game play, and the distributed experience value is accumulated and managed for each character 4, and the accumulated experience value is used as a threshold value. When the character arrives, the character automatically level-up, and various abilities such as offensive power, defense power, and moving power are improved.

The method for raising the character, that is, the ability improving method can be set as appropriate.
In the present embodiment, in addition to the accumulation of experience values as shown in FIG. 3, 1) use of a dedicated level-up item in which the effect of forcibly raising the level of a specific character is set, 2) reward for event clearing, etc. There is a training method such as leveling up as a privilege, 3) character composition for strengthening / evolving one character using a plurality of characters as materials (details will be described later).

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a mechanism for suppressing the state of unevenly growing characters. The state of the heavily-developed character means that each player tends to select a specific type of game element (in this case, a specific type of character) as a target for ability improvement, and as a result, the ability improvement of the specific type of character is heavily weighted. In other words, it is a state in which it is being overgrown. To put it plainly, only popular characters are upgraded, and the level difference with other characters is extremely large. Alternatively, it can be said that the opposite is true (a state in which an extremely unpopular character exists).

  In order to suppress such an unbalanced upbringing state of the character, the server system 1100 of the present embodiment collects “bringing information” including information on the track record of the player 2 training the character 4 (track record of ability improvement for each game element). ·accumulate. Then, a type of character that has not been cultivated relatively is recognized as an "unfavorable species", and an attracting measure for inviting the player 2 to cultivate the character of the unfavorable species is applied.

  In other words, based on the statistics of the ability improvement results for each type of game element, the game element satisfying a given bias condition indicating that the degree of selection as an object of ability improvement is biased, and the bias condition are satisfied. It is detected that there is a non-biased game element that does not exist, and the biased game element or the non-biased game element is set as the target of the attraction measure (measure target game element). In the present embodiment, an example in which a non-biased game element is set as a measure target game element will be mainly described. The attraction measure is a measure for affecting the ease of selection by the player as an object of ability improvement, so that the game element that satisfies the bias condition does not satisfy the bias condition. The weighted condition can also be said to be a condition for selecting a game element whose selection degree as an object of ability improvement is so far out of comparison with the selection degrees of other game elements that it is equivalent to an outlier. On the other hand, it can be said that the non-biased game element that does not satisfy the biased condition corresponds to the character of "unfavorable species" in the present embodiment.

  Specifically, the server system 1100 samples the breeding information each time the character 4 level up, that is, each time the player performs a breeding operation.

  The breeding information includes at least the type of the upgraded character, the character level, and information about the level-up method, as information describing the performance improvement record.

  The server system 1100 performs statistical processing (first statistic) on the cumulative number of times of use for each leveling-up method from the sampled breeding information, and statistically processes what kind of character is leveled up (second statistic). To do.

  The method of the second statistic for knowing which kind of character is leveled up and to what extent can be appropriately selected. For example, the number of times the level has been improved for each type of character may be totaled. Further, the average value, the median value, and the maximum value of the character level may be obtained for each character type. Of course, other methods may be used. In the present embodiment, the number of times of level up (the number of times of level up) is used.

  From the result of the second statistic, the type of the character whose level is not relatively improved compared to other types is found, and this is recognized as the "unfavorable type". Specifically, the average value or the median of the number of level-ups of all the character types is obtained as the “certification standard value”, and the number of level-ups of the type is lower than the certification standard value by a predetermined “unfavorable species certification difference ΔN” or more. Is recognized as “unfavorable species” (in the example of FIG. 4, the character 4a).

  In other words, the “certification standard value” indicates the standard of the degree of selection (the degree of selection) to be selected as the target of ability improvement, and the “unfavorable species recognition difference ΔN” satisfies the biased game element and the biased condition that satisfy the biased condition. It is a condition indicating that there is a non-biased game element that does not exist. In other words, the "unfavorable species" is the game element "low selection tendency game element" that satisfies the low selection tendency condition that indicates that the degree of selection as a target for ability improvement corresponds to an outlier with a low degree.

  Of course, the method of recognizing the unfavorable species may be another method as long as it is possible to find the kind of the character that has not been cultivated excessively in relative terms. For example, the character types may be sorted by the number of level-ups, and a predetermined number from the lower rank may be recognized as an unfavorable type.

  Then, for the unfavorable species, a measure "induction measure" is applied in which the player 2 wants to raise the unfavorable species character and induces the breeding operation. That is, the "induction measure" gives the player the motivation to select the unfavorable character as the training target, affects the ease of selecting the training target, and satisfies the weighted condition ( It can be said that (character) does not satisfy the biased condition.

  There are several types of incentives that correspond to the ability improvement methods. Then, any one or a plurality of them will be applied to the unfavorable character (the attraction measure will be executed), but the attraction measure to be applied is selected based on the first statistic.

  For example, from the first statistic, the ability improving method that has caused the overweight development state is estimated, and the attraction measure corresponding to this is selected. Specifically, it may be possible to determine the level-up methods that the players prefer and use in the game title, and preferentially select the attraction measures corresponding to them. On the contrary, based on the first statistic, the level-up method may be adopted while also promoting the use of the level-up method that is not used so much.

Then, the attraction measures in the present embodiment will be described in order.
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the first attraction measure. The first attraction measure is an attraction measure corresponding to an ability improving method in which accumulation or consumption of a predetermined condition element is used as a condition for leveling up, and relaxes the leveling up condition for unfavorable characters.

  The level-up condition and an element (conditional element) describing the condition can be appropriately set according to the setting of the game genre and the game rule. For example, the amount and type of food (conditional element) that the virtual animal (game element) feeds to raise its level, the time lapse (conditional element) required for the physical strength of the character (game element) to recover, and the strengthening parts (game Elapsed time (conditional element) required for the development of the element corresponds to the level-up condition.

  In the present embodiment, the experience value accumulated for each character is used as a condition element, and the threshold value of the experience value necessary for leveling up corresponds to one of the leveling up conditions. Therefore, when the first attraction measure is applied, the cumulative experience value (which can also be called a threshold for leveling up) required to level up the unfavorable character is lower than the initial setting value. Will be done. How low the initial value becomes depends on the “induction degree” described later.

  The “degree of attraction” is a value indicating how strong the attraction measure is to be applied. In the present embodiment, information on the game usage status of all players (for example, how often are players playing, how many paid items are purchased and used, and how often registered users play games). ,,,,,,,,,, etc., which is useful for determining the activity status, etc.).

  By applying the first attraction measure, it is easier for the player 2 to raise the level of the unfavorable character 4a than before. If you are wondering "how much will you grow and you will be able to use it", the chances of unfamiliar characters being targeted for breeding operations will increase more than before, and you can move towards the direction where uneven breeding is eliminated. Ah

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the second attraction measure. The second attraction measure is to improve the availability of the condition element of the level-up condition of the unfavorable character.

  The condition element of the level-up condition corresponds to a target whose quantity is compared to determine whether or not the level-up condition is satisfied, and an element which is consumed to satisfy the level-up condition. In the present embodiment, the experience value for leveling up by cumulative experience value, the dedicated leveling up item 10 for leveling up by the dedicated item (the ability improving item that can be used to unconditionally improve the level), and the leveling up by character composition. The character 12, etc., which can be a synthetic material according to the above, corresponds to this. Although it is possible to appropriately set a character that can be a composite material, in the present embodiment, a character of the same type as the character to be leveled up is included. In this embodiment, the character recognized as an unfavorable species is included.

  As a method of improving availability, it is conceivable to simply increase the number given. The experience value in the present embodiment is given to the player according to the game play result and can be arbitrarily distributed by the player. Therefore, even if the amount of experience value is simply increased, it is distributed to the unfavorable character. Not necessarily. Therefore, the appearance rate of the condition element and the acquisition method are adjusted.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6A, an opportunity (eg, a drop by an enemy character, a reward according to a play record, a reward for participation in an event, a login, etc.) in which a new item or a new character can be given. At the time of free lottery (so-called gacha), paid lottery (paid gacha), etc.), a special level-up item 10 for unfavorable species and a character 12 suitable as a material for performing character composition based on unfavorable species characters are provided. , Probability of selection / granting, so-called appearance probability is changed.

  More specifically, when the character included in the deck 6 organized by the player 2 (the character used for the game play) does not include the unfavorable species, the initial setting value is applied to the appearance probability. However, in the case of “including unfavorable species” and when the second attracting measure is selected as the applicable (effective) measure, a value higher than the initial value is applied to the appearance probability. Then, how high the initial value is set, that is, the degree of improvement in the appearance probability is changed according to the degree of attraction. In the present embodiment, the higher the degree of attraction, the larger the degree of improvement in the appearance probability.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6 (2), it is possible to increase the number of opportunities for obtaining the elements of the level-up condition. In the example shown in the figure, in the initial setting, the dedicated level-up item 10 for the unfavorable species and the character 12 as a synthetic material for strengthening and evolving the unfavorable species character are charged by online shopping or the like, or dropped by the enemy character. Settings that can only be obtained are made available as event bonuses (participation rewards or event clearing rewards) or as prizes for pay lottery. Of course, the types of acquisition opportunities are not limited to these, and can be set as appropriate. In the figure, this is expressed as "unreleased" to "released". It should be noted that the type and number of additional acquisition opportunities when the second attraction measure is applied will vary depending on the degree of attraction.

  As a method for “making it available as an event bonus” or “making it available as a premium for a pay lottery”, for example, for example, an event bonus or a prize candidate is provided with a special level-up item 10 for unfavorable species. Alternatively, it may be realized by newly adding the character 12 as a synthetic material for strengthening and evolving unfavorable characters.

  Alternatively, if the configuration is such that among the plurality of types of event bonus candidates and prize candidates, which one is given by lottery with the appearance probability set for each, it is possible to determine the exclusive level-up item 10 for the unfavorable species. Achieved by changing the appearance probability of the character 12 as a synthetic material that strengthens and evolves unfavorable characters from "0" or an unrealizable low value to a realistic probability value that is relatively easily selected. You can do that.

  For the player, the dedicated level-up item 10 for the unfavorable species and the character 12 as a synthetic material for strengthening and evolving the unfavorable character are frequently obtained. As a result, if the player is made to think "how and how much you can grow it before you can use it", the chances that the unfavorable character will be subject to the training operation will increase, and the uneven training will be eliminated. Will move in the direction of

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the third attraction measure. The third attraction measure is to increase the improvement range of the ability when the unfavorable character is leveled up.
In the illustrated example, in the initial setting of the unfavorable character 4a, when the level is raised from the level "1" to the level "2", the set value (parameter value) of the attack power among the abilities is "100" to "120". Is changed to ". That is, the level of improvement associated with leveling up is “20”.

  On the other hand, in the state where the third attracting measure is applied, when the level is increased from "1" to "2", the set value (parameter value) of the attack power is changed from "100" to "150". Become so. That is, the improvement width associated with the level up is expanded to “50”.

  From a player's point of view, the unfavorable character 4a is further strengthened by leveling up than before. As a result, if the player is wondering "how much can I grow it up before I can use it?", The chances that the unfavorable character will be subject to the training operation will increase, and the uneven training will be eliminated. Will move in the direction of

  The improvement range ΔP of the ability can be set to have a larger value as the degree of attraction increases. Also, the number of abilities to which the improvement range ΔP is applied can be set to increase as the degree of attraction increases.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the fourth attraction measure. The fourth attraction measure is to increase the types of abilities that the unfavorable character has.
In the present embodiment, the character has a special ability so-called “skill” that is exhibited when the game progress status satisfies a predetermined activation condition, and the skill is added in the fourth attraction measure of the present embodiment. It In the illustrated example, only one "special defense" skill is set for the unfavorable character 4a by default, but the "special attack" skill is set to 1 when the fourth attraction measure is applied. One has been added.

  From a player's point of view, the unfavorable character 4a will also acquire skills as the player's level improves, and further strengthen. If the player is made to think that "this is worth raising," the unfavorable character will be more likely to be targeted for the breeding operation than before, and the uneven breeding will be eliminated.

  The type and number of added abilities can be set to increase as the degree of attraction increases. Further, the ability to be added is not limited to the skill, and can be set appropriately according to the game genre and the game rule. It would be good to increase the category of ability parameters. For example, in terms of offensive ability, it is possible to simultaneously attack a plurality of targets where only a single target can be attacked by default.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the fifth attraction measure. The fifth attraction measure is to increase the evolutionary lineage of unfavorable characters.
In the game of this embodiment, a mechanism for character composition is incorporated. In character composition, when a player selects a character to be a composition source (base) and a character to be a composition material, the character of the composition material is consumed and the character of the composition source is strengthened (reinforced composition). Then, when the evolution activation condition exceeding the scale with reinforcement is satisfied, the character of the synthetic material is specially consumed, and the original character is replaced with a new kind of evolved character with high basic specifications (evolutionary composition). ). “Evolutionary genealogy” refers to the route setting for which character is replaced next by which type. In other words, the character 4 can improve its ability better than the reinforcement synthesis by performing the stepwise evolution according to the evolution lineage set for each.

  In the illustrated example, the unfavorable character 4a is in a state where only the first genealogy can be used by default. However, when the fifth attraction is applied, the hidden second genealogy can be used. The evolved character set in the second genealogy is stronger than that in the first genealogy even if it has the same evolution stage, or the specification setting is completely different (for example, in the first genealogy, fire It evolves to a character having an attribute, but evolves to a character having a water attribute in the second lineage).

  As a player, when a new evolutionary lineage becomes available, it becomes possible to select a desired evolutionary lineage at the branch timing of the evolutionary lineage (in the illustrated example, when the evolutionary line is evolved to the first stage). If the player thinks "I used to think that it was a character I did not like myself, but if I use a new evolutionary lineage, it may be my favorite, so it is worthwhile to raise it". Opportunities for training operations will increase more than before, and uneven growth will be eliminated.

It should be noted that, of the characters that the player has, which player has been identified as an unfavorable species is touched in a fold to inform the player.
For example, FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the screen display in which the notification display related to the attraction measure according to the present embodiment is performed, and is a diagram showing a screen configuration example of the deck knitting screen W10 for knitting the deck 6. is there. The deck formation screen W10 can be displayed by performing a predetermined deck formation operation. On the deck organization screen W10, a character setting section 30 showing setting frames for each position of the deck 6 and the latest setting status at each position, and a possessed character display section 31 for displaying a list of characters possessed by the player. A character information display section 32 that displays information about a character that is being selected from the possessed characters, a cost information display section 33 that displays information related to the cost related to knitting, and a selection confirmation operation icon 34 are displayed. Then, an unfavorable species recognition notifying body 35 for notifying the unfavorable species and a measure information notifying body 36 for notifying the player of the information on the attraction measures applied to the unfavorable species are displayed.

  When the character corresponding to the unfavorable species is displayed on the character setting unit 30 or the possessed character display unit 31, the unfavorable species recognition notification body 35 is displayed as an attachment. Further, when the information of the character corresponding to the unfavorable species is displayed on the character information display unit 32, it is displayed as an attachment.

  The measure information notification body 36 displays information about the attraction measures applied to the character corresponding to the unfavorable species. In the present embodiment, when the information on the character corresponding to the unfavorable type is displayed on the character information display unit 32, the measure information notification body 36 of the design corresponding to the type of the attracting measure to be applied is selected / attached and displayed. It Although the badge type design is shown in the figure, it may be in a format such as a pop-up window.

  It should be noted that the unfavorable species recognition notification body 35 and the measure information notification body 36 are not limited to the deck formation screen W10, and various operation screens on which other character images are displayed (for example, a combination operation screen for performing a character combination operation or a character operation screen). The equipment change screen for changing equipment, etc.) can be displayed in the same manner.

[Description of functional configuration]
FIG. 11 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the server system 1100 according to this embodiment. The server system 1100 according to this embodiment includes an operation input unit 100s, a server processing unit 200s, a sound output unit 390s, an image display unit 392s, a communication unit 394s, and a server storage unit 500s.

  The operation input unit 100s is means for inputting various operations for managing the server. The keyboard 1106 of FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

  The server processing unit 200s is realized by, for example, a microprocessor such as a CPU or a GPU, or an electronic component such as an ASIC or an IC memory, and inputs or outputs data to or from each functional unit including the operation input unit 100s or the server storage unit 500s. Take control. Then, various arithmetic processes are executed on the basis of a predetermined program and data, an operation input signal from the operation input unit 100s, data received from the player terminal 1500, and the like to integrally control the operation of the server system 1100. .

  The server processing unit 200s of this embodiment includes a user management unit 202, an online shopping management unit 204, a game management unit 210, a time counting unit 280s, a sound generation unit 290s, an image generation unit 292s, and a communication control unit 294s. Including and Of course, functional units other than these may be included as appropriate.

The user management unit 202 manages the processing related to the user registration procedure and the data of each user associated with the user account. In this embodiment, the user management unit 202
1) Granting a unique user account to registered users,
2) Registration information management to register and manage personal information for each user account,
3) Book management of electronic payment media consumed by payment of billing elements (online shopping and play consideration in this embodiment),
4) Play history management that manages log-in and log-out history for playing the game,
5) Management of game save data,
It has each function of. Of course, other data management functions associated with accounts other than these can be appropriately included.

  The online shopping management unit 204 is responsible for control related to online shopping, and can be realized by appropriately using known online shopping technology. In this embodiment, the player uses online shopping to play the game card 3 (see FIG. 3) used in the game, items used in the game (for example, equipment of the character 4, dedicated level-up items 10 (see FIG. 6). You can purchase lottery tickets for paid lottery that can be executed in the game). Items to be sold in online shopping can be appropriately set other than these.

  The game management unit 210 performs various processes related to game execution management. Since the game of the present embodiment is a client-server type online game, the game management unit 210 of the present embodiment controls to provide data necessary for game play while communicating with the player terminal 1500. Then, the game management unit 210 of the present embodiment includes an organization control unit 212, a breeding information accumulation control unit 214, a statistic unit 220, a game element addition unit 230, an item addition unit 232, and a vitality index calculation unit 234. The measure unit 240, the first notification control unit 250, and the second notification control unit 252. Of course, functional units other than these may be included as appropriate.

  The composition control unit 212 uses the game elements owned by the player (activation) and groups of one or more game elements among the game elements owned by the player (the deck 6 in the present embodiment (see FIG. (See 3))). In this control, when the input of a predetermined deck formation request operation is detected on the player terminal 1500, the deck formation screen W10 (see FIG. 10) is displayed on the player terminal to realize the formation work of the deck 6. The control and the control of storing the organization result in association with the user account of the player are included.

  The training information accumulation control unit 214 performs control to collect and accumulate information regarding the performance improvement performance of the game element. In the present embodiment, this corresponds to the control of generating and accumulating training information (see FIG. 4) for statistics each time the character 4 is leveled up.

  The statistic unit 220 statistically processes the performance improvement record for each game element (in this embodiment, for each type of game element), thereby setting a weighted condition indicating that the degree of selection as a target for power improvement is weighted. It is detected that there are game elements that satisfy the weighted condition and non-weighted game elements that do not satisfy the weighted condition. In the present embodiment, the second statistic (see FIG. 4) for collecting the number of level-ups for each type of the character 4 is executed, and as a result of the existence of the game element satisfying the weighted condition, “unlucky type” is determined as the non-weighted game element Exists and performs the necessary processing to qualify its “unfavorable species”.

  In addition, the statistical unit 220 includes an estimation unit 222, and can perform statistical processing for each type of ability improving method to estimate the ability improving method that causes the biased condition.

  The game element giving unit 230 performs a game element lottery process that includes a game element (the character 4 in the present embodiment) as a lottery prize, and performs control to give a new game element to the player. Since the game of the present embodiment assumes RPG, as long as the new character 12 (see FIG. 6) is included as a prize, a drop by an enemy character or a gift from an NPC (hereinafter, collectively referred to as “drop”). This is the case.) This also applies to reward lottery for clearing game stages and events, free lottery for login, and pay lottery using paid lottery tickets.

  The item assigning unit 232 controls the item lottery process to assign the won item to the player. Since the game of the present embodiment is based on RPG, as long as a new exclusive level-up item 10 (see FIG. 6) is included as a prize, not only a drop but also a reward lottery for clearing the game stage and the event , Free lottery at login, paid lottery using paid lottery tickets, etc. correspond to this.

  The activity index calculation unit 234 calculates an activity index of game play. The vitality index is an index showing how busy the game title is. The calculation method can be appropriately set according to the game content and the game play style (single-play, multi-play, etc.). In the present embodiment, the activity index can be calculated based on at least one of the number of players playing the game, the frequency of the game play per player, and the charge usage amount related to the game play.

  The measure unit 240 sets a non-biased game element as a game element to be measured, affects the ease of selection of the game element as a target for ability improvement by the player, and satisfies the weighted condition. Will carry out the incentives established to ensure that they no longer meet the weighted condition. This is the execution of the attracting measure for the unfavorable character 4 in the present embodiment. The measure unit 240 includes an attracting degree setting unit 242 and an attracting measure selecting unit 244.

  The attraction degree setting unit 242 determines the degree of attraction measures to be executed. In the present embodiment, determining the degree of attraction corresponds to this.

  The attracting measure selection unit 244 variably selects the attracting measure to be executed from among a plurality of types of attracting measures prepared for each ability improving method. Specifically, the attraction measure corresponding to the ability improvement method estimated by the statistics unit 220 can be executed. Further, in addition to this, it is possible to select an attracting measure according to the degree of attracting.

  The first notification control unit 250 controls the player terminal to identify and display the action target game element. In the present embodiment, the display control of the unfavorable species recognition notification body 35 (see FIG. 10) on the deck formation screen W10 or the like corresponds to this.

  The second notification control unit 252 controls to display information on the executed (applied) attraction measures on the player terminal. In the present embodiment, the display control of the measure information notification body 36 (see FIG. 10) on the deck formation screen W10 or the like corresponds to this.

  The clock unit 280s uses the system clock to clock the current date and time, time limit, and the like.

  The sound generation unit 290s is realized by executing an IC or software that generates or decodes voice data, and generates or decodes voice data such as operation sound or BGM related to system management of the server system 1100 or game play. Then, the audio signal regarding the system management is output to the sound output unit 390s.

  The sound output unit 390s outputs a sound signal. In the example of FIG. 1, the speaker (not shown) included in the main body device 1101 and the touch panel 1108 corresponds to this.

  The image generation unit 292s can generate an image related to system management of the server system 1100, a game image (or data for displaying the game image on the player terminal 1500), and the like. Then, the image regarding the system management can be output to the image display unit 392s.

  The image display unit 392s displays various images for system management based on the image signal input from the image generation unit 292s. For example, it can be realized by an image display device such as a flat panel display, a cathode ray tube (CRT), a projector, or a head mounted display. In the example of FIG. 1, the touch panel 1108 corresponds.

  The communication control unit 294s executes data processing related to data communication and realizes data exchange with an external device via the communication unit 394s.

  The communication unit 394s is connected to the communication line 9 to realize communication. For example, it is realized by a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a jack of a wired communication cable, a control circuit, or the like. In the example of FIG. 1, the communication device 1153 corresponds.

  The server storage unit 500s stores programs and various data for implementing various functions for causing the server processing unit 200s to integrally control the server system 1100. Further, it is used as a work area of the server processing unit 200s, and temporarily stores the calculation result executed by the server processing unit 200s according to various programs. This function is realized by, for example, an IC memory such as a RAM or a ROM, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM or a DVD, or an online storage. In the example of FIG. 1, the storage medium such as the IC memory 1152 and the hard disk mounted in the main body device 1101 and the storage 1140 correspond to this.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of programs and data stored in the server storage unit 500s in the present embodiment. The server storage unit 500s in the present embodiment stores a server program 503, a distribution game client program 505, sales item management data 509, and game initial setting data 510.

  In addition, the server storage unit 500s has a sample database 550, a statistical database 570, a vitality index value list 580, an all-player application incentive degree 582, and all-player application incentive measures, as data that is sequentially generated and managed for the game. The setting data 590, the user management data 600, the play data 700, and the current date and time 800 are stored. In addition, information such as a timer, a counter, and various flags can be stored as appropriate.

  The server program 503 is a program for realizing the functions of the user management unit 202, the online shopping management unit 204, and the game management unit 210 by being read and executed by the server processing unit 200s (see FIG. 11). .

  The distribution game client program 505 is the original game client program provided to the player terminal 1500.

  The sale item management data 509 stores data for defining and managing items for sale by online shopping. For example, the items that can be purchased, the number of stocks, and the charge consideration (corresponding to the amount deducted from the payment medium in this embodiment) are stored in association with each other. In the present embodiment, the items for sale include the dedicated level-up item 10, the character 4, the items to be equipped with the character 4, and the like.

  The game initial setting data 510 includes various initial setting data for executing the game of this embodiment. In this embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 13, character composition pattern definition data 511, lottery initial setting data 512, experience value provision condition definition data 513, execution period definition data 514, and measure start condition definition data 515. The unfavorable species recognition difference 516, the unfavorable species recognition notifying body definition data 517, the measure information notifying body definition data 518, the all-player application attraction degree definition data 520, the application attraction measure selection condition definition data 530, and the character initial And setting data 400. Of course, data other than these can also be included as appropriate.

  The character composition pattern definition data 511 is prepared for each character composition pattern. One piece of character composite pattern definition data 511 includes, for example, a combination source character type and a composite material character type as information defining a combination of characters used for composition to which the pattern is applied. Then, it includes an evolution activating condition and a synthesis level increasing condition (a activating condition for reinforced synthesis). If the type of character is changed or the level is raised in a plurality of steps at a time by synthesizing the level, information about them is appropriately included.

  The lottery initial setting data 512 is prepared for each type of lottery executed in the game, and stores various data defining the contents of the lottery. The lottery referred to here also includes a paid lottery that consumes a lottery ticket purchased through online shopping, a drop, an item acquisition associated with opening a treasure box, and the like.

  Then, one lottery initial setting data 512 includes, for example, a unique lottery ID, a lottery consideration, a prize list, and a prize-based initial appearance probability list (prize-based initial winning probability list). In the case of free lottery, "no consideration" is set as the lottery consideration. In the case of a drop, a drop occurrence condition that specifies a specific game progress status, a predetermined timing when a drop occurs, or the like can be used. If one lottery consideration is used for a plurality of times of lottery, the definition of the number of times is appropriately included.

  The experience value giving condition definition data 513 defines what kind of condition the experience value (see FIG. 3; a level-up parameter value of a game element whose value increases by being used in the game play) as a reward according to the play result. Define how much is granted when is satisfied.

  The execution period definition data 514 defines a period during which the training information is sampled and the attraction measures are executed. Examples of the period are a predetermined event execution period set by the game operator, a specific period on the calendar such as Christmas period, a predetermined period from the turning point of game service conversion (1 month from the game release, opening of a new game stage) From 1 month to 1 month from the addition of a new character or new item). In other words, the inducement measures will only be temporarily implemented for the period defined here. As a matter of course, the period can be set to "no period", that is, to be set to be substantially always executed. It should be noted that the sampling period and the period for which the attracting measure is executed may be different and defined separately.

  The measure start condition definition data 515 stores various data that defines conditions relating to the progress of the game and the situation of use of the game that are required to start the attracting measure. The content of the action start condition can be set as appropriate, but 1) the number of players who are playing the game, 2) the total number of users who have completed registration procedures to become players, and 3) the use of a predetermined charging service for the game. The number of persons, etc., or a plurality of combinations (either an AND condition or an OR condition is acceptable). Of course, "no condition" can be set, and in that case, the attracting measure is applied / executed substantially at all times.

  The unfavorable species recognition difference 516 is a condition (see FIG. 4) for detecting and certifying the non-biased game element, the character type of the “unfavorable species” in the present embodiment. In other words, the condition for detecting the existence of the "unfavorable species" can be said to be the condition for detecting the existence of the game element satisfying the weighted condition and the non-weighted game element.

  The unfavorable species recognition notifying body definition data 517 defines the unfavorable species recognition notifying body 35 (see FIG. 10).

  The measure information notification body definition data 518 is prepared for each type of attracting measure and defines the measure information notifying body 36 (see FIG. 10) for notifying information about the attracting measure.

  The all-player-applied attraction degree definition data 520 defines conditions for determining the degree of attraction, that is, the degree of attraction measures. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, the all-player application incentive degree definition data 520 is associated with the activity index recording condition 521 and stores the activity index 522 that is recorded when it is determined that the condition is satisfied. . Then, the total range of the recorded activity index (activity index total range 523) and the degree of attraction 524 associated with the range are stored in association with each other.

  The content of the activity index recording condition 521 can be appropriately set according to the content of the game, the content of various services incidental to the game, and the like. In the present embodiment, the number of players who are playing the game, the frequency of the game play per player, the charge usage amount related to the game play, the charge frequency, and the like are included, but any or more of these are omitted. be able to. Also, the total or average value of the number of characters owned by the player, the total or average value of the number of items owned by the player, the average value or median value of the player level, etc. can be used as parameters for describing the conditions.

  Returning to FIG. 13, the applicable incentive measure selection condition definition data 530 is prepared for each combination of which type of incentive measure is to be executed / applied, and the condition and the type of the attracting measure to be selected. Stores various data that defines For example, as shown in FIG. 15, one application attraction measure selection condition definition data 530 includes a selection condition 531 and a selection attraction measure list 533.

  The selection condition 531 can include various sub-conditions, with the attraction degree range 532, which indicates the range of the attraction degree to be applied, as the lead.

As the sub-conditions, for example, a combination of capacity improvement methods estimated as a capacity improvement method that has caused the bias condition (the highest usage level up method in the figure, the upper usage level up method (state of It corresponds to the estimation result of the usage tendency of the capacity-improving method that caused the unbalanced growth state)) and other sub-conditions related to the capacity-improving method.
In addition, a sub-condition relating to the number of players playing the game, a sub-condition relating to increase / decrease in registered users, a sub-condition relating to the frequency of game play per player, a sub-condition relating to the amount of charge used for game play and a frequency of billing, It includes an index (liveness index) that indicates the degree of liveliness of the game title, such as sub-conditions regarding the number of characters and items owned by the player, sub-conditions regarding the player level, and the like. Then, the selection condition 531 is described as any one or a plurality of these sub-conditions (either AND condition or OR condition is acceptable).

  Returning to FIG. 13, the character initial setting data 400 is prepared for each character 4 that can be used by the player in the game, and stores various data defining the character. For example, as shown in FIG. 16, a unique character type 401, a code list 402 that is a list of codes 5 of the game card 3 (see FIG. 3) associated with the character type, an initial character level 403, and an initial An ability parameter value list 405, an initial possession skill 407, and initial evolution lineage definition data 409 are included. It also includes a cumulative experience value threshold definition library 410, a dedicated level-up item appearance probability definition library 420, an ability improvement range definition library 440, additional ability type definition data 450, and additional evolution lineage definition data 460. Of course, data other than these, for example, various data necessary for displaying and operating the character on the game screen (for example, character model data, motion data, texture data, etc.) are also included. .

  The initial possessed skill 407 is prepared for each type of skill possessed by the character in the initial state, and stores the activation condition of the skill and data defining the content of the skill.

  The initial evolution genealogy definition data 409 stores various data defining the evolutionary genealogy set in the character in the initial state. For example, the character types after evolution are stored in order of stages.

  The cumulative experience value threshold definition library 410 stores data that defines a condition for leveling up based on the cumulative experience value. For example, as shown in FIG. 17, the cumulative experience value threshold definition library 410 includes initial cumulative experience value threshold definition data 411 and attraction cumulative experience value threshold definition data 415 prepared for each type of attraction degree.

  The initial cumulative experience value threshold definition data 411 stores, for each type of the level-up pattern 413, a threshold value 414 that is a value that the cumulative experience value of the character should reach.

  The accumulated experience value threshold definition data 415 at the time of attraction is the applied attraction degree 416 indicating the degree of attraction to which the data is applied, the level-up pattern 417, and the accumulated experience value of the character associated with each type of the level-up pattern. A threshold value 418 that is a value that should have been reached.

  Returning to FIG. 16, in the exclusive level-up item appearance probability definition library 420, under what conditions the exclusive level-up item 10 (see FIG. 4) of the character is, what appearance probability (corresponding to the winning probability in the lottery). Stores various data that defines whether or not to be provided by. For example, as shown in FIG. 18, the dedicated level-up item appearance probability definition library 420 includes initial item appearance probability definition data 421 and attraction item appearance probability definition data 425 prepared for each type of attraction degree.

  The initial item appearance probability definition data 421 is associated with the appearance probability 423 of the character applied in the appearance opportunity in association with the type of the appearance opportunity 422 in which the dedicated level-up item 10 of the character may appear due to a lottery result or the like. Store.

  The attraction item appearance probability definition data 425 includes an applied attraction degree 426 that specifies an attraction degree to which the data is applied, an appearance opportunity 427 in which the dedicated level-up item 10 of the character can appear due to a lottery result, and the like. And an appearance probability 428 associated with the opportunity.

  Returning to FIG. 16, the character appearance probability definition library 430 stores various data defining the appearance probability for each type of appearance opportunity in which the character can appear as a new character 12 (see FIG. 4) based on a lottery result or the like. For example, as shown in FIG. 19, the character appearance probability definition library 430 includes initial character appearance probability definition data 431 and attraction time character appearance probability definition data 435.

  The initial character appearance probability definition data 431 stores the appearance probability 433 applied at the opportunity, in addition to the appearance opportunity 432. The attraction-time character appearance probability definition data 435 includes an applied attraction degree 436 that specifies an attraction degree to which the data is applied, an appearance opportunity 437, and an appearance probability 438 associated with each appearance opportunity.

  Returning to FIG. 16, the ability improvement width definition library 440 stores various data defining how much the ability parameter value is improved when the character is leveled up. For example, as shown in FIG. 20, the capacity improvement range definition library 440 includes initial capacity improvement range definition data 441 and attraction capacity improvement range definition data 445 prepared for each degree of attraction.

  The initial capacity improvement width definition data 441 stores, for each level-up pattern 442, a capacity improvement width list 443 in which the improvement width (improved value) for each ability parameter value improved in the pattern is stored in a predetermined order.

  The ability improvement range definition data 445 at the time of attraction includes an applied attraction degree 446 that specifies the degree of attraction to which the data is applied, a level-up pattern 447, and an ability improvement range list 448 associated with each level-up pattern. Store.

  Returning to FIG. 16, the additional ability type definition data 450 is prepared for each pattern for adding an ability to the character 4 as an attracting measure, and stores data defining the pattern. For example, one piece of additional ability type definition data 450 includes an applied attraction degree 451 indicating an attraction degree to which the data is applied, and an additional skill list 452 designating an additional skill.

  The additional evolutionary lineage definition data 460 is prepared for each pattern for adding an evolutionary lineage to the character 4 as an attraction measure, and stores data defining the pattern. For example, one piece of additional evolutionary lineage definition data 460 includes an application degree of attraction 461 indicating a degree of attraction to which the data is applied, and additional evolutionary lineage data 462 that defines an added evolutionary lineage.

  Returning to FIG. 12, the sample database 550 stores sample data (samples) for statistically processing the performance improvement results for each game element. For example, as shown in FIG. 21, the sample database 550 stores a plurality of breeding information 551. One piece of the breeding information 551 is the sample date / time 552, the player information 553, the level-up target character type 554 indicating the type of the upgraded character, and the level-up method indicating the method adopted for realizing the level-up. 555 and. Of course, data other than these can also be included as appropriate.

  In the player information 553, not only the user account of the player 2 but also personal information such as sex and age, information on the playing record (information about the degree of playing obtained from the playing history such as the date and time of playing; the playing frequency, The cumulative number of plays, cumulative play time, etc.), usage history of online shopping, and the like can be appropriately included.

  Returning to FIG. 12, the statistical database 570 stores the results of statistical processing based on the sample database 550. In the present embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 22, the statistical database 570 includes the level-up method overall tendency statistical data 571 (corresponding to the first statistic of FIG. 4) and the level-up method individual tendency statistical data 573 (of FIG. 4). (Corresponding to the personal version of the first statistic), type level distribution data 575 (corresponding to the second statistic in FIG. 4) that statistics the number of level-ups for each character type, and a certification reference value 577. Of course, when statistics other than these are performed, those data can be appropriately included.

  Returning to FIG. 12, the activity index value list 580 stores a plurality of types of parameter values (activity index values) that indicate the activity level of the game title. In the present embodiment, at least one of the number of players playing the game, the frequency of the game play per player, and the charge usage amount related to the game play is included, and the degree of attraction to be applied is set. It is used to select the content of the inducement measures to be applied.

  The all-player application attraction degree 582 stores the result set by the attraction degree setting unit 242 (see FIG. 11) of the measure unit 240.

  The all-player-applied inducing measure setting data 590 stores the result of “unfavorable species” recognition by the measure unit 240 (see FIG. 11) and the result set by the inducing measure selecting unit 244. For example, it includes an unfavorable species list 592 and an application inducement measure list 594. Of course, data other than these can also be included as appropriate.

  The user management data 600 is prepared for each registered user and stores various data associated with an account that is unique identification information. In this embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 23, one user management data 600 includes a unique user account 601, user registration date / time 602, payment medium book data 603, play history data 604, and game save. And data 610. Of course, data other than these can also be included as appropriate.

  The payment medium book data 603 indicates the amount of replenishment / consumption of the payment medium for electronic payment (for example, virtual currency, in-game currency, specific item, specific parameter value such as action power, etc.) associated with the user. This is a so-called book that stores information on the reason for replenishment / consumption and the date and time of change in association with each other. It can be read as billing history data or billing history information.

  The play history data 604 is data that stores data describing when the game was played in the past in time series of the play, and is automatically updated at the login / logout timing. An operation input log indicating what kind of operation input has been made can be appropriately included.

  The game save data 610 stores various data describing a play result and a game progress state up to the previous game play. In the present embodiment, a registered card list 611 that is a list of identification information of the game card 3 (see FIG. 3) that the player has registered for use, and a player level that is automatically set according to the play results up to that point. 613, possessed character save data 620, and possessed item save data 630.

  The possessed character save data 620 is prepared for each character possessed by the player, and stores various data describing the latest state of the character. One of the retained character save data 620 is a unique character ID 621, a character type 622, a cumulative experience value 623, a character level 624, and a level-up method that is a history of the level-up method used to level up the character. A usage history 625, an ability parameter value list 626, and a possessed skill list 627 are included. Of course, data other than these can also be included as appropriate.

  The possessed item save data 630 is prepared for each item possessed by the player, and stores various data describing the latest state of the item. For example, it includes an item ID, an item type, and a parameter value list (eg, remaining number, growth level, attack power, etc.). Of course, data other than these can also be included as appropriate.

  Returning to FIG. 12, the play data 700 is prepared for each game play executed on the player terminal 1500, and various data describing the progress of the game, various control data of each character, and the like relating to display of the game screen and the like. Store information.

  As shown in FIG. 24, for example, one piece of play data 700 includes a player account 701 which is a user account of a user who is a player, and game progress control data 710. Of course, information other than these can be included as appropriate.

  The game progress control data 710 stores various data describing the latest game progress status of the player. In the present embodiment, the character ID list of the character 4 forming the deck 6 (see FIG. 3), that is, deck organization data 711 designating game elements used in game play, character control data 720, item control data 730, The play result information 740 and the acquired experience value 742, which is the total of the experience values given according to the play result in this game play, are included. Of course, data other than these can also be included as appropriate.

  The character control data 720 is prepared for each character used in the play specified by the deck formation data 711, and stores various data describing the latest state thereof. One piece of character control data 720 includes a character ID 721, a character type 722, a cumulative experience value 723, a character level 724, a level-up method usage history 725, an ability parameter value list 726, and a possessed skill list 727. These parameter values are copied from the character ID 621 to the possessed skill list 627 of the retained character save data 620 of the user management data 600 at the start of the play (see FIG. 23). Then, it is appropriately updated according to the progress of the game, and saved as the retained character save data 620 after the game.

  The item control data 730 is prepared for each item held by the player, and stores various data describing the latest state thereof. Before the game starts, the possessed item save data 630 (see FIG. 23) of the user management data 600 is copied, updated according to the progress of the game, and saved as the retained item save data 630 after the game ends.

  FIG. 25 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the player terminal 1500 according to this embodiment. The player terminal 1500 of this embodiment includes an operation input unit 100, a terminal processing unit 200, a sound output unit 390, an image display unit 392, a communication unit 394, and a terminal storage unit 500.

  The operation input unit 100 outputs an operation input signal corresponding to various operation inputs made by the player to the terminal processing unit 200. For example, it can be realized by a push switch, a joystick, a touch pad, a trackball, an acceleration sensor, a gyro, a CCD module, or the like. The direction input key 1502, the button switch 1504, and the touch panel 1506 in FIG. 2 correspond to this.

  The terminal processing unit 200 is realized by, for example, a microprocessor such as a CPU or GPU, or an electronic component such as an IC memory, and controls input / output of data with each functional unit including the operation input unit 100 and the terminal storage unit 500. To do. Then, various arithmetic processes are executed based on a predetermined program and data, an operation input signal from the operation input unit 100, and various data received from the server system 1100 to control the operation of the player terminal 1500. The control board 1550 of FIG. 2 corresponds to this. The terminal processing unit 200 in the present embodiment includes a player terminal calculation unit 260, a clock unit 280, a sound generation unit 290, and a communication control unit 294.

  The player terminal calculation unit 260 includes an operation signal transmission control unit 261 and a game screen display control unit 262.

  The operation signal transmission control unit 261 executes processing for transmitting various data and requests to the server system 1100 according to the operation stored in the operation input unit 100.

  The game screen display control unit 262 performs control for displaying a game screen based on various data received from the server system 1100. In this embodiment, the game space image (for example, 3DCG image) is generated by the server system 1100, but the game space image may be generated by the player terminal 1500. In that case, the game screen display control unit 262 includes control of the objects arranged in the virtual three-dimensional space for generating the 3DCG, for example.

  The sound generation unit 290 is realized by, for example, a digital signal processor (DSP), a processor such as a voice synthesis IC, an audio codec capable of reproducing a voice file, or the like, and effects related to the game based on the processing result by the game screen display control unit 262. Sound signals of sounds, BGM, and various operation sounds are generated and output to the sound output unit 390.

  The sound output unit 390 is realized by a device that outputs a sound effect, BGM, or the like based on the sound signal input from the sound generation unit 290. The speaker 1510 of FIG. 2 corresponds to this.

  The image display unit 392 displays various game images based on the image signal input from the game screen display control unit 262. For example, it can be realized by an image display device such as a flat panel display, a cathode ray tube (CRT), a projector, or a head mounted display. In the present embodiment, the touch panel 1506 of FIG. 2 corresponds to this.

  The communication control unit 294 executes data processing related to data communication and realizes data exchange with an external device via the communication unit 394. The communication unit 394 connects to the communication line 9 to realize communication. For example, it is realized by a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a jack of a communication cable for wiring, a control circuit, and the like, and the wireless communication module 1553 of FIG. 2 corresponds to this.

  The terminal storage unit 500 stores a program for realizing various functions for causing the terminal processing unit 200 to integrally control the player terminal 1500, various data, and the like. Further, it is used as a work area of the terminal processing unit 200, and temporarily stores a calculation result executed by the terminal processing unit 200 according to various programs, input data input from the operation input unit 100, and the like. Such a function is realized by, for example, an IC memory such as RAM or ROM, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM or a DVD. The IC memory 1552 and the memory card 1540 mounted on the control board 1550 of FIG. 2 correspond to this.

  The terminal storage unit 500 of this embodiment stores a game client program 504. Of course, programs and data other than these can be stored as appropriate.

  The game client program 504 is application software for realizing the function as the player terminal calculation unit 260 by being read and executed by the terminal processing unit 200. In this embodiment, the distribution game client program 505 (see FIG. 12) provided from the server system 1100 is a copy.

  The game client program 504 may be a dedicated client program according to a technical method for realizing an online game, or may be configured by a web browser program and a plug-in for realizing interactive image display.

[Description of operation]
Next, the flow of processing in the server system 1100 will be described. The processing flow described here is realized by the server processing unit 200 s executing the server program 503. It is assumed that the player has already completed user registration, owns the game card 3, and has already completed use registration. In addition, the number of samples serving as the basis of the statistics is already sufficient, the “statistics and attraction measure update processing” described later has already been executed many times, and the all-player application attraction degree 582 and all-player application attraction measure setting data are set. It is assumed that both 590 (see FIG. 12) have already been set.

  FIG. 26 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of processing in the server system 1100 related to a certain player (target player) logging in, playing a game, and logging out.

  The server system 1100 executes the login process (step S2), and when the user who has logged in, that is, the player terminal 1500 of the player detects a predetermined dedicated level-up item use operation (step S4), consumes the dedicated level-up item. Then (step S6), the level-up process is executed for the character corresponding to the dedicated level-up item (step S8).

FIG. 27 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of level-up processing.
In the processing, the server system 1100 first refers to the execution period definition data 514 (see FIG. 13), the current date and time corresponds to the execution period of the attracting measure (YES in step S20), and the measure start condition definition data 515. It is determined whether or not the measure start condition defined in (4) is satisfied (step S22). In determining whether or not the action start condition is satisfied, the latest values of various parameter values (parameter values describing the action start condition) for comparison with the condition are appropriately referred to by referring to the user management data 600 or the like. Shall seek.

  Then, if it corresponds to the execution period of the attracting measure and the condition for starting the measure is satisfied (YES in step S22), the server system 1100 determines whether the processing target character is the target of the attracting measure (step S24). ). In step S24, if the character corresponding to the dedicated level-up item corresponds to the character type included in the list of the unfavorable species list 592 (see FIG. 12), the determination is affirmative.

  If it is the attraction target (YES in step S24), the server system 1100, if the applied attraction measure list 594 includes “upgraded ability improvement range” (YES in step S26), attracts all players. The level of the target character is raised by applying the ability improvement range according to the degree 582 (see FIG. 12) (step S28).

  Specifically, in the character initial setting data 400 of the processing target character, the ability improvement range definition library 440 is referred to, and from the attraction ability improvement range definition data 445 (see FIG. 20) that matches the all-player applied attraction degree 582. , The capability improvement range list 448 corresponding to the current level-up pattern is read. Then, according to the definition of the list, the ability parameter value list 726 of the character control data 720 (see FIG. 24) of the processing target character is changed, and the character level 724 is changed. Then, the level-up processing ends.

  On the other hand, when it does not correspond to the execution period (NO in step S20), when the measure start condition is not satisfied (NO in step S22), when the processing target character is not the target of the attraction measure (NO in step S24), or If the attraction measure of “upgraded ability improvement” is not selected as an application target (NO in step S26), the server system 1100 raises the level of the processing target character according to the initial setting (step S29). ).

  Specifically, from the initial ability improvement width definition data 441 (see FIG. 20) of the ability improvement width definition library 440 of the processing target character, the ability improvement width list 443 corresponding to the current level-up pattern is read. Then, according to the definition of the list, the ability parameter value list 726 of the character control data 720 of the processing target character is changed, and the character level 724 is changed. Then, the level-up processing ends.

  Returning to FIG. 26, when the player terminal 1500 detects a compositing operation for compositing a predetermined character (YES in step S40), the server system 1100 executes a compositing process (step S42).

FIG. 28 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the combining process.
In the same process, the server system 1100 first accepts selection of a combination source character (base character) and a combination material character at the player terminal 1500 (step S50).

  Specifically, a list of characters owned by the player is displayed, and from the list, a character to be a synthesis source (a base to be strengthened / evolved) and a character to be a synthetic material (a material to be strengthened / synthesized) are displayed. The selection operation of and is accepted. At that time, in the screen display, an identification display of the character that is the target of the attracting measure, that is, the character that matches the "unfavorable species" is performed. The identification display method can be set as appropriate, but the unfavorable species recognition notification body 35 (see FIG. 10) is additionally displayed. In addition, information on the attraction measures to the character targeted for the attraction measures is displayed. For example, the action information notification body 36 (see FIG. 10) is attached and displayed.

When the selection acceptance is completed, the server system 1100 determines whether or not the current date and time corresponds to the execution period of the attracting measure and the device start condition is satisfied (step S51).
Then, in the affirmative case (YES in step S51), the evolution activating condition is set by referring to the character combination pattern definition data 511 (see FIG. 13) that matches the selected combination of the combination source character and the combination material character. It is determined whether it is satisfied (step S52).

In the affirmative case (YES in step S52), the server system 1100 further determines whether or not the compositing source character is an unfavorable species (YES in step S54).
Then, when it corresponds to the unfavorable species (YES in step S54) and when the application attraction measure list 594 of the all-player application attraction measure setting data 590 (see FIG. 12) includes “addition of evolutionary genealogy”. (YES in step S56), and further, it is determined whether the evolutionary lineage can be selected (step S58).
For example, in the example of FIG. 9, the timing of evolution in the first stage when applying the attraction measure corresponds to the timing that can be selected from either the initial evolution genealogy or the evolutionary genealogy to be added. Will be judged.

  Then, if the evolutionary lineage can be selected (YES in step S58), the server system 1100 accepts the selection of the evolutionary lineage (step S60) and executes the ability improvement by the evolution of the processing target character in accordance with the selected evolutionary lineage. To do.

  On the other hand, if the composition source character does not correspond to an unfavorable species (NO in step S54), the inducement measure of "addition of evolutionary genealogy" is not applied (NO in step S56), or it is the timing when the evolutionary genealogy cannot be selected ( In NO of step S58, the server system 1100 executes the ability improvement by the evolution of the processing target character in accordance with the applied evolution lineage.

  In the first place, when the evolutionary activation condition is not satisfied (NO in step S52), the server system 1100 causes the character combination pattern definition data 511 that matches the selected combination of the combination source character and the combination material character (see FIG. 13). ), It is determined whether or not the combination level-up condition is satisfied (step S70). If the condition is satisfied (YES in step S70), the level-up process is executed with the combination source character as the process target character (step S72).

  Next, the server system 1100 considers that the breeding has been performed and executes the statistics and attraction measure update processing regardless of whether the character to be processed is leveled up by evolutionary synthesis or is enhanced by reinforced synthesis (step S74).

FIG. 29 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of statistics and attraction measure update processing.
In the process, the server system 1100 first determines whether the current date and time corresponds to the execution period of the attracting measure. Then, if it corresponds (YES in step S80), new breeding information 551 is created and accumulated, and the breeding information is sampled (step S82).

  Next, the statistical data, specifically, the level-up method overall tendency statistical data 571, the level-up method individual tendency statistical data 573, the type level distribution data 575, and the certification reference value 577 are updated (step S84; FIG. 22). reference).

  Next, the server system 1100 again recognizes the unfavorable species based on the updated statistical data and the unfavorable species recognition difference 516 (see FIG. 13), and lists the unfavorable species in the all-player application incentive measure setting data 590 ( (See FIG. 12) is updated (step S86). At this time, the activity index value list 580 (see FIG. 12) is also updated as appropriate.

  Further, the server system 1100 determines the attraction degree to be applied again based on the updated statistical data and the all-player application attraction degree definition data 520 (see FIG. 14), and applies the all-player application attraction degree 582 (FIG. 12) is updated (step S88).

  Then, the server system 1100 updates the applied attraction measure list 594 (see FIG. 12) based on the updated attraction degree and the applied attraction measure selection condition definition data 530 (see FIG. 15) (step S90), The statistics and attracting measure update process ends.

  Returning to FIG. 28, if the statistics and attraction measure update processing is completed in the composition processing, or if the evolution activation condition and the composition level up condition are not satisfied, and control is performed to notify that composition is impossible (step S98). , The combining process ends.

  Returning to FIG. 26, if a predetermined game start operation is detected on the player terminal 1500 (YES in step S100), the server system 1100 executes a game progression process (step S102).

30 to 31 are flowcharts for explaining the flow of the game progress processing.
In the process, the server system 1100 first executes the deck formation process to display the deck formation screen W10 (see FIG. 10) on the player terminal 1500 and accepts the selection of the character used in the game play (step S120). . At this time, the unfavorable species recognition informing body 35 and the measure information informing body 36 are displayed as an attachment to the display relating to the uncomfortable species character. The result of the selection is stored in the deck formation data 711 (see FIG. 24) of the play data 700.

  Next, the server system 1100 creates character control data 720 and item control data 730 in the play data 700 by referring to the game save data 610 from the user management data 600 (see FIG. 23) of the player (step S122; FIG. 24).

Next, the server system 1100 starts game progress control (step S124).
When the drop timing by the enemy character, the opening of the treasure box, the present from the NPC, or the like arrives during the progress of the game (YES in step S126), the server system 1100 executes a lottery process (step S128).

FIG. 32 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of the lottery process.
In the same process, the server system 1100 first reads the initial setting of the lottery to be executed this time from the lottery initial setting data 512 (see FIG. 13) (step S140).

  Next, with reference to the all-player applied attraction measure setting data 590 (see FIG. 12), whether the attraction measure of “improvement in availability” is included in the applied attraction measure list 594, that is, whether the attraction measure is valid. Is determined (step S142). Then, in the affirmative case (YES in step S140), the server system 1100 changes the appearance rate of the unfavorable character and the appearance probability of the dedicated level-up item of the character from the initial setting according to the degree of attraction (step S142). ).

  Specifically, from the character appearance probability definition library 430 (see FIG. 19) of the character initial setting data 400 of the unfavorable character, the attraction-time character appearance probability that the all-player application attraction degree 582 matches the application attraction degree 436. The definition data 435 is searched, and the initial setting value is changed to the appearance probability 438 corresponding to the appearance opportunity 437 to which the current drop timing matches.

  Similarly, in the character initial setting data 400 of the unfavorable characters, the attraction-time item in which the all-player application attraction degree 582 matches the application attraction degree 426 from the exclusive level-up item appearance probability definition library 420 (see FIG. 18). The appearance probability definition data 425 is searched, and the initial setting value is changed to the appearance probability 428 corresponding to the appearance opportunity 427 to which the current drop timing matches.

  Then, if the change is completed, the server system 1100 applies the changed appearance probability and performs random lottery to determine a prize, and gives the prize to the player (step S146), and ends the lottery process. .

  On the other hand, if the "improvement in availability" attracting measure is not effective (NO in step S142), the appearance probability is not changed, and the default appearance probability is applied to determine the lottery prize and give it to the player. Is executed (step S148), and the lottery process is ended.

  In the case of the lottery method, in which the appearance probability is not set for each prize, and a predetermined number is simply randomly selected from among the prize candidates (allowing a plurality of prizes of the same type to be included), The step S144 may be realized by adding the unfavorable character or the dedicated level-up item corresponding to the character to the prize candidate as long as the changed appearance probability is realized. Further, in step S144, both the unfavorable character and the dedicated level-up item are included in the prize candidate, but either one may be omitted.

  Returning to FIG. 30, if the game progress control is finished (YES in step S170), the server system 1100 executes the lottery process in the sense of selecting a reward product according to the play result of this time (step S172). Here again, as in step S144, both the unfavorable character and the exclusive level-up item are included in the prize candidate, but either one may be omitted.

  Next, the server system 1100 determines the experience value (reward experience value) as the reward according to the play result according to the experience value provision condition definition data 513 (see FIG. 13) (step S174), and distributes the reward experience value. Operation acceptance and distribution processing is executed (step S176; see FIG. 3). Then, the character growing process is executed for each of the characters forming the deck 6 (steps S178 to S182).

FIG. 33 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of character growth processing.
In the same process, the server system 1100 first determines whether or not the process target character is the target of the attraction measure (step S200).

If the processing target character does not correspond to the unfavorable type, it is not the target of the attracting measure (NO in step S200), so that the server system 1100 sets the cumulative experience value of the processing target character as a threshold value for raising the level of the initial setting. It is determined whether it has reached (step S202).
Specifically, in the character initial setting data 400 of the processing target character, the initial cumulative experience value threshold definition data 411 of the cumulative experience value threshold definition library 410 (see FIG. 17) is adapted to the current level up of the processing target character. The threshold 414 of the level-up pattern 413 to be read is read. Then, it is determined whether the cumulative experience value 723 (see FIG. 24) of the processing target character has reached the threshold value.

  Then, if the cumulative experience value has reached the threshold value (YES in step S202), the server system 1100 raises the level of the processing target character (step S204). At this time, the improvement range of the ability parameter value is in accordance with the definition of the initial ability improvement range definition data 441 (see FIG. 20).

  On the other hand, when the processing target character corresponds to the unfavorable type, it is determined that the processing target character is the attraction target (YES in step S200), and the server system 1100 determines the level corresponding to the degree of attraction to which the cumulative experience value of the processing target character is applied. It is determined whether or not the up threshold has been reached (step S206).

  Specifically, in the character initial setting data 400 of the processing target character, from the accumulated experience value threshold definition data 415 of the accumulated experience value threshold definition library 410 (see FIG. 17), the attraction degree 582 for all players applied ( Data whose application attraction degree 416 matches (see FIG. 12) is selected. Then, the threshold value 418 of the level-up pattern 417 suitable for the current level-up of the processing target character is read. Then, it is determined whether the cumulative experience value 723 of the processing target character has reached the threshold value.

  Then, if the cumulative experience value has reached the threshold value (YES in step S206), the server system 1100 executes the level-up process for the processing target character (step S208; see FIG. 27).

  Next, when the server system 1100 raises the level of the processing target character, the server system 1100 executes the statistics and attraction measure update processing (step S210; see FIG. 29), and ends the character growth processing.

  Returning to the flowchart of the game progress processing of FIG. 31, the server system 1100 determines the granting / dismissing of the character level-up right as a reward using a predetermined winning probability (step S220). The winning probability referred to here may be set for each game stage, and the set value of the game stage in which the game is played may be used. Also, the winning probability can be set to "0%" or "100%".

  When the character level-up right is given (YES in step S222), the server system 1100 causes the server system 1100 to perform a predetermined number of levels among the characters used in the game play (characters constituting the deck in this embodiment). A selection of a character to be raised is accepted (step S224), the selected character is regarded as a processing target character, and level-up processing is executed (step S226; see FIG. 27).

  Next, the server system 1100 executes a statistics and attraction measure update process (step S228; see FIG. 29), and sets the character control data 720 and the item control data 730 (see FIG. 24) to the retained character save data 620 and the retained item. The data is copied to the save data 630 to save the data (step S230), and the game progress processing ends.

  Returning to FIG. 26, when the server system 1100 detects a predetermined pay lottery execution operation on the player terminal 1500 (YES in step S240), the pay lottery price (for example, pay lottery ticket or predetermined consideration item) is paid. After the consumption (step S242), the lottery process is executed for the pay lottery (step S244; see FIG. 32). That is, for example, in step S240, the selection of the type of pay lottery by the player is accepted, the lottery initial setting is performed according to the lottery initial setting data 512 (see FIG. 13) of the selected pay lottery, and the lottery process is executed.

  The server system 1100 repeats steps S4 to S280 until the player terminal 1500 detects a logout operation (NO in step S280). When a logout operation is detected (YES in step S280), a predetermined logout process is executed (step S282), and the series of processes ends.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, in a game in which a game element targeted for ability improvement can be selected from among game elements owned by a player, a state in which game elements selected for ability improvement are biased. Can be suppressed.

  That is, the training information is collected and accumulated, and it is detected that there is a character whose ability improvement (level up in this embodiment) is biased to others and a character which is not biased, and the non-weighted character. In order to increase the attractiveness of a non-weighted character as a target for ability improvement by applying an attracting measure, the weight of the character selected as a target for ability improvement can be suppressed.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described. This embodiment is basically realized in the same manner as the first embodiment, except that the game management processing subject is the player terminal 1500. In the following, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and the same components as those in the first embodiment will be assigned the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

  FIG. 34 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the server system 1100B in this embodiment. Comparing the functional configuration of the server system 1100B with that of the first embodiment, the game management unit 210 is omitted except for the training information storage control unit 214, the statistical unit 220, and the activity index calculation unit 234.

  FIG. 35 is a diagram showing an example of programs and data stored in the server storage unit 500s of the present embodiment. The server program 503B of this embodiment causes the server processing unit 200s to realize the user management unit 202, the online shopping management unit 204, the training information accumulation control unit 214, the statistical unit 220, and the activity index calculation unit 234. . Also, instead of the distribution game client program 505 of the first embodiment, a distribution game program 507 is stored.

  Further, the game initial setting data 510 is stored in the server storage unit 500s of the present embodiment in the same manner as in the first embodiment. However, these are masters to be distributed to the player terminal 1500B (see FIG. 36) of the present embodiment. It is positioned as master data to be distributed / provided in response to various requests made when executing processing relating to data or game management.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since the main processing relating to game management is performed by the player terminal 1500B, the play data 700 is omitted from the server storage unit 500s of the present embodiment.

  FIG. 36 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the player terminal 1500B in the present embodiment. In the player terminal 1500B of the present embodiment, the game screen display control unit 262 is omitted, and instead, the game management unit 210 (the breeding information accumulation control unit 214, the statistical unit 220, and the vitality index calculation unit 234 is removed. ) And an image generation unit 292.

  That is, in the present embodiment, the player terminal 1500B does not acquire the data for displaying the image of the game screen or the data for playing the sound from the server system 1100, but performs the arithmetic processing relating to the game management by itself. It is executed to control the progress of the game, generate an image of the game screen, and control the sound reproduction thereof. The control relating to the attraction measure is mainly performed by the player terminal 1500B.

  The terminal storage unit 500 of this embodiment stores a game program 506. The game program 506 is a program for causing the terminal processing unit 200 to realize the player terminal calculation unit 260 and the game management unit 210 of this embodiment, and is a copy of the distribution game program 507 (see FIG. 35). ).

  Further, the terminal storage unit 500 of the present embodiment stores the game initial setting data 510 as the game management unit 210 is processed by the player terminal 1500B. This is a copy of the data of the same name acquired and stored as needed from the server system 1100B of this embodiment (see FIG. 35). Also, play data 700 is stored as data to be created / updated one after another.

  The flow of processing in this embodiment is basically the same as the flow of processing in the server system 1100 in the first embodiment, and appropriate steps are executed in accordance with the execution of the game management unit 210 on the player terminal 1500B. The execution subject may be read as the player terminal 1500B.

  When the player terminal 1500B executes a process that needs to refer to or change the user management data 600, it appropriately requests the server system 1100B to provide the necessary data or collate the data. Alternatively, the processing itself is requested and dealt with.

  Similarly, in executing the processing relating to the attraction measure, data required by the server system 1100B such as the all-player application attraction-intent degree 582 and the all-player application attraction-measure setting data 590 are appropriately obtained from the server system 1100B.

  According to this embodiment, the same operational effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.

[Modification]
Although the embodiments to which the present invention is applied have been described above, the embodiments to which the present invention is applicable are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and constituent elements can be appropriately added, omitted, or changed.

[Part 1]
For example, in the above embodiment, an example in which an online game is realized by a client / server type computer system has been described, but it may be realized by a computer system in which a plurality of player terminals 1500 (or player terminals 1500B) are peer-to-peer connected. . In that case, one of the player terminals 1500 is caused to function as the server system 1100 of the first embodiment. Alternatively, the functions of the game management unit 210 may be shared among a plurality of player terminals 1500.

[Part 2]
In addition, in the above-described embodiment, a character (a game element for which a measure is applied) that is a target of the attraction measure is a character that is unfavorable (a game that satisfies a low selection tendency condition indicating that the degree of selection as a target for ability improvement tends to be low. Element), but is not limited to this.

  Contrary to the above-described embodiment, the character to be attracted is a character whose ability is relatively improved with respect to other types, that is, a character of “preferred species”, and the character of preferential species is used as the attractive measure. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the content that reduces the attractiveness of the character (the content that reverses the action of each of the attraction measures of the above-described embodiment) is used. In the attraction measure in this case, a weighted game element (preferred type) is set as a game element for the measure, and the ease of selection of the game element for the measure as a target for ability improvement by the player is influenced to set the bias condition. It can be said that it is a measure determined to prevent the satisfied game element from satisfying the weighted condition. For example, the threshold for leveling up may be higher than the initial setting value, it may be difficult to obtain dedicated leveling up items, the ability improvement range may be smaller than the initial setting, the skill may be reduced, etc. .

[Part 3]
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the degree of attraction, the attracting measures to be applied, and the conditions for executing the attracting measures are applied to all players in common, but it is also possible to manage them on a player-by-player basis. .

  Specifically, the game initial setting data 510 includes individual application attraction degree definition data 540 for determining the attraction degree for each player as shown in FIG. 37, for example. The individual application attraction degree definition data 540 includes a determination point 542 associated with the determination point giving condition 541 and an attraction degree 544 associated with the determination point total range 543.

The determination point giving condition 541 is a condition of a parameter value indicating the usage status of the game play of the player and the service associated therewith. The determination points 542 of the satisfied determination point giving condition 541 are added up, and the degree of attraction 544 applied to the player is read according to the total. Then, the read setting value of the degree of attraction is read as data corresponding to the degree of attraction 582 applied to all players in the above-described embodiment, for example, in the play data 700 of the player with a name such as “individual degree of attraction of attraction”. save.
It should be noted that the contents of the determination point giving condition 541 can appropriately include the contents of the activity index recording condition 521 (see FIG. 14) of the above embodiment.

  Further, the selection condition 531 of the application inducing measure selection condition definition data 530 (see FIG. 15) can also appropriately include a sub condition using the parameter value adopted in the determination point giving condition 541.

  Then, in the action start condition definition data 515 (see FIG. 13), the action start condition is described by the parameter value included in the player information 553 (see FIG. 21). For example, the length of the player history (the length of time elapsed from the registration date) or the play frequency being equal to or higher than the reference value may be set as the condition start condition. It is preferable to include at least a predetermined high charging condition based on the charging amount or charging frequency. In other words, the action start condition definition data 515 is substantially the data that also serves as the “player condition for the action”.

  Then, the measure unit 240 (see FIG. 11) may execute the attracting measure for the player who satisfies the given condition player player condition. Then, it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the attracting measures to be applied and the conditions for executing the attracting measures are managed for each player.

[Part 4]
Further, the content of the attracting measure is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the experience value as a reward can be distributed to the character desired by the player, but the reward experience value is automatically calculated for the character of the deck based on a predetermined rule, In the case of automatically assigning the reward, a method of changing the rule of assigning the reward experience value is also possible as an inducement measure.

  For example, a plurality of types of experience value giving condition definition data 513 (see FIG. 13) are prepared: initial definition data and attraction definition data that is selectively referred to according to the degree of attraction. Then, as shown in FIG. 37, the reward experience value given in the experience value giving condition definition data 513 referenced at the time of the degree of attraction is larger than that given as the initial value, and more specifically, the degree of attraction is The higher the value, the larger the value can be set.

  Of course, some of the attraction measures may be set common to all the players, and some of the attraction measures may be set individually for each player.

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Claims (16)

From the game elements owned by the player, select a game element that improves the ability parameter value (hereinafter referred to as “improvement target game element”) to raise the level of the improvement target game element. A server system that is communicatively connected to the player terminals of each player who plays a game called "training".
The game element can improve its ability by leveling up by satisfying a given leveling-up condition based on the ability parameter value,
For each player, data management means for managing the data of each game element including the level of each game element owned by the player and the ability parameter value,
Said By statistically processing the game element different levels, the game elements given overemphasis development satisfies game elements the development indicates that it is overemphasis of the level-up (hereinafter, "unbalance breeding game element" And a statistical element that detects the existence of a game element that does not satisfy the above-mentioned biased breeding condition (hereinafter referred to as “non-biased breeding game element”).
The biased upbringing game element or the non-biased upbreding game element is set as a measure target game element, and the ease of selection of the measure target game element by the player as the improvement target game element is affected, and the biased training is performed. A measure means for executing the attracting measure defined in order to prevent the game element which has satisfied the condition from satisfying the biased breeding condition,
Server system with. For the ability improvement, there are a plurality of types of ability improvement methods having different operation methods including a selection operation of the improvement target game element,
The attracting measures, a plurality of types of attracting measures are defined for each of the ability improving methods,
The measure means has a means for variably selecting an attracting measure to be executed from among the plurality of types of attracting measures.
The server system according to claim 1. The statistical means has means for performing the statistical processing for each type of the ability improving method, and estimating the ability improving method that has caused the uneven weight growth condition.
The measure means executes the attracting measure corresponding to the estimated ability improving method,
The server system according to claim 2. Game element assigning means for performing a game element lottery process to assign the new game element to the player,
Equipped with
The attracting measure includes a measure for changing the easiness of winning of the measure target game element by the game element lottery process.
The server system according to claim 1. The attracting measure includes a measure for changing an improvement range of the ability parameter value when the measure target game element is leveled up ,
The server system according to claim 1. The attracting measure includes a measure for changing the type of ability of the game element subject to the measure,
The server system according to claim 1. The front Symbol attractant measures include measures to change the level-up condition,
The server system according to claim 1. The level-up condition is that the ability parameter value satisfies a given threshold value,
The measure for changing the level-up condition is a measure for changing the threshold condition,
The server system according to claim 7. An activity index for calculating the activity index of the game play based on at least one of the number of players playing the game, the frequency of the game play per player, and the amount of charge used for the game play. Index calculation means,
Equipped with
The measure means changes the degree of the attracting measure to be executed based on the activity index.
The server system according to any one of claims 1-8. The measure means temporarily executes the attraction measure for a given period,
The server system according to any one of claims 1-9. The measure means is 1) the number of players who are playing the game, 2) the total number of users who have completed registration procedures to become players, 3) the number of users of a predetermined charging service related to the game,
Perform the invitation measure if a given measure initiation condition based on any of
The server system according to any one of claims 1-10. The measure means executes the attracting measure to a player who satisfies a given condition subject player.
The server system according to any one of claims 1 to 11. The player condition subject to the action includes at least a predetermined high charging condition based on a charging amount or a charging frequency.
The server system according to claim 12 . A first notification control means for controlling the player terminal to identify and display the action target game element;
The server system according to any one of claim 1 to 13 with a. Second notification control means for controlling the player terminal to display information on the attraction measure executed by the measure means,
The server system according to any one of claim 1 to 14 with. A player terminal of each player that performs a game play called training, enhancement, or evolution that selects a game element for which the ability parameter value is improved from among the game elements owned by the player to raise the level of the game element;
A server system according to any one of claim 1 to 15, which is communicatively connected to the player terminal,
A game system equipped with.

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