KR20130082598A - Method and apparatus for providing prize item in online game - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An online game reward item offering method and a device thereof are provided to award the winner of a tournament or a league every time he or she wins the victory with different items in a random way by having a pool of multiple reward items for the winners and giving one or more reward items randomly. CONSTITUTION: A reward item offering device selects some out of all the provided items as a reward and sets a cap at which a certain number of reward items can be given at the same time (S110, S120). The device creates several reward item groups which includes at least one reward item and should not have more items than the previously determined cap, and sets a winning rate for each group (S130-S150). If a character of a user's device wins a tournament of an online game, the device offers one of the several reward item groups regarding the winning rate to the user (S160-S180). [Reference numerals] (AA) Start; (BB) No; (CC) Yes; (DD) End; (S110) Select multiple reward items; (S120) Set the number of the reward items that can be given at the same time; (S130) Set the number of each reward item; (S140) Divide the reward items into groups; (S150) Set a winning rate for each item group; (S160) Win a tournament?; (S170) Select a group regarding the winning rate of the group; (S180) Give the selected item group

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PRIZE ITEM IN ONLINE GAME}

In the online game providing a tournament or league game, the present invention provides a plurality of types of reward items for winning, provides a plurality of types of items according to a probability, and provides a plurality of items together. It is about a technology that can increase the user's interest in the game.

Online games are a big part of online culture industry due to the development of network and computer technology. With the development of online games, users have been demanding online games of various genres, and online games of a very wide variety of genres are now being served.

Some online games achieve their goals with a single match that takes place in a short time, while some games perform their assigned tasks on-the-fly, with no distinction between games. There are also games in which a plurality of matches are given in succession, and a plurality of matches are combined to achieve a goal. A game that achieves a goal by combining a plurality of game results is called a tournament-type game or a league-type game. A tournament type game is a game progression method in which a successive next game is provided only when each game is won. The winning character or team wins until the last of the participating characters or teams. In the league-type game, after a plurality of preset games are all performed, the character or team having the highest win rate among the participating characters or teams wins the championship. Typically, in a league match, all participating characters or teams must play at least once each other.

Winning such a tournament or league type game requires winning a plurality of games, which is very different from winning a single game and can only be achieved if the user has sufficient game skills. Therefore, a user who wins a tournament or league type game can be regarded as a relatively loyal customer.

These loyal customers won't quit the game immediately because they won a tournament or league once. These users will typically play the same tournament or league again, or play another tournament or league. However, existing games are provided only with one type of item that is designated as a reward for winning a tournament or league, so that a user who wins at least one tournament or league is not entitled to a reward item paid for winning a re-challenging tournament or league. I didn't care.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a plurality of types of reward items for a tournament or league championship, single or grouping a plurality of reward items, and provides different items as reward items according to the probability to provide users with interest in the game. Its purpose is to be able to maintain.

In order to achieve the above object, a method of providing a reward item of an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention, the reward item providing apparatus, selecting a plurality of reward items from a plurality of items that can be provided in the game; Setting a number of simultaneous payment items, which is the maximum number of different reward items that can be paid simultaneously among the plurality of reward items; Setting a plurality of reward item groups by selecting at least one kind of reward items from the plurality of reward items, respectively, with a number equal to or less than the number of simultaneous payment items; Setting a winning probability for each of the plurality of reward item groups; And when a character operated by a user wins a tournament provided by the game, selecting one group of the plurality of reward item groups according to the winning probability and providing the same as a possessed item of the character; .

Selecting the plurality of reward items includes: evaluating a value for each of the plurality of items; Determining whether a value of each of the plurality of items is within a predetermined reference value range; Selecting a plurality of items included in the reference value range as the plurality of reward items; .

The setting of the plurality of reward item groups may include including at least one reward item in each of the plurality of reward item groups in a number equal to or less than the number of the concurrently paid items; And setting the number of each of the at least one reward item such that the reward item group value calculated as the sum of the values of the at least one reward item included in each of the plurality of reward item groups is included in a preset reference group value range. Making; .

In the setting of the winning probability, the winning probability of the reward item group having a high reward item group value is preferably set lower than the winning probability of the reward item group having a low reward item group value.

The setting of the plurality of reward item groups may include setting at least one basic reward item selectable by the user among the plurality of reward items; Including at least one reward item in each of the plurality of reward item groups in a number equal to or less than the number of the simultaneous payment items among the plurality of reward items; And setting the number of each of the at least one reward item such that the reward item group value calculated as the sum of the values of the at least one reward item included in each of the plurality of reward item groups is included in a preset reference group value range. Making; .

Providing the item as a possessed item of the character may include: determining whether the character has won the tournament; If the character has won the tournament, displaying the at least one basic item on a user terminal; If the basic item selection signal for selecting the at least one basic item is applied from the user terminal, providing the selected basic item as a holding item of the character; If the basic item selection signal is not applied, drawing one of the plurality of reward item groups according to the winning probability; And providing a winning reward item group won by the drawing as a holding item of the character. .

In order to achieve the above object, according to another embodiment of the present invention, a method for providing a reward item of an online game includes: selecting, by a reward item providing device, a plurality of reward items from a plurality of items that can be provided in a game; Rating each of the plurality of tournaments provided in the game; Setting a maximum number of simultaneous payment items among a number of different reward items that can be simultaneously paid among the plurality of reward items; Setting a plurality of reward item groups differently by selecting at least one type of reward item from among the plurality of reward items, respectively, according to the rank, with a number equal to or less than the number of simultaneous paid items; Setting a winning probability for each of the plurality of reward item groups; And when a character operated by the user wins one of the plurality of tournaments, the one item of the plurality of reward item groups is selected according to the winning probability set according to the winning tournament level. Providing with; .

The setting of the plurality of reward item groups may include setting at least one basic reward item selectable by the user among the plurality of reward items for each of the plurality of tournament classes; Including at least one reward item in each of the plurality of reward item groups in a number equal to or less than the number of the simultaneous payment items among the plurality of reward items; And the reward item group value calculated as the sum of the values of the at least one reward item included in each of the plurality of reward item groups for the same tournament level among the plurality of tournament classes, to be included in a predetermined reference group value range. Setting a number of each of the at least one reward item; .

The providing of the character as a reserved item may include: determining whether the character has won one of the plurality of tournaments; Displaying the at least one basic item set for the winning tournament class by the character on a user terminal; If the basic item selection signal for selecting the at least one basic item is applied from the user terminal, providing the selected basic item as a holding item of the character; If the basic item selection signal is not applied, drawing one group of the plurality of reward item groups according to the winning probability set according to the tournament class; And providing a winning reward item group won by the drawing as a holding item of the character. .

In order to achieve the above object, an apparatus for providing a reward item of an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention selects a plurality of reward items from a plurality of items that can be provided in the game, and at least one kind of the plurality of reward items. A reward item setting unit configured to set a plurality of reward item groups by selecting a reward item of a; A probability of selecting one group of the plurality of reward item groups according to the probability of winning a game when a character operated by a user wins a tournament provided by the game. Setting unit; And a character information storage unit configured to provide whether the character wins the tournament to the probability setting unit, and set the at least one reward item included in the selected reward item group as a reserved item of the character. .

The reward item setting unit may set a maximum number of simultaneous payment items among a number of different reward items that may be simultaneously paid among the plurality of reward items, and the plurality of reward items in a number equal to or less than the number of concurrent payment items. It is preferable to set a plurality of reward item groups by selecting at least one type of reward item.

The reward item setting unit evaluates a value for each of the plurality of items, determines whether a value of each of the plurality of items is within a predetermined reference value range, and determines a plurality of items included in the reference value range. It is preferable to select as a reward item.

The compensation item setting unit may include at least one compensation item in each of the plurality of compensation item groups, the number of the reward items being equal to or less than the number of the simultaneous payment items, and included in each of the plurality of compensation item groups. Preferably, the number of each of the at least one reward item is set such that the reward item group value calculated as the sum of the values of at least one reward item is included in a predetermined reference group value range.

The probability setting unit may set the winning probability of the reward item group having a high reward item group value to be lower than the winning probability of the reward item group having a low reward item group value.

According to the present invention, a plurality of reward items provided at a tournament or league championship are provided, and a plurality of reward items are provided alone or in groups according to a probability, so that a user may receive different reward items at every tournament or league championship. As a result, even users who have won once have the effect of maintaining interest in the same tournament or league. In addition, when a game provides a plurality of tournaments or leagues, it is possible to pay different reward items for each tournament or league so that the user may induce interest in several tournaments or leagues.

1 is a flowchart of a method of providing a reward item of an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 illustrates a reward item group table according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 shows a tournament winning screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 shows a reward item winning screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 shows a flow of grouping reward items according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 shows a flow of selecting a reward item group according to a probability according to the present invention.
7 shows a tournament winning screen according to another example of the present invention.
8 illustrates a reward item group according to another example of the present invention.
9 is a block diagram of an apparatus for providing reward items of an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a method and apparatus for providing a reward item for an online game according to each embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The following embodiments are detailed description to help understand the present invention, and it should be understood that the present invention is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, equivalent inventions that perform the same functions as the present invention will also fall within the scope of the present invention.

In addition, in adding reference numerals to the constituent elements of the drawings, it is to be noted that the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals even though they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

In addition, in describing the component of this invention, terms, such as 1st, 2nd, A, B, (a), (b), can be used. These terms are intended to distinguish the constituent elements from other constituent elements, and the terms do not limit the nature, order or order of the constituent elements. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled", or "connected" to another component, the component may be directly connected to or connected to the other component, It should be understood that an element may be "connected," "coupled," or "connected."

In the embodiments of the present invention, " communication ", " communication network ", and " network " The three terms refer to wired and wireless local area and wide area data transmission and reception networks capable of transmitting and receiving a file between a user terminal, a terminal of another user, and a download server.

In the following description, the term " game server " refers to a server computer to which users are connected and connected to use game contents. In the case of a game having a small capacity or a small number of users, a plurality of game programs can be operated in one game server. In addition, in the case of a game having a very large capacity or a large number of real-time connections, there may be one or more game servers for operating one game depending on the functions of the game.

In addition, middleware for the database and servers performing payment processing can be connected to the game server, but a description thereof will be omitted in the present invention.

In the present invention, sports means sports in a general sense, and sports of all sports that can be performed by an online game. For example, it may include soccer, baseball, basketball, tennis, volleyball, athletics, and martial arts.

1 is a flowchart of a method of providing a reward item of an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the method for providing a reward item in an online game according to the present invention first selects a plurality of reward items to be provided as a reward to a character (or team) who won the tournament from among a plurality of items that can be provided in the game (S110). ). In general, most online games provide a variety of items, and these online games may be obtained free of charge during the game, or may need to be purchased for free. In addition, the function of the item utilized in the game can also be set in various ways, and usually, items sold for a fee provide excellent functions compared to items paid for free.

In the present invention, it is assumed that the reward item is not paid by performing only one game, but is paid when the tournament is won. And winning a tournament is a win over a series of games that are offered several times in succession, making it harder to achieve than a win. Therefore, in the present invention, the reward item providing apparatus pre-selects a plurality of reward items having a level suitable for winning a tournament among various items provided in the game. That is, the reward item providing apparatus may select a plurality of reward items by evaluating the value of all items provided in the game and classifying the evaluated items according to a predetermined criterion. Accordingly, the method of providing a reward item of the present invention may further include evaluating each of the plurality of items before selecting the plurality of reward items (S110).

Thereafter, the number of reward items that can be simultaneously paid among a plurality of reward items is set. (S120) Here, the rewardable items that can be simultaneously paid may be different together among a plurality of reward items selected at the time of winning a tournament. The number of reward items that can be paid simultaneously means the maximum number of different items that can be provided at the same time in one tournament. For example, if four kinds of different reward items can be provided in one tournament win, the number of simultaneous paid items is set to four. In the present invention, it is assumed that the number of simultaneous payment items is set to two.

When the number of simultaneous payment items is set, the number of each of the selected reward items is set (S130). As described above, the plurality of items provided in the game may provide different functions, and may be divided into high value items and low value items according to functions provided by each item. The value of these items is not absolute, but relative. There may also be more preferred items depending on the user.

Although the present invention utilizes a method of providing a plurality of reward items by drawing according to the probability, it is possible to proceed regardless of whether a high value item or a low value item is won, but a low value item and a high value If the difference between the items is large, a user who is provided with a low value item may lose interest in the game. In order to prevent such a problem, an item that may be selected as a reward item in advance may be evaluated and classified separately in the reward item selection step (S110). Alternatively, the number of reward items may be adjusted and provided. For example, if it is determined that the value of another item selected as a reward item is roughly three times the value of a specific item, the user may receive three rewards for a particular item so that the user can receive a similar level of reward no matter which item is won. have. The setting of the number of each of the selected reward items may be used as a method for leveling the reward level.

Thereafter, the selected reward items are grouped below the set number of simultaneous payment items (S140). As described above, in the present invention, since it is assumed that the number of simultaneous payment items is set to 2, the plurality of reward items may be individually set as a reward item group, or two different reward items may be set as a reward item group. .

In the above description, it has been described that the reward item grouping is performed after setting the number S130 for each reward item, but the reward item number is first performed after the reward item grouping S140 is performed to level the level of the reward. It may also set (S130). After performing the grouping of the compensation items (S140) first and then setting the number of compensation items (S130), it is possible to provide a more fair compensation since the leveling of the compensation may be performed by combining the types and number of different reward items. Can be.

2 illustrates a reward item group table according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The reward item group table of FIG. 2 includes five reward item groups. Also, in FIG. 2, the number of items included in each reward item group is set to a maximum of two on the assumption that the number of the comrades paid items is two. Referring to FIG. 2, the configuration of each reward item group includes a reward item group 1 having one item A and two item F. FIG. Reward item group 2 has one item B and one item G. Reward item group 3 has one item C and one item H similarly to reward item group 2. And the reward item group 4 includes three items D. FIG. Finally, reward item group 5 has three items E.

In FIG. 2, only five compensation item groups are shown in the compensation item group table, but the number of compensation item groups is not limited thereto.

Referring back to FIG. 1, when a reward item group is set, a probability is set for each reward item group (S150). The reward item group probability may be randomly set by the reward item providing apparatus, but is usually set to have different probabilities according to the value of the reward item group. For example, when reward item group 1 has a higher value than reward item group 5 in FIG. 2, the reward probability of reward item group 1 is set to 5% as shown in FIG. The chance of winning 5 is set to 40% to further increase the rare value of reward item group 1. When the probability is set for each reward item group, the sum of the winning probabilities of all the reward item groups is 100% so that an error does not occur when the reward item group is drawn. In FIG. 2, the sum of the winning probabilities of the five reward item groups is set to be 5 + 10 + 15 + 30 + 40 = 100.

When the probability setting for each group is completed, it is determined whether the character (or team) operated by the user has won the tournament (S160). As a result of the determination, if the character operated by the user does not win the tournament, the game ends without having to pay the reward item. However, if the winner of the tournament, one reward item group is drawn according to the probability set for each group to select the winning reward item group (S170).

3 shows a tournament winning screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Since the existing reward item providing method provides only one preset reward item, a detailed description of the set reward item is immediately displayed. However, as shown in FIG. 3, the tournament winning screen according to the present invention indicates to the user that he has won and simultaneously draws a reward item to the user so that the user provides one item among various items as a reward item. Make sure you know you can get it.

When a reward item group is selected in FIG. 1 (S170), at least one reward item included in the selected reward item group is provided to the character, and the character holds the provided reward item (S180). Since the method of providing a reward item according to the drawing method is not selected by the user, it is not necessary to confirm whether the selected reward item is provided.

4 shows a reward item winning screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 4, the reward item group 3 of FIG. 2 is selected as the winning reward item group. In FIG. 2, since the reward item group 3 includes one reward item C and one reward item H, the reward item C and the reward item H are also indicated in FIG. 4. In addition, since each reward item group 3 includes one reward item C and a reward item H, the number of each item is not displayed separately. However, when the same reward item is provided in plural, the number of each item may be displayed together. Can be. When the user selects a reward item in FIG. 4, the reward item providing apparatus may provide a detailed description of each reward item to the user.

As described above, the method for providing a reward item according to the present invention generates a plurality of reward item groups including at least one reward item, and provides one reward item group in a plurality of reward item groups by probable drawing. For each tournament, you can receive different rewards. So even if you have won a tournament before, you can increase your interest in the game so that you can challenge it again.

5 shows a flow of grouping reward items according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the above, a reward item is grouped into a reward item group at the time of winning a tournament, and a probability is set for each group, and one group is provided in a lottery manner. However, depending on the user, the user may want to be provided with a preset item as before rather than an uncertain reward item provided according to the drawing.

In the step S140 of grouping the reward items of FIG. 5, first, a group of reward items is set (S141). The step of setting the group for the reward items basically performs the same operation as the step (S140) of grouping the reward items described in FIG. However, FIG. 5 further includes a step S141 of setting at least one basic reward item. The basic reward item is a reward item provided for a user who does not like the lottery method as described above. The user checks the basic reward item before drawing the reward item group, and receives the basic reward item or draws a lottery. You can choose whether to receive a reward item group. Although only one item may be set as a basic reward item, a plurality of basic reward items may be set to allow a user to select one basic reward item among the plurality of basic reward items. In addition, a plurality of basic reward items may be provided by grouping them into a basic reward item group.

6 shows a flow of selecting a reward item group according to a probability according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the user selects and receives a basic reward item or receives a reward reward group through a lottery, the user selects the basic reward item before selecting the basic reward item group. You have to make choices. 6, at least one basic reward item is displayed on the user terminal (S171). In operation S172, it is determined whether the user selects the basic reward item. If the user selects the basic reward item, the reward item providing apparatus pays the basic reward item selected by the user without drawing the reward item group (S80).

However, if the user selects the lottery scheme without selecting the basic reward item, the lottery is performed including the basic reward item (S173). Here, it is assumed that the basic reward item is also included in one of the reward item groups. The basic reward item is preferably set to the highest probability in the plurality of reward item groups. However, in some cases, the basic reward items may be excluded from the reward item group.

7 shows a tournament winning screen according to another example of the present invention.

As described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, in the present invention, a reward item may be provided through a lottery, but a user may select a basic reward item and a selected basic reward item may be provided.

Thus, the tournament winning screen of FIG. 7 displays three basic reward items. The user can select three basic reward items to obtain a reward item. However, if the user wants to receive the reward item in a lottery manner, the reward item recommendation button may be selected to allow the reward item group to be selected according to the probability.

8 illustrates a reward item group table according to another example of the present invention.

In FIG. 8, two compensation item group tables are shown, unlike in FIG. 2, and have different compensation item groups. In a game that provides a tournament or league game, there are games that provide a tournament or league game, while a game that provides a plurality of tournaments or league games. There is also a game that provides a tournament that can be divided into a plurality of tournaments, such as a preliminary tournament and a final tournament, even if the game provides one tournament or league match. In a game that provides a plurality of tournaments or league games, the plurality of tournaments and leagues are not all set to the same level. That is, they do not offer tournaments or leagues of the same rank. 8 provides two reward item group tables including different reward item groups. In FIG. 8, the upper compensation item group table a is the same as the compensation item group table of FIG. 2. However, unlike the reward item group table (a), the lower reward item group table (b) includes four reward item groups, and the configuration of the reward item group is also set differently. In particular, one item B and one item G are included in the compensation item group 2 of the compensation item group table a, whereas only one item B is provided in the compensation item group 4 in the compensation item group table b. Therefore, the reward item group table (b) preferably includes a reward item group provided at the time of winning a tournament or league of a lower level than the reward item group table (a). In FIG. 8, the reward item group table (a) is divided into a first grade compensation item group table, and the reward item group table (b) is divided into a second grade compensation item group table. In FIG. 8, only the reward item group tables according to two grades are provided, but the number of reward item group tables may be increased according to the grade of the tournament or league.

1 to 8, the tournament has been described, but the reward item can be provided in the same manner with respect to winning the league game.

9 is a block diagram of an apparatus for providing reward items of an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 9, a system for providing reward items for an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of user terminals 101 to 10n, the Internet 200, a game server 300, and a reward item providing device 400. ). Each of the plurality of user terminals 101 to 10n is connected to the game server 300 via the Internet 200 and a game client for performing a game is installed.

The game server 300 first provides a web page for the user to access, and provides various services such as chatting, clubs, shopping malls, etc. to various user terminals 101 to 10n to be connected. In FIG. 9, a plurality of users access the game server 300 through the computers 101 to 10n. However, in addition to the computer, other users who can access the game server 300 through the Internet 200 and perform a game. It may be a terminal. For example, a mobile communication terminal, a television with Internet access, or the like can be used.

In addition, in the present invention, the game server 300 provides a game entry screen for the user to select a game condition.

When a user enters a game through a web page, the game server 300 drives a game client that is pre-installed in the user terminals 101 to 10n, and the user terminals 101 to 10n are connected to the Internet by the driven game client. The game server 300 is connected through the 200. In this case, the game client is assumed to be pre-installed in the user terminals 101 to 10n. However, in this case, the game server 300 determines this and controls to install the game client for the game when necessary. .

In addition, the game server 300 may include a game database (not shown) that stores game-specific logic for controlling a game. Here, the game logic refers to rules specified for automatically proceeding a game according to a rule set in the game, and indicates a series of processes in the game.

The reward item providing apparatus 400 stores reward item information, an item setting unit 410 for setting a winning probability of a reward item group, a character information storage unit 420 for storing a plurality of character information, and a tournament, league match, etc. And a mode rating determiner 430 that determines a game mode and a rating for each game mode.

The item setting unit 410 may include a reward item setting unit 411 including at least one reward item group table together with a plurality of reward item information and a plurality of reward item groups included in the at least one reward item group table. And a probability setting unit 412 for setting a winning probability.

The reward item providing apparatus 400 may first provide a plurality of reward items to be provided to a winning character (or team) by performing a plurality of matches, such as a tournament or league match, among a plurality of items that can be provided in the game by the reward item setting unit 411. Select. In this case, the reward item setting unit 411 may evaluate the value of each of the plurality of items that can be provided in the game, and set a reference value range to select only items included within the reference value range as the reward item. The reward item setting unit 411 sets the number of items that can be simultaneously paid, and sets a plurality of reward item groups by grouping selected reward items that are equal to or less than the number of items that can be simultaneously paid. The number of the plurality of reward item groups may be preset. In this case, the same reward item may be included in different reward item groups. The number of provisions is set for each of at least one reward item included in the plurality of reward item groups. Here, the type of the compensation item included in each reward item group or the number of the compensation items may be set to equalize the total sum of the values of the compensation items included in the compensation item group. As described above, the reward item setting unit 411 may evaluate the value for each reward item and store the value for each reward item.

Therefore, the value of the reward item group may be determined according to the type and number of reward items included in the reward item group. The reward item providing apparatus sets a reference group value range and sets the type or number of compensation items included in each of the plurality of reward item groups so that the reward item group value for each of the plurality of reward item groups is included in the reference group value range. Can be set. However, a reward item of a kind within the number of items that can be simultaneously paid must be set to be included in the reward item group.

In addition, the reward item setting unit 411 is provided with a plurality of tournaments or leagues in the game, and can be set different grades for a plurality of tournaments and leagues, different reward items for tournaments and leagues according to each rank Can provide a group

To this end, the reward item setting unit 411 may include a plurality of reward item group tables that store information on a plurality of reward item groups for tournaments and leagues, respectively. In addition, when the reward item providing apparatus 400 provides the basic reward item, the reward item providing apparatus stores information about the basic reward item.

When the reward item setting unit 411 sets a plurality of reward item groups, the probability setting unit 412 sets a winning probability for each of the plurality of reward item groups. In this case, the probability setting unit 412 receives a reward item group value for each of the plurality of reward item groups from the reward item setting unit 411 and sets the probability to be inversely proportional to the reward item group value for each of the plurality of reward item groups. Can be. In addition, when a plurality of reward item group tables exist in the reward item setting unit 411, the probability setting unit 412 may make the winning probability of the plurality of reward item groups included in each reward item group table 100%. .

In addition, the probability setting unit 412 selects a winning reward item group by drawing a reward item group according to the set probability. In addition, when the basic reward item is provided, the probability setting unit 412 may check whether the basic reward item is selected by the user terminals 101 to 10n.

The character information storage unit 420 stores a plurality of character information, stores information on a character winning the tournament or league, provides the probability information to the probability setting unit 412, and wins by the probability setting unit 412. Receiving information on the reward item group from the reward item setting unit 411 includes the reward items included in the reward item group in the item retention information of the character.

The mode rating determiner 430 determines the mode of the game in which the character wins, and determines the rank of the tournament or league mode in which the character wins when the game mode is a tournament or league mode. to provide. The mode rating unit 430 may be omitted when providing one tournament or league game in the game.

In FIG. 9, the reward item providing apparatus 400 is illustrated as a separate device from the game server 300, but may be included in the game server 300 and may be implemented as a database in some cases. . In addition, although the above description has been focused on characters, the same applies to a game in which a user operates a team having a plurality of characters.

The method and apparatus for providing a reward item for an online game of an online game according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention may include an application basically installed in a terminal (this may include a program included in a platform or an operating system basically mounted in the terminal). The application may be executed by an application (ie, a program) directly installed on the terminal by an application providing server such as an application store server, an application, or a web server related to the corresponding service. In this sense, the method for providing a reward item for an online game according to the embodiment of the present invention described above is implemented as an application (ie, a program) that is basically installed in a terminal or directly installed by a user, and can be read by a computer such as a terminal. Can be recorded on the medium.

Such a program may be recorded on a recording medium that can be read by a computer and executed by a computer so that the above-described functions can be executed.

As described above, in order to execute the method for providing a reward item of an online game according to each embodiment of the present invention, the above-described program is encoded in a computer language such as C, C ++, JAVA, or machine language, which can be read by a computer processor (CPU). Code may be included.

The code may include a function code related to a function or the like that defines the functions described above and may include an execution procedure related control code necessary for the processor of the computer to execute the functions described above according to a predetermined procedure.

In addition, such code may further include memory reference related code as to what additional information or media needed to cause the processor of the computer to execute the aforementioned functions should be referenced at any location (address) of the internal or external memory of the computer .

In addition, when a processor of a computer needs to communicate with any other computer or server, etc., to perform the above-described functions, the code may be stored in a computer's communication module (e.g., a wired and / ) May be used to further include communication related codes such as how to communicate with any other computer or server in the remote, and what information or media should be transmitted or received during communication.

The functional program for implementing the present invention and the related code and code segment may be implemented by programmers in the technical field of the present invention in consideration of the device environment of the computer that reads the recording medium and executes the program, Or may be easily modified or modified by the user.

Examples of recording media that can be read by a computer recording a program as described above include, for example, a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical media storage device, and the like.

The computer-readable recording medium on which the above-described program is recorded may be distributed to a computer apparatus connected via a network so that computer-readable codes can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. In this case, one or more of the plurality of distributed computers may execute some of the functions presented above and send the results of the execution to one or more of the other distributed computers, The computer may also perform some of the functions described above and provide the results to other distributed computers as well.

In particular, a computer-readable recording medium recording an application, which is a program for executing a method for providing a reward item of an online game, according to an embodiment of the present invention, may be associated with an application store server, an application, or a corresponding service. It may be a storage medium (eg, a hard disk, etc.) included in an application provider server such as a web server or the application providing server itself.

The computer which can read the recording medium which recorded the application which is a program for implementing the method of providing the reward item of the online game which concerns on each embodiment of this invention is not only a general PC, such as a desktop or a notebook, but also a smart phone and a tablet PC. It may include a mobile terminal such as PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) and a mobile communication terminal, as well as to be interpreted as any computing device (Computing).

In addition, a computer capable of reading a recording medium recording an application which is a program for executing a method for providing a reward item of an online game according to an embodiment of the present invention may be a smart phone, a tablet PC, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a mobile communication terminal, or the like. In the case of a mobile terminal, the application may be downloaded from the application providing server to a general PC and installed on the mobile terminal through a synchronization program.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. In other words, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively operated in combination with one or more. In addition, although all of the components may be implemented as one independent hardware, some or all of the components may be selectively combined to perform a part or all of the functions in one or a plurality of hardware. As shown in FIG. Codes and code segments constituting the computer program may be easily inferred by those skilled in the art. Such a computer program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium and read and executed by a computer, thereby implementing embodiments of the present invention. As a storage medium of the computer program, a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, or the like can be included.

It is also to be understood that the terms such as " comprises, "" comprising," or "having ", as used herein, mean that a component can be implanted unless specifically stated to the contrary. But should be construed as including other elements. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Commonly used terms, such as predefined terms, should be interpreted to be consistent with the contextual meanings of the related art, and are not to be construed as ideal or overly formal, unless expressly defined to the contrary.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and variations without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas falling within the scope of the same shall be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

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The reward item providing device,
Selecting a plurality of reward items among a plurality of items that can be provided in the game;
Setting a maximum number of simultaneous payment items among a number of different reward items that can be simultaneously paid among the plurality of reward items;
Setting a plurality of reward item groups by selecting at least one kind of reward items from the plurality of reward items, respectively, with a number equal to or less than the number of simultaneous payment items;
Setting a winning probability for each of the plurality of reward item groups; And
When a character operated in a user terminal wins a tournament provided by the game, selecting one group of the plurality of reward item groups according to the winning probability and providing the same as a possessed item of the character; Method of providing a reward item of the online game comprising a. The method of claim 1,
Selecting the plurality of reward items,
Evaluating a value for each of the plurality of items;
Determining whether a value of each of the plurality of items is within a predetermined reference value range; And
Selecting a plurality of items included in the reference value range as the plurality of reward items; Reward item providing method of the online game comprising a. The method of claim 2,
The setting of the plurality of reward item groups may include:
Including at least one reward item in each of the plurality of reward item groups in a number equal to or less than the number of the simultaneous payment items among the plurality of reward items; And
Setting the number of each of the at least one reward item such that the reward item group value calculated as the sum of the values of the at least one reward item included in each of the plurality of reward item groups is included in a preset reference group value range. step; Reward item providing method of the online game comprising a. The method of claim 3,
Setting the winning probability,
And setting the winning probability of the reward item group having the high reward item group value lower than the winning probability of the reward item group having the low reward item group value. The method of claim 1,
The setting of the plurality of reward item groups may include:
Setting at least one basic reward item selectable by the user among the plurality of reward items;
Including at least one reward item in each of the plurality of reward item groups in a number equal to or less than the number of the simultaneous payment items among the plurality of reward items; And
Setting the number of each of the at least one reward item such that the reward item group value calculated as the sum of the values of the at least one reward item included in each of the plurality of reward item groups is included in a preset reference group value range. step; Reward item providing method of the online game comprising a. The method of claim 5,
Providing the item possessed by the character,
Determining whether the character has won the tournament;
If the character has won the tournament, displaying the at least one basic item on a user terminal;
If the basic item selection signal for selecting the at least one basic item is applied from the user terminal, providing the selected basic item as a holding item of the character;
If the basic item selection signal is not applied, drawing one of the plurality of reward item groups according to the winning probability; And
Providing a winning reward item group won by the drawing as a holding item of the character; Reward item providing method of the online game comprising a. The reward item providing device,
Selecting a plurality of reward items among a plurality of items that can be provided in the game;
Rating each of the plurality of tournaments provided in the game;
Setting a maximum number of simultaneous payment items among a number of different reward items that can be simultaneously paid among the plurality of reward items;
Setting a plurality of reward item groups differently by selecting at least one type of reward item from among the plurality of reward items, respectively, according to the rank, with a number equal to or less than the number of simultaneous paid items;
Setting a winning probability for each of the plurality of reward item groups; And
When a character operated by a user wins one of the plurality of tournaments, one of the plurality of reward item groups is selected according to the winning probability set according to the level of the winning tournament, and the item is retained by the character. Providing; Method of providing a reward item of the online game comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein
The setting of the plurality of reward item groups may include:
Setting at least one basic reward item selectable by the user among the plurality of reward items for each of the plurality of tournament classes;
Including at least one reward item in each of the plurality of reward item groups in a number equal to or less than the number of the simultaneous payment items among the plurality of reward items; And
The reward item group value calculated as the sum of the values of the at least one reward item included in each of the plurality of reward item groups for the same tournament level among the plurality of tournament classes is included in a preset reference group value range. Setting a number of each of the at least one reward item; Reward item providing method of the online game comprising a. The method of claim 5,
Providing the item possessed by the character,
Determining whether the character has won one of the plurality of tournaments;
Displaying the at least one basic item set for the winning tournament class by the character on a user terminal;
If the basic item selection signal for selecting the at least one basic item is applied from the user terminal, providing the selected basic item as a holding item of the character;
If the basic item selection signal is not applied, drawing one group of the plurality of reward item groups according to the winning probability set according to the tournament class; And
Providing a winning reward item group won by the drawing as a holding item of the character; Reward item providing method of the online game comprising a. A reward item setting unit configured to select a plurality of reward items among a plurality of items that can be provided in a game, and select at least one kind of reward items from the plurality of reward items to set a plurality of reward item groups;
A probability of selecting one group of the plurality of reward item groups according to the probability of winning a game when a character operated by a user wins a tournament provided by the game. Setting unit; And
A character information storage unit which provides whether the character wins the tournament to the probability setting unit, and sets the at least one reward item included in the selected reward item group as a holding item of the character; Device for providing a reward item of the online game comprising a. The method of claim 10,
The reward item setting unit,
Set the maximum number of simultaneous payment items among the number that can be simultaneously paid different reward items of the plurality of compensation items, the number of the at least one kind of the plurality of compensation items to the number of the simultaneous payment items or less The reward item providing apparatus of the online game, characterized in that for setting the plurality of reward item groups by selecting the reward item. 12. The method of claim 11,
The reward item setting unit,
Evaluating a value for each of the plurality of items, determining whether a value of each of the plurality of items is within a predetermined reference value range, and selecting a plurality of items included in the reference value range as the plurality of compensation items. Apparatus for providing a reward item of an online game. The method of claim 12,
The reward item setting unit,
Each of the plurality of reward item groups includes at least one reward item in a number less than or equal to the number of simultaneous payment items among the plurality of reward items, and the at least one reward item included in each of the plurality of reward item groups And setting the number of each of the at least one reward item such that the reward item group value calculated as the sum of values is included in a preset reference group value range. The method of claim 13,
The probability setting unit,
And setting the winning probability of the reward item group having the high reward item group value lower than the winning probability of the reward item group having the low reward item group value. The reward item providing device,
Selecting a plurality of reward items among a plurality of items that can be provided in the game;
Setting a maximum number of simultaneous payment items among a number of different reward items that can be simultaneously paid among the plurality of reward items;
Setting a plurality of reward item groups by selecting at least one kind of reward items from the plurality of reward items, respectively, with a number equal to or less than the number of simultaneous payment items;
Setting a winning probability for each of the plurality of reward item groups; And
When a character operated by a user wins a tournament provided by the game, selecting one group of the plurality of reward item groups according to the winning probability and providing the same as a possessed item of the character; A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for implementing a method for providing a reward item for an online game.

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