KR20240034311A - Apparatus, method and recording medium for providing event in on-line game - Google Patents

Abstract

This disclosure relates to technology for providing an event providing device, method, and recording medium for an online game. One embodiment is a user grouping function that creates a group by grouping users by each channel after the start of an event in an online game in which playable channels are determined according to the money held, and event goods are paid to users regardless of win or loss upon completion of play. A goods management function, a ranking determination function that accumulates each user's event goods and ranks users by group based on the size of the accumulated event goods, and one or more users selected from among the users in the group according to the ranking within the group after the event ends. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program implementing a reward provision function that pays rewards to a user is recorded can be provided.

Description

Apparatus, method and recording medium for providing events in online games {APPARATUS, METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING EVENT IN ON-LINE GAME}

This disclosure relates to technology for providing events in online games. More specifically, event goods are paid regardless of victory or loss, users with similar money holdings and similar event participation periods are grouped together to compete for rankings by group, and more event goods are paid when playing on higher channels. , relates to an event providing device, method, and recording medium in an online game that can contribute to revitalizing the game by increasing interest in the event and encouraging motivation to increase the money held.

The online game market is growing with the development of communication technology and the spread of the Internet, and game providers are making various efforts to revitalize games. As part of these efforts, there is a plan to hold an event for a certain period of time and provide rewards to users who meet certain conditions.

In the case of games where the amount of money held increases or decreases depending on winning or losing, users with less money are likely to be less experienced at the game and have less interest in and loyalty to the game than users with more money. Therefore, in order to increase the effect of the event, it is necessary to come up with a plan to increase the interest of users with little money, who are likely to have low interest and loyalty to the game.

However, many events held in online games are designed to provide benefits to users who win the game for the purpose of ensuring fairness and inducing competition among users, so there is no risk of participation in events for users with little money (inexperienced in the game). There was a problem of low interest.

In light of the above-mentioned background, the present disclosure provides an event providing device, method, and device in an online game that can increase interest in the event and contribute to revitalizing the game by paying event goods regardless of win or loss and allowing users with similar money holdings to compete for rankings. We would like to provide a recording medium.

The present disclosure seeks to provide an event providing device, method, and recording medium in an online game where playable channels are determined according to the money held, and which can contribute to revitalizing the game by inspiring users to increase the money held. do.

The present disclosure provides an event providing device, method, and recording medium in an online game that can prevent a sharp decline in new participating users in the latter half of the event and contribute to revitalizing the game by ensuring that even if they participate late in the event, they are not at a disadvantage in ranking competition. I want to do it.

The present disclosure seeks to provide an event providing device, method, and recording medium in an online game that can contribute to revitalizing the game by encouraging early participation in the event by providing differentiated rewards depending on the time of event participation.

One embodiment developed to solve the above-mentioned problem is a user grouping function that creates a group by grouping users by each channel after the start of an event in an online game in which playable channels are determined according to the money held, and a user grouping function that creates a group by grouping users by each channel after the start of the event, and determines the win or loss upon completion of play. A goods management function that pays event goods to users regardless of their relationship, a ranking decision function that accumulates each user's event goods and ranks users by group based on the size of the accumulated event goods, and after the event ends, groups are divided according to the ranking within the group. A computer-readable recording medium in which a program implementing a reward provision function that provides rewards to one or more selected users among users is recorded can be provided.

The user grouping function may include recruiting users who have completed their first play after the start of the event on a first-come-first-served basis for each channel and creating a group by grouping the users into a set number of group members (N) in the order of recruitment.

The above recruitment may target users who played for the first time in the corresponding channel after the start of the event, or may target users whose main channel they were affiliated with at the time of grouping was the corresponding channel.

The program may further include a function to destroy all groups after the event ends.

The goods management function may include providing differentiated quantities of event goods according to the level of the channel played. Specifically, the goods management function may include providing a larger quantity of event goods when playing in a higher channel than when playing in a lower channel.

The goods management function may further include paying event goods at a larger multiple when played at a preset peak time than when played at times other than peak times.

The reward provision function may further include providing differentiated rewards according to at least one of the order in which the group was created and the date on which the group was created.

One embodiment is a method of providing an event for an online game in which playable channels are determined according to money held, comprising: grouping users by each channel after the event starts to create a group; Upon completion of play, providing event goods to the user regardless of win or loss; Accumulating the event goods of each user and determining the ranking of users by group based on the size of the accumulated event goods; and providing a reward to one or more users selected among the users in the group according to the ranking within the group after the event ends.

In the step of creating the group, users who have completed their first play after the start of the event are recruited for each channel on a first-come-first-served basis, and the group can be created by grouping the users into a set number of group members (N) in the order of recruitment.

In the step of creating the group, a plurality of groups can be created in time series for each channel.

At the end of the event, if the number of ungrouped users among the recruited users is greater than the minimum number of people in the preset group, a group is created by grouping the users even if the number of people in the group (N) is not reached, and the number of users is less than the minimum number of people in the preset group. If so, users may not be grouped.

During the event period, the group each user belongs to is managed so that it does not change, and when the money held by a user belonging to a group in a lower channel exceeds a certain threshold, the user can be allowed to play in the upper channel.

In the step of determining the ranking, if there are two or more users with the same size of accumulated event goods in a single group, the user who acquired the final event goods early is determined to be ranked higher, and the size of accumulated event goods within a single group is determined as high. If there are two or more users who are the same and have the same final event goods acquisition time, the user who completed the first play after the event started can be ranked higher.

The step of providing the reward may further include providing differentiated rewards according to at least one of the order in which the group was created and the date on which the group was created.

In the step of disbursing the event goods, a larger quantity of event goods may be paid when playing in a higher channel than when playing in a lower channel.

In the step of paying the event goods, it may further include paying the event goods in a larger multiple when played at a preset peak time than when played at times other than the peak time.

In addition, one embodiment provides an event providing device for an online game in which playable channels are determined according to money held, comprising: a user grouping unit that groups users for each channel after the start of the event and creates a group; An event goods management unit that provides event goods to users upon completion of play, regardless of victory or loss, but differentially pays the quantity of event goods according to the level of the channel played; A ranking calculation unit that accumulates each user's event goods and ranks users by group based on the size of the accumulated event goods; and a reward provision unit that pays a reward to one or more users selected among the users in the group according to the ranking within the group after the event ends.

According to the present disclosure, in an online game where playable channels are determined according to the money held, event goods are paid upon completion of play regardless of win or loss, and rewards are provided according to the ranking by ranking according to the size of the event goods, but the user is By grouping users to compete for rankings among users with similar skills within the group, it is possible to provide an event providing device, method, and recording medium in an online game that can increase the interest of users who are inexperienced in the game and contribute to revitalizing the game.

According to the present disclosure, in an online game in which playable channels are determined according to the amount of money held, more event goods are paid to the user when played on a higher channel where play is possible only if the user has more money than when played on a lower channel. Event providing devices, methods, and recording media can be provided in online games that can contribute to game activation by encouraging the desire to increase the money held.

According to this disclosure, users who have completed their first play after the start of the event are recruited on a first-come, first-served basis, and users are grouped according to the order of recruitment and compete for rankings by group, so that users who participate late in the event are not disadvantaged in the ranking competition. Event provision devices, methods, and recording media can be provided in online games that can prevent a sharp decline in new users in the latter half of the game and contribute to revitalizing the game.

According to the present disclosure, an event providing device, method, and recording medium are provided in an online game that can increase game usage and contribute to game activation by encouraging users to participate early in the event by providing superior rewards to users who participate early in the event. can do.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing an event providing device for an online game according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 2 is a flowchart showing a method of progressing an event of an online game according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
Figure 3 is a diagram showing creating a group for each channel according to the present disclosure.
Figure 4 is a table showing the number of people in a group (N) and the minimum number of people in a group by channel according to the present disclosure.
Figure 5 is a diagram showing an example of recruiting users from a specific channel and grouping them into groups according to the preset number of group members (N).
Figure 6 is a diagram showing a user grouping method at the end of an event, and shows a case where group creation fails.
Figure 7 is a table showing an example of calculating cumulative event goods according to the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail through illustrative drawings. When adding reference numerals to components in each drawing, it should be noted that identical components are given the same reference numerals as much as possible even if they are shown in different drawings. Additionally, in describing the present disclosure, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present disclosure, the detailed description will be omitted.

Additionally, in describing the components of the present disclosure, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are only used to distinguish the component from other components, and the nature, order, or order of the component is not limited by the term. When a component is described as being “connected,” “coupled,” or “connected” to another component, that component may be directly connected or connected to that other component, but there is another component between each component. It will be understood that elements may be “connected,” “combined,” or “connected.”

Before explaining the present disclosure, the meanings of terms used below are first defined.

Hereinafter, 'held money' refers to information stored in connection with user information, and held money may increase or decrease depending on wins and losses. Users can increase their money by winning the game. If you lose a game, your money may decrease. Possessed money may be a measure that reflects the user's gaming history, gaming skills, etc. Meanwhile, the money you have can be recharged through a paid payment service. Alternatively, some of the money held may be provided free of charge by the game provider.

Users can increase their level by increasing the amount of money they have. Optionally or additionally, users may level up through play regardless of the amount of money they have. For example, a user can increase the level based on experience points obtained by increasing the number of games played, or increase the level by winning a certain number of games.

There are multiple channels in the game, and the range of channel active money is set for each channel. That is, for each channel, the minimum and maximum amounts of money for which the channel is activated are set.

If the size of the money held is within the channel activation range, the user can access the channel and play. If the money held is more than the maximum amount of the channel activation range or less than the minimum amount of the channel activation range, the user cannot access the channel.

Additionally or alternatively, the channel activity ranges of two or more channels may partially or fully overlap. If the money held is included in the overlapping section of the channel activity range, the user can access two or more channels.

Optionally, channels that can be entered may be determined depending on the user's level. Users of a certain level can only access certain channels and cannot access channels other than the specific channel. Here, there may be one specific channel, or there may be two or more. One of the channels accessible to the user can be set as the main affiliated channel. If there is only one channel that a user can access, that channel can be set as the user's main affiliated channel. Meanwhile, if there are multiple channels that a user can access, one of the multiple channels can be set as the user's main affiliated channel.

Channels have ratings. The minimum amount of channel active money for a higher-level channel (hereinafter referred to as ‘higher-level channel’) is greater than the minimum amount of channel active money for a lower-level channel (hereinafter referred to as ‘lower-level channel’). The maximum amount of channel active money in the upper channel may be greater than or equal to the maximum amount of channel active money in the lower channel.

Optionally, the channel activity range of the upper channel and the channel activity range of the lower channel may overlap at least partially. In this case, the minimum amount of channel active money in the upper channel is equal to or less than the maximum amount of channel active money in the lower channel. Optionally, the channel activity range of the upper channel and the channel activity range of the lower channel may not overlap. In this case, the minimum amount of channel active money in the upper channel is greater than the maximum amount of channel active money in the lower channel.

In the present disclosure, the game may be, for example, a Go-Stop game, a poker game, a Baduk game, a long-term game, a chess game, etc., and is not limited to the above-described examples, but is any type of game in which the money held is added or subtracted as a result of playing the game. Games are also possible.

Hereinafter, an event providing device, method, and recording medium in an online game according to embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the related drawings.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing an event providing device for an online game according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 1, the online game event providing device 100 according to the present disclosure stores various information related to the event, and can progress the event in time series according to the user's play history during the event period.

The event providing device 100 for such an online game may be implemented as a server, and may be linked to an unspecified number of terminals and/or other servers through a network to receive work requests from the terminal or other servers and derive work results for them. It may refer to a computer system provided by a computer system or a computer software (server program) installed for such a computer system.

Terminals may include, but are not limited to, computers such as general desktops or laptops, mobile devices such as smart phones, tablet PCs, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), and mobile communication terminals, and are electronic devices capable of communicating with a server. It should be interpreted broadly.

The event providing device 100 for an online game according to the present disclosure includes a user grouping unit 110, an event goods management unit 120, a ranking calculation unit 130, and a reward providing unit 140, as shown in FIG. 1. It can be included.

The user grouping unit 110 may create a group by grouping users by channel. The user grouping unit 110 may recruit users who have completed their first play after the start of the event by channel and create a group by grouping as many users as the number of group members (N) determined in the order of recruitment.

The grouping channel where users are grouped may, for example, be a channel where the user played for the first time after the event started. As another example, the grouping channel may be the main channel to which the user belonged at the time of grouping. In this case, the grouping channel may be the same as or different from the channel where the user first played after the event started. Specifically, if the first play after the start of the event is played on the main channel to which the user belongs, the grouping channel is the same as the channel where the user played for the first time after the start of the event, but the main channel to which the user belongs is the first play after the start of the event. If the game is played on a channel other than this, the grouping channel is different from the channel where the user first played after the event started.

In other words, the target of recruitment for grouping in a specific channel may be a user who played for the first time in that channel after the start of the event, or a user whose main channel at the time of grouping is that channel.

To create a group, the user grouping unit 110 may map user identification information in recruitment order to create and store grouping information for the group.

The user grouping unit 110 can create a plurality of groups for each channel in time series. Accordingly, a plurality of groups can be created sequentially with a time difference in each channel.

If the number of ungrouped users among the users recruited at the end of the event is greater than the preset minimum number of group members, the user grouping unit 110 may create a group by grouping the users even if the set number of group members (N) is not reached. Meanwhile, if the number of recruited users is less than the preset minimum number of group members, the recruited users are not grouped.

The number of group members (N) may have different values depending on the channel. As an example, the N value of the highest channel may be smaller than the N value of the lower channel. Meanwhile, the N value may be constant regardless of the channel.

The minimum number of people in a group may have the same value regardless of the channel, but is not limited to this. The minimum number of people in a group can be set to a different value depending on the channel.

The user grouping unit 110 can manage each user to belong to only one group during the event period. The user grouping unit 110 may destroy all groups after the event ends.

The event goods management unit 120 may provide event goods to the user upon completion of play, regardless of win or loss. The event goods management unit 120 provides event goods to the user upon completion of play, regardless of win or loss, and may pay differentiated amounts of event goods according to the level of the channel through which the play was played. Specifically, the higher the level of the playing channel, the greater the quantity of event goods can be paid, and when playing on the same channel, the user who wins the play and the user who loses the play will receive the same quantity of event goods. You can.

When the money held by a user belonging to a lower channel group increases or the user level increases, the user belonging to the lower channel group is allowed to access and play in the upper channel.

The event goods management unit 120 provides event goods to users regardless of victory or loss upon completion of play, but pays a larger quantity of event goods as the level of the channel played is higher, thereby allowing users belonging to lower channel groups to save money. It can contribute to the revitalization of the game by increasing the number of users or encouraging the motivation to increase the user level.

Additionally, to increase the event effect, a specific period, for example, a time when game demand is expected to be high, can be set as the peak time. The event goods management unit 120 may pay event goods at a higher multiple when played during peak times than when played during times other than peak times. In other words, when playing during peak times, event goods can be paid M (M is greater than 1) times the event goods paid when playing during times other than peak times.

The event goods management unit 120 may pay a differentiated quantity of event goods depending on the grade of the played channel, or may pay a differentiated quantity of event goods depending on the grade of the played channel and whether the played time is peak time. there is.

The event goods management unit 120 may restrict the use of event goods for purposes other than ranking purposes, but is not limited thereto. As another example, the event goods management unit 120 may allow event goods to be used for purposes other than ranking purposes.

The ranking calculation unit 130 may accumulate event goods acquired by each user and determine the ranking of users for each group based on the size of the accumulated event goods. The ranking calculation unit 130 may assign a high ranking to users with a large amount of accumulated event goods.

If there are two or more users in a single group with the same amount of accumulated event goods, the ranking calculation unit 130 may assign a higher rank to the user who acquired the final event goods earlier. If there are two or more users in a single group who have the same size of accumulated event goods and the same time of acquiring the final event goods, the ranking calculation unit 130 selects the user who completed the first play after the start of the event, that is, the user who participated early in the event. can be given a high rank.

The reward provider 140 may pay rewards to one or more users selected among users in the group according to their ranking within the group after the event ends. Additionally or alternatively, the reward provider 140 may pay differentiated rewards according to at least one of the order in which the group was created and the date on which the group was created. Additionally or selectively, the reward provider 140 may select users eligible for the additional event and provide additional rewards to the selected users eligible for the additional event. For example, the user who ranks first in each group can be selected for an additional event, and the user can enter the Hall of Fame and receive a physical prize.

Figure 2 is a flowchart showing a method of progressing an event of an online game according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 2, a method of providing an event for an online game according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a user grouping step (S201) of creating a group by grouping users for each channel after the event starts; Event goods payment step (S202) in which event goods are paid to the user upon completion of play, regardless of win or loss; A ranking decision step (S203) of accumulating the event goods of each user and determining the ranking of users by group based on the size of the accumulated event goods; And it may include a reward provision step (S204) in which rewards are paid to one or more users selected among the users in the group according to their rankings after the end of the event.

In the user grouping step (S201), the device 100 according to the present disclosure recruits users who have completed their first play after the start of the event by channel, and maps the identification information of the users in the order of recruitment to a predetermined number of group members (N) You can create and save grouping information for a group. The grouping channel where users are grouped may be a channel where the user completed the first play after the event started, or may be the user's main channel at the time of grouping. In the grouping stage, users who played for the first time in that channel after the event started for each channel can be recruited, or users whose main channel at the time of grouping is the corresponding channel can be recruited.

In addition, in the user grouping step (S201), the device 100 according to the present disclosure does not reach the set number of group members (N) if the number of ungrouped users among the users recruited at the end of the event is greater than the preset minimum number of group members. Even so, you can create a group by grouping users. Meanwhile, if the number of recruited users is less than the minimum number of people in the group, the recruited users are not grouped.

In the event goods payment step (S202), the device 100 according to the present disclosure pays event goods to the user regardless of win or loss upon completion of play, and may pay a differentiated quantity of event goods according to the grade of the channel played. there is. Specifically, the higher the level of the channel you play, the greater the amount of event goods you can receive.

When the money held by a user belonging to a lower channel group increases or the user level increases, the user can access the upper channel and play in the upper channel. Upon completion of play, event goods are paid to users regardless of victory or loss, but the higher the level of the channel they play, the greater the quantity of event goods is paid, so that users belonging to lower channel groups can increase their money or raise their user level. It can contribute to the revitalization of games by inspiring motivation to play.

If event goods are paid only to users who win a play, or if more event goods are paid to users who win a play, the interest in the event from users who are inexperienced in the game may decrease. According to the present disclosure, since event goods are paid regardless of victory or loss, it is possible to increase interest in the event among users who are inexperienced with the game and contribute to the revitalization of the game.

Additionally or optionally, a peak time system can be operated by setting a specific time zone as the peak time to increase the event effect. The device 100 according to the present disclosure can pay event goods at a larger multiple when played at peak times than when played at times other than peak times. In the ranking step (S203), the device according to the present disclosure (100) can accumulate event goods acquired by each user and rank users within the group according to the size of the accumulated event goods. In other words, by comparing the size of accumulated event goods of users belonging to each group, users with larger accumulated event goods can be determined to be ranked higher.

In the ranking step (S203), if there are two or more users with the same size of accumulated event goods in a single group, the user who acquired the final event goods early may be determined to be ranked higher. In addition, if there are two or more users in a single group who have the same accumulated event goods and the same time of acquiring the final event goods, the user who completed the first play after the start of the event, that is, the user who participated in the event early, can be ranked higher. .

In the device 100 according to the present disclosure, when an update request occurs, event-related information including one or more of user ranking information in the group, event goods information, number of plays, etc. is updated in correspondence with user information, and the updated event-related information is provided. It can be transmitted to each user's terminal through the network so that the user can check his or her ranking, size of event goods, number of plays, etc. The above-described update request may occur depending on the creation or change of game result information. Meanwhile, update requests may occur periodically or may occur due to a refresh process of the game screen, etc.

In the reward provision step (S204), the device 100 according to the present disclosure may provide a reward to one or more users selected among the users in the group according to the ranking within the group after the event ends.

Additionally or alternatively, the device 100 according to the present disclosure may further differentiate rewards according to at least one of the order in which the group was created and the date on which the group was created. To this end, a reward table for each group creation order or a reward table for each group creation date can be configured in advance, and when paying rewards, rewards can be paid based on the group creation order or group creation date with reference to the reward table.

In order to increase game usage and activate the game, it is necessary to increase the number of users who participate in events early. If the same rewards are paid regardless of the order or date in which the group was created, users may not feel the need to participate in the event early, so the number of users who participate in the event early may be small. This disclosure can contribute to increased game usage and game activation by motivating early participation in events by providing differentiated rewards according to the order or date in which groups were created.

Additionally or alternatively, the device 100 according to the present disclosure may select users subject to additional events and provide additional rewards to the selected users. In the above, the method for providing events in an online game according to the present disclosure has been described as being performed through the same procedure as shown in FIG. 2. However, this is only for convenience of explanation, and within the scope without departing from the essential concept of the present disclosure, depending on the implementation method. The performance procedure of each step may be changed, two or more steps may be integrated, or one step may be performed separately into two or more steps.

Hereinafter, in the method of providing an event for an online game according to the present disclosure described above, the creation of groups for each channel will be explained with reference to FIG. 3, and the number of people in the group (N) and the minimum number of people in the group will be calculated with reference to the table in FIG. The process of creating groups in time series will be explained with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, and an example of a method of calculating event goods for a specific user will be explained with reference to FIG. 7.

Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating the creation of groups for each channel to provide events of an online game according to the present disclosure.

As mentioned above, there are multiple channels in the game. As illustrated in Figure 3, there may be a general channel, a pro channel, and a master channel. The general channel has the lowest level, the next level is the pro channel, and the master channel has the highest level. In the user grouping step for each channel, multiple groups can be created for each channel, and group information for each group can be created. there is. Group information may be a combination of a channel group name and number.

For example, if the channel group name of a general channel is sincere group, group information may be displayed as a combination of sincere group and Arabic numerals. Here, Arabic numerals may indicate the order in which the corresponding group was created within the channel.

Figure 4 is a table showing the number of people in a preset group (N) and the minimum number of people in a preset group by channel in order to provide an event of an online game according to the present disclosure.

As seen above, in order to provide an online game event according to this disclosure, users who have completed their first play after the event commencement are recruited by channel, and groups are created by grouping users according to the number of group members (N) determined in the order of recruitment. do.

Also, if the number of ungrouped users among the recruited users at the end of the event is greater than the minimum number of preset group members, the users are grouped and a group is created even if the set number of group members (N) has not been reached. Meanwhile, if the number of recruited users is less than the minimum number of people in the group, the recruited users are not grouped.

The number of group members (N) can be set differently depending on the channel. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, N can be set to 50 for the general channel and pro channel, and N can be set to 30 for the master channel.

Meanwhile, the minimum number of people in a group can be set to the same value regardless of the channel. As an example, as shown in Figure 4, the minimum number of people in a group can be set to 5 people regardless of the channel.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of recruiting users from a specific channel and grouping them into groups according to a set number of group members (N), and FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a method of grouping users recruited at the end of an event.

In order to explain the method of grouping users by channel according to the present disclosure, it is assumed that the number of people in the group (N) is 50 and the minimum number of people in the group is 5.

As shown in Figure 5, users who have completed their first play after the start of the event are recruited for each channel, and the recruited users are grouped into 50 groups in the order of recruitment to create a plurality of groups in time series. As an example, a person waiting for the general channel group in FIG. 5 may be a user who played for the first time in a general channel after the start of the event. As another example, the person waiting for the general channel group in FIG. 5 may be a user whose main channel at the time of grouping is a general channel.

Users can be grouped by mapping the identification numbers of recruited users to the identification information of each group of 50 people in the order of recruitment.

As shown in Figure 6, if there are 4 ungrouped users among the recruited users at the end of the event, the group is not created because the minimum number of people in the group (5 people) has not been reached. Therefore, up to four users recruited for each channel may not be able to participate in the event.

In this disclosure, the ranking of users is determined for each group and rewards are paid according to the ranking, so if the number of users in a group is excessively small, users of the group can receive rewards without any conditions. This is not only inconsistent with other groups, but also does not fit the purpose of the event. By not creating a group if the number of users recruited at the end of the event does not reach the minimum number of people in the group, problems of reduced fairness and deviation from the purpose of the event can be improved.

Figure 7 is a table showing an example of calculating cumulative event goods according to the present disclosure.

As shown in Figure 7, if the cumulative number of versions (A) played by a specific user on the master channel during peak time is 20, and the cumulative number of versions (A) played on the general channel during times other than peak time is 10, the master channel The number of event goods provided is 20*10*2 (400), and the number of event goods provided in the general channel is 10*1*1 (10), so the cumulative quantity of event goods is 400 + 10, that is, 410.

The group to which each user belongs is determined based on the amount of money held or the user's level when participating in the event, and does not change during the event period. As the amount of money you hold or your user level increases during the event period, it becomes possible to access and play on higher-level channels that were not accessible when participating in the event, and the number of event goods that can be received with one play increases. Therefore, in order to acquire more event goods, users will try to increase their money or increase their user level. According to the present disclosure, by providing more event goods when playing in a higher channel, the game can be activated by stimulating the user's motivation to increase the money held or increase the user level.

As above, according to the present disclosure, in an online game in which playable channels are determined according to the amount of money held, event goods are paid upon completion of play regardless of win or loss, and the event goods are ranked according to the size of the event goods acquired during the event period and differentiated according to the rankings. By paying out rewards, but grouping users by channel and allowing them to compete for rankings among users with similar skills within the group, it can increase the interest of users who are inexperienced in the game and contribute to revitalizing the game.

In addition, in online games where playable channels are determined according to the amount of money held, more event goods are paid out when playing in the upper channel where play is possible only when the amount of money held, thereby encouraging the user to increase the amount of money held in the game. It can contribute to activation.

In addition, we recruit users who have completed their first play after the start of the event, group users according to the order of recruitment, and have them compete for rankings by group, so that users who joined the event late are not at a disadvantage in ranking competition, so that new users participating in the latter part of the event It can contribute to revitalizing the game by preventing it from rapidly decreasing.

Additionally, by providing superior rewards to users who participate early in the event, it can encourage users to participate in the event early, increasing game usage and contributing to game revitalization.

Each function of the present disclosure described above may be implemented as a program and included in a computer-readable recording medium.

In addition to this, individual functions included in the recording medium of the present disclosure can all be implemented through the operations of each configuration or step described below.

Computer-readable recording media may include, for example, ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage devices. However, this is just an example, and a computer-readable recording medium is not limited to its name or type as long as a program is recorded on it and the computer can read it. In addition, the computer-readable recording medium is distributed in a computer system or server connected to a network, so that the computer-readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

And, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the present disclosure can be easily deduced by programmers in the technical field to which the present invention pertains.

As an example, a recording medium recording a program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure stores such an application and is stored in a web server that provides the application to the desired terminal, thereby providing a web store service ( Web Store Service) technology. In addition, a recording medium recording a program according to an embodiment of the present disclosure can be used in service technology that is stored in a management server, etc. and transmitted to electronic devices.

In the above, even though all the components constituting the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described as being combined or operated in combination, the present disclosure is not necessarily limited to these embodiments. That is, within the scope of the purpose of the present disclosure, all of the components may be operated by selectively combining one or more of them. In addition, although all of the components may be implemented as a single independent hardware, a program module in which some or all of the components are selectively combined to perform some or all of the combined functions in one or more pieces of hardware. It may also be implemented as a computer program having. The codes and code segments that make up the computer program can be easily deduced by a person skilled in the art of the present invention. Such a computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium and read and executed by a computer, thereby implementing embodiments of the present disclosure. Storage media for computer programs may include magnetic recording media, optical recording media, etc.

In addition, terms such as “include,” “comprise,” or “have” as used above mean that the corresponding component may be included, unless specifically stated to the contrary, and thus do not exclude other components. Rather, it should be interpreted as being able to include other components. All terms, including technical or scientific terms, unless otherwise defined, have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the technical field to which this disclosure pertains. Commonly used terms, such as terms defined in a dictionary, should be interpreted as consistent with the meaning in the context of the related technology, and should not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

The above description is merely an illustrative explanation of the technical idea of the present disclosure, and those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications and variations without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Accordingly, the disclosed embodiments are for illustrating rather than limiting the technical idea of the present invention, and the scope of the present technical idea is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of this disclosure should be interpreted in accordance with the claims below, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of rights of this disclosure.

110: User grouping unit
120: Event goods management department
130: Ranking calculation unit
140: Reward provision department

Claims (17)

A computer-readable recording medium on which a program that implements the following functions is recorded in an online game where playable channels are determined depending on the money held,
User grouping function to create groups by grouping users for each channel after the event starts;
Event currency management function that provides event goods to users upon completion of play, regardless of win or loss;
A ranking decision function that accumulates each user's event goods and ranks users by group based on the size of the accumulated event goods; and
A reward provision function that provides rewards to one or more users selected among the users in the group according to their ranking within the group after the event ends. According to claim 1,
The user grouping function includes recruiting users who have completed their first play after the start of the event on a first-come-first-served basis for each channel and creating a group by grouping a set number of users (N) in the order of recruitment.
According to claim 2,
A recording medium, characterized in that the recruitment is conducted targeting the channel where the users first played or the main channel to which the users belonged.
According to claim 1,
The program further includes a function to destroy all groups after the event ends.
According to paragraph 1,
The goods management function is a recording medium that includes differentially paying the quantity of event goods according to the level of the channel played.
According to claim 1,
The goods management function further includes paying event goods at a larger multiple when played at a preset peak time than when played at times other than the peak time. According to paragraph 1,
The reward providing function further includes providing differentiated rewards according to at least one of the order in which the group was created and the date on which the group was created.
In a method of providing an event for an online game in which playable channels are determined according to the money held,
After starting the event, grouping users for each channel to create a group;
A step of paying event goods to the user upon completion of play, regardless of win or loss;
Accumulating event goods for each user and determining the ranking of users by group based on the size of the accumulated event goods; and
After the event ends, providing a reward to one or more users selected among the users in the group according to the ranking within the group;
Method of providing events in online games, including.
According to clause 8,
In the step of creating the group,
A method of providing an event for an online game, characterized by recruiting users who have completed their first play after the start of the event on a first-come-first-served basis for each channel and creating a group by grouping a set number of users (N) in the order of recruitment.
According to clause 8,
An event providing method for an online game, characterized in that in the step of creating the group, a plurality of groups are created in time series for each channel.
According to clause 8,
At the end of the event, if the number of ungrouped users among the recruited users is greater than the minimum number of preset group members, the users are grouped to create a group even if the number of group members is less than the set number, and if it is less than the minimum number of preset group members, users are grouped. A method of providing an event for an online game, characterized by not doing so.
According to clause 8,
An online game event characterized by managing the group to which each user belongs so that it does not change during the event period, and allowing the user to play in the upper channel when the money held by the user belonging to the lower channel group exceeds a certain threshold. How to provide.
According to clause 8,
In the step of determining the ranking,
If there are two or more users in a single group with the same amount of accumulated event goods, the user who acquired the final event goods early will be ranked higher.
If there are two or more users in a single group who have the same amount of accumulated event goods and the same time of acquiring the final event goods, an online game characterized in that the user who completed the first play after the start of the event is ranked higher. How to provide an event.
According to clause 8,
In the step of providing the reward, the method further includes providing differentiated rewards according to at least one of the order in which the group was created and the date on which the group was created.
According to clause 8,
In the step of paying the event goods,
A method of providing an event for an online game, characterized in that the quantity of event goods is paid differentially according to the level of the channel played.
According to clause 8,
In the step of paying the event goods,
A method of providing an event for an online game, further comprising paying event goods at a larger multiple when played at a preset peak time than when played at a time other than the peak time.
In an event providing device for an online game in which playable channels are determined according to the money held,
a user grouping unit that groups users for each channel after the event starts and creates a group;
An event goods management unit that provides event goods to users upon completion of play, regardless of victory or loss, but differentially pays the quantity of event goods according to the level of the channel played;
A ranking calculation unit that accumulates each user's event goods and determines the ranking of users by group based on the size of the accumulated event goods; and
An event providing device for an online game comprising: a reward provision unit that provides rewards to one or more users selected among users in a group according to their ranking within the group after the event ends.

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