JP6794487B2 - Server equipment and programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a server device and a program.

In recent years, a server that hosts a game (called a multiplayer game) in which a plurality of users can participate is known. A plurality of users can access this server using a mobile terminal such as a smartphone and participate in a multiplayer game.

Conventionally, there is a technique of providing a reward from a host of a multiplayer game to a participant of such a multiplayer game (Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-193394

However, in the above-mentioned conventional reward type technology, the player can get a reward once the multiplayer game is played, which may be satisfied, and the play of the multiplayer game (multiplayer) may not be sufficiently promoted. there were.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and one of its purposes is to provide a server device and a program capable of promoting the use of a multiplayer game.

One aspect of the present invention that solves the problems of the above-mentioned conventional example is a server device that provides a service of a multiplayer game in which a plurality of users can participate, and grants a predetermined right to the states of the plurality of users. Based on the combination of the setting means for setting the right-granting state and the normal state in which a predetermined right is not granted, and the states of the plurality of users participating in the multiplayer game, the plurality of users It is intended to include a setting control means for controlling whether the state of at least one user is changed to the right-granting state or the normal state.

According to the present invention, the use of multiplayer games is promoted.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the information processing system including the server apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the example of the server apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the content example of the state information table held by the server apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flow chart which shows the operation example of the server apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the change of the state information of the user by the operation of the server device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the information of the count value held by the server apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the information processing system 1 including the server device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the server device 10 and a plurality of terminal devices 20.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the server device 10 includes a control unit 11, a storage unit 12, and a communication unit 13. Further, the terminal device 20 is a smartphone, a personal computer, or the like, and is connected to the server device 10 so as to be able to communicate with each other via a network.

The control unit 11 of the server device 10 is a program control device such as a CPU, and operates according to a program stored in the storage unit 12. In the present embodiment, the control unit 11 provides a multiplayer game service in which a plurality of users can participate. Further, the control unit 11 sets the state of a plurality of users in the service to either a right-granting state in which a predetermined right is granted or a normal state in which the predetermined right is not granted. Then, the control unit 11 controls whether the state of at least one user of the plurality of users is changed to the right-granting state or the normal state based on the combination of the states of the plurality of users participating in the multiplayer game. The detailed operation of the control unit 11 will be described later.

The storage unit 12 is a disk device or a memory device, and holds a program executed by the control unit 11. This program is stored and provided in a computer-readable and non-temporary storage medium such as a DVD-ROM, and may be copied to the storage unit 12. The storage unit 12 of the present embodiment also operates as a work memory of the control unit 11.

The communication unit 13 is a network interface or the like, and sends information to the terminal device 20 via the network according to an instruction input from the control unit 11. Further, the communication unit 13 outputs the information received from the terminal device 20 to the control unit 11.

Next, the operation of the control unit 11 of the present embodiment will be described. In the example of the present embodiment, the control unit 11 provides a multiplayer game service in which a plurality of users can participate.

Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 2, the control unit 11 includes a matching request processing unit 21, a multiplayer game service unit 22, a state setting unit 23, and a state control unit 24.

In the following description, it is assumed that the control unit 11 of the present embodiment authenticates the user of each terminal device 20 with authentication information such as a user name and a password registered in advance. When the matching request processing unit 21 of the control unit 11 receives a multiplayer start request (matching request) from any of the terminal devices 20, it performs a multiplayer game start process, and first, the user of the terminal device 20 that made the matching request. A play group that is a group of users who play a multiplayer game together with (called a host user) is set (a temporary group of users having a predetermined maximum number of participants or less participating in the multiplayer game is formed in the group. Remember the list of users to which it belongs).

Then, the matching request processing unit 21 selects a predetermined number of play groups (if there are many, randomly or based on a predetermined criterion) in which the multiplayer game has not been started (in a state of waiting for the participation of the user). The list of play groups) is sent to the terminal device 20 of the user who has not made the matching request and presented.

When the user who receives the presentation of this list selects one of the play groups on the list and makes a participation request on the terminal device 20, the matching request processing unit 21 receives the participation request and selects it. Attempts are made to add the user who requested the participation (hereinafter, also referred to as a guest user) to the play group. Here, when the number of users belonging to the play group selected at the time of the participation request exceeds the maximum number of participants already determined in advance, the matching request processing unit 21 causes the terminal device of the user who made the participation request. Display an error for 20.

If the number of users belonging to the play group selected at the time of the participation request does not exceed the predetermined maximum number of participants, the guest user who requested the participation is added to the selected play group.

By this processing, the matching request processing unit 21 sets a group (play group) for playing the multiplayer game for each terminal device 20 having the maximum number of participants or less. The matching request processing unit 21 also receives an instruction to execute multiplayer from a host user who has set a playgroup by a matching request, and the number of users belonging to the playgroup to which the host user belongs is a predetermined minimum number of events (for example, 2). When the number of people exceeds the limit, the multiplayer game service unit 22 is instructed to start executing the multiplayer game together with information for identifying the playgroup to which the host user belongs.

The multiplayer game service unit 22 receives an instruction from the matching request processing unit 21 to start executing the game, and the multiplayer game (play) is given to the user of the terminal device 20 belonging to the play group specified by the information received together with the instruction. A game in which users of terminal devices 20 in a group participate all at once) is provided. Since the processing related to the service of this multiplayer game is widely known, detailed description here will be omitted.

The state setting unit 23 gives information (state information) indicating the state of each terminal device 20 to the user of each terminal device 20 according to an instruction input from the administrator, the right-granting state to which a predetermined right is granted, and a predetermined state. Set to one of the normal states without granting rights. In the example of the present embodiment, the state setting unit 23 includes information for identifying the user (a user name or the like included in the authentication information) and state information indicating the user's state for each user of the terminal device 20. Is associated and stored as status setting table information (Fig. 3).

Specifically, the state setting unit 23 refers to a user (for example, a prominent user in the game) selected by the game administrator (operator) at the start of an event performed in the game service. Set the state information indicating that the right is granted. Alternatively, the state setting unit 23 may set state information indicating that the user is in the right-granting state for the randomly selected user, or a combination of these may be selected by the game administrator. The user who has made the right and the user who is randomly selected may be put into the right grant state.

Further, the above-mentioned predetermined rights may be arbitrarily determined, or rights related to a multiplayer game may be defined. For example, if the game is a nurturing game (a character that appears by collecting and strengthening reinforcement materials that are items in the game), this predetermined right is the right to obtain the reinforcement material, or the amount of acquisition. It may be the right to increase. Also, in the case of a game that collects characters, it is relatively high when playing a multiplayer game with a specific character provided with a low probability only when playing a multiplayer game for a specific character (or when not playing multiplayer). It may be provided (with probability), and this predetermined right may be the right to start.

When the predetermined right is the right to start the multiplayer game in this way, the matching request processing unit 21 makes a matching request, which is a request for setting a play group, to a user having a predetermined right (a state representing a right granting state). Only accept from the user with whom the information is associated). In this example, only the user who has a predetermined right can be the host user of the play group, and the user who does not have the predetermined right becomes the play group set by the user who has the predetermined right as the host user. You will only be able to participate.

Alternatively, the matching request processing unit 21 may allow any user to make a matching request. In this case, the predetermined right may be a right to give a predetermined reward (for example, the above-mentioned strengthening material, a specific character, etc.) to another user who belongs to the same play group and plays a multiplayer game. That is, in this example, anyone may be the host user of the multiplayer game, but as a user in the normal state, a user in the right-granting state having the above-mentioned predetermined right belongs to the same play group when playing the multiplayer game. If they were (played together), they would be given some special reward, and when playing a multiplayer game, if the entitled users with the above given rights do not belong to the same playgroup, the above It means that no special reward will be given.

The state control unit 24 sets the state of at least one user of the plurality of users as either the granting state or the normal state based on the control conditions including the condition relating to the combination of the states of the plurality of users participating in the multiplayer game. Control whether to put it in the state. Specifically, the state control unit 24 updates the state setting table information by associating the user who has been set to the right-granted state according to the above control conditions with the information indicating the right-granted state. Further, the state control unit 24 updates the state setting table information by associating the user who has decided to be in the normal state with the information indicating the normal state according to the above control conditions.

Here, the control condition (corresponding to the first condition) that puts the user in the right grant state is specifically.
The user is in a normal state and is one of the following:
(1) A user who has been granted rights belongs to a playgroup that has become a host user and has played a multiplayer game.
(2) Playing a multiplayer game by belonging to a playgroup to which the user in the granting state belongs.
(3) It is determined that the user who has been granted the right belongs to a play group to which the number of users belongs to a predetermined number or more and has played a multiplayer game.

In addition, the control conditions (corresponding to the second condition) that put the user in the normal state are specifically.
The user has been granted rights and has played the multiplayer game as the host user of the multiplayer game.
And so on. Note that the control conditions that put the user in the right-granting state or the control conditions that put the user in the normal state are not limited to those illustrated here.

[motion]
The server device 10 of the present embodiment has the above configuration and operates as follows. In the following example, it is assumed that the predetermined right given to the user in the right-granted state is the right to become the host user of the multiplayer. In addition, the game service administrator selects some users and puts the selected users in the right-granting state.

The server device 10 of the present embodiment performs the process illustrated in FIG. 4 and provides an input screen for a matching request (S1). At this time, when the user of the terminal device 20 of the provision destination is in the right-granting state, a screen on which the matching request can be input is provided, and when the user is in the normal state, the screen in which the matching request cannot be input (matching request). (For example, a screen that makes it impossible to tap the button for). As a result, only the user who has been granted the right can be the host user.

Here, when a matching request is received from the terminal device 20 of the user in the right-granted state (S2), the server device 10 sets a play group with the user as the host user (S3). Then, the terminal device 20 of a user who does not belong to the play group is presented with a screen for recruiting participants to the play group (S4).

Then, when the server device 10 receives a participation request from the user of the terminal device 20 who has presented the screen (S5), the server device 10 sets the user as belonging to the play group (S6).

After that, when the host user gives an instruction to start executing the multiplayer game, the server device 10 simultaneously participates in the multiplayer game (users of the terminal device 20 in the playgroup) to the users belonging to the playgroup to which the host user belongs. The service of the game) is provided (S7).

When the multiplayer game ends, the server device 10 sets the state information associated with the user in the normal state among the users belonging to the play group to the right grant state, and updates the state setting table (S8). ).

Further, the server device 10 sets the state information associated with the user who is in the right-granting state among the users belonging to the play group to the normal state, and updates the state setting table (S9).

Then, the server device 10 dissolves the play group (S10). That is, the information about the play group is deleted, and the process ends.

That is, in this example of the present embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 5A, the play group in which the user A who is initially in the right-granting state becomes the host user is given the rights to the users B and C in the normal state. When another user D in the granted state participates in the multiplayer game, the user A who becomes the host user is set to the normal state and the users B and C are set to the right granted state after the end of the multiplayer game. Will be done. Further, since the user D is not the host user, the right grant state remains.

The user A, who has been in the normal state here, is then in the right-granted state again by participating in the multiplayer game executed by a user in another right-granting state as the host user.

Further, for example, once the right is granted, the normal state may not be set. In this example, as shown in FIG. 5B, the user A in the granting state is the host user, and the normal users B and C and another user D in the granting state are added to the playgroup. When the players participate and play the multiplayer game, the users B and C are set to the right-granted state and the users A and D are left in the right-granted state after the end of the multiplayer game. In the example of FIG. 5B, the number of users in the right-granting state increases monotonically.

Further, in this example, when the number of users in the right-granting state exceeds a predetermined reference value, some reward may be given to the users in the right-giving state.

Further, among the users belonging to the play group in which the multiplayer game is played, the user in the right-granting state may be set to the normal state regardless of whether or not the user is the host user. In this example, as shown in FIG. 5C, in a play group in which user A in the granting state is the host user, users B and C in the normal state and another user D in the granting state are added to the playgroup. When the multiplayer game is played by participating, the users B and C are set to the right granting state and the users A and D are set to the normal state after the end of the multiplayer game.

[Example related to another condition for starting multiplayer]
Further, in the operation example here, an example in which only the user in the right-granted state can be the host user has been described, but the present embodiment is not limited to this example.

For example, the server device 10 provides the input screen for the matching request of the process S1 regardless of whether or not the user of the terminal device 20 of the providing destination is in the right-granting state.

Then, when the server device 10 receives a matching request from the terminal device 20 of any user, the server device 10 sets a play group in which the user who made the matching request is the host user. Then, the terminal device 20 of a user who does not belong to the play group is presented with a screen for recruiting participants to the play group.

After that, when the server device 10 receives a participation request from the user of the terminal device 20 who has presented the screen, the server device 10 sets the user as belonging to the play group. After that, when the host user gives an instruction to start executing the multiplayer game, the server device 10 has a user who belongs to the play group to which the host user belongs and has a status information of the grant status associated with the user. It is checked whether or not it exists, and if it exists, a service of a multi-play game (a game in which users of the terminal devices 20 in the play group participate all at once) is provided to each user of the play group.

In addition, when the host user instructs to start executing the multiplayer game, if there is no user who belongs to the play group to which the host user belongs and the user with the status information of the grant status does not exist, the server The device 10 may present a message to the terminal device 20 used by the host user that the execution of the multiplayer game cannot be started.

In this example, when there is a user in the entitlement state among a plurality of users belonging to the play group, the start of execution of the multiplayer game is permitted.

[Example of counting]
Further, the server device 10 of the present embodiment may count and record the number of updates of the state information associated with the user for each user. In this example, each time the server device 10 updates the user status information, the number of times Np that the status information of the user subject to the update is set from the normal state to the grant status is Np, or the status is changed from the grant status to the normal status. At least one of the set number of times Nn is counted, and the result of the counting is stored in association with the user (FIG. 6). FIG. 6 shows an example in which the number of times Np in which the user's state information is set from the normal state to the right grant state and the number of times Nn set in the right grant state to the normal state are counted and recorded in association with the user. ..

The server device 10 of this example submits the result of this count to a predetermined process. For example, the server device 10 provides a predetermined reward (providing a character, providing a reinforcing material, etc.) to a user whose Np number of times set from the normal state to the granting state exceeds a predetermined number of times threshold value. You may.

Further, the server device 10 of the present embodiment has the right granted to the user who has played the multiplayer game together with the user in the normal state when the user in the normal state who has played the multiplayer game is set as the right granted state. The cumulative number of users in the normal state set in the granted state (cumulative number of affected persons) may be counted.

For example, a user A who has become a host user and is in a rights-granting state belongs to a play group together with users B and C in a normal state and a user D who is in a rights-giving state to play a multiplayer game, and the server device 10 is a user. When B and C are set as the rights granting user, the server device 10 increments the count value of the cumulative number of affected persons by 2 for the user A.

At this time, for the user D, the server device 10 may determine whether or not to increment the count value of the cumulative number of affected persons by 2 according to a predetermined rule.

The count value of the cumulative number of affected persons may also be subjected to a predetermined process related to the game. For example, the server device 10 may give a predetermined reward to a user whose cumulative count value of the number of affected persons exceeds a predetermined threshold number of affected persons.

[Example by probability]
Further, in the above description, the user in the normal state who has played the multiplayer game together with the user in the right-granting state is always in the right-granting state, but the present embodiment is not limited to this. For example, a user in a normal state who has played a multiplayer game with a user in the right-granting state may be in the right-granting state according to a predetermined probability. In this case, the probability r (0 ≦ r ≦ 1) is set in advance, and a random number M of 0 or more and 1 or less is generated for each of the users in the normal state who played the multiplayer game together with the user in the right-granting state. Then, the state setting table is updated by associating the state information indicating the right-granting state with respect to the user corresponding to the random number M such that M <r, and the normal state is left for the user who does not.

Similarly, when a user in the granting state plays a multiplayer game (or becomes the host user depending on the conditions), the normal state is not always returned, but the normal state is determined according to a predetermined probability. It may be set to. In this case as well, the probability of returning to the normal state Rr (0 ≦ Rr ≦ 1) is set in advance, and 0 is obtained for each user in the right-granting state who has played the multiplayer game (or has become the host user depending on the conditions). A random number M of 1 or more is generated. Then, the state setting table is updated by associating the state information representing the normal state with the user corresponding to the random number M such that M <Rr, and the rights granting state is left for the user who does not.

[Example of determining the content of the reward based on the number of users in the granting status]
Further, the content of the reward obtained by executing the multiplayer game may be different depending on how many users in the same play group who played the multiplayer game together are in the right-granting state. For example, when a multiplayer game is executed, when a reward for basically providing N enhancement materials is given, if there are k users in the same play group in the entitlement state, this enhancement You may provide k × N materials.

In addition, users in the same play group who played the multiplayer game together may be rewarded differently depending on how many users are in the normal state. For example, when a multiplayer game is executed, when a reward for basically providing N reinforcement materials is given, if there are p users in the normal state among users in the same play group, this reinforcement material is used. May be provided in p × N pieces.

Further, the server device 10 may control the reward so as to differ depending on the number of users who have shifted from the normal state to the right granting state.

[Effect of Embodiment]
As in the example of this embodiment, if the condition for becoming a host user of a rewarded multiplayer game is determined by whether or not the right is granted, in order to enrich the playable games, the user Motivation is given to become a granting state. Therefore, the use of the multiplayer game is promoted by setting the state in which the right can be granted by playing the multiplayer game.

Furthermore, when a multiplayer game is played, the status is configured to switch between the grant status and the normal status so that the grant status can be returned as many times as necessary, and the reward is based on the number of times the grant status is reached. By providing the above, it is further motivated to play the multiplayer game many times, and the use of the multiplayer game is promoted.

10 server device, 11 control unit, 12 storage unit, 13 communication unit, 20 terminal device, 21 matching request processing unit, 22 multiplayer game service unit, 23 state setting unit, 24 state control unit.

Claims (8)

A server device that provides a multiplayer game service in which multiple users can participate.
A setting means for setting the state of the plurality of users to either a right-granting state in which the right to start the multiplayer game is granted or a normal state in which the right to start the multiplayer game is not granted. ,
Setting control for controlling whether the state of at least one user of the plurality of users is changed to the right-granting state or the normal state based on the combination of the states of the plurality of users participating in the multiplayer game. Means and
Including
Initially, a part of the plurality of users is set as the right-granted state, and when the user in the right-granted state participates in the multiplayer game among the plurality of users, the start of the multiplayer game is permitted. Server device. A server device that provides a multiplayer game service in which multiple users can participate.
A setting means for setting the state of the plurality of users to either a right-granting state in which the right to start the multiplayer game is granted or a normal state in which the right to start the multiplayer game is not granted. ,
Setting control for controlling whether the state of at least one user of the plurality of users is changed to the right-granting state or the normal state based on the combination of the states of the plurality of users participating in the multiplayer game. Means and
Including
Initially, a server device that executes a start process of the multiplayer game when a part of the plurality of users is set as the right granting state and a request for starting the multiplayer is received from the user in the right granting state. The server device according to claim 1 or 2.
Based on the combination of the states of the plurality of users participating in the multiplayer game, the setting control means determines the state of at least one user of the plurality of users with a predetermined probability, the right granting state or the usual. A server device that controls which of the states it should be. The server device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 .
The setting control means is provided by a user in a normal state.
(1) A user who has been granted rights participated in a multiplayer game in which he / she became a host user.
(2) Participated in or participated in a multiplayer game with a user who has been granted rights.
(3) Participated in a multiplayer game with more than a predetermined number of users who have been granted rights.
A server device that puts a user in the normal state into a right granting state when any of the above conditions is satisfied . The server device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 .
The setting control means is a server device that puts a user in the right-granting state into a normal state when the user in the right-granting state becomes a host user of the multi-play game and plays a multi-play game . The server device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
For each user, a means for counting at least one of the number of transitions from the normal state to the granting state or the number of transitions from the granting state to the normal state is further provided, and the result of the counting is a predetermined value for the corresponding user. A server device used for processing. A server device that provides a multiplayer game service that allows multiple users to participate
A setting means for setting the states of the plurality of users to either a right-granting state in which the right to start the multiplayer game is granted or a normal state in which the right to start the multiplayer game is not granted. Therefore, initially, a setting means for setting a part of the plurality of users as the right granting state , and
Setting control for controlling whether the state of at least one user of the plurality of users is changed to the right-granting state or the normal state based on the combination of the states of the plurality of users participating in the multiplayer game. Means and
A means for permitting the start of the multiplayer game when the user in the right-granting state participates in the multiplayer game among the plurality of users.
A program that functions as. A server device that provides a multiplayer game service that allows multiple users to participate
A setting means for setting the states of the plurality of users to either a right-granting state in which the right to start the multiplayer game is granted or a normal state in which the right to start the multiplayer game is not granted. Therefore, initially, a setting means for setting a part of the plurality of users as the right granting state , and
Setting control for controlling whether the state of at least one user of the plurality of users is changed to the right-granting state or the normal state based on the combination of the states of the plurality of users participating in the multiplayer game. Means and
A means for executing the start processing of the multiplayer game when the request for starting the multiplayer is received from the user in the right-granting state, and
A program that functions as.

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