JP7303003B2 - Server system, game system and control method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a server system and the like that provide online games.

Conventionally, online games are known in which a server system that provides games and player terminals of players are connected for communication via a network. In the online game, there is a problem that the player arbitrarily cuts off the communication connection with the server system by turning off the power of the player terminal, etc., when a disadvantageous situation occurs in the progress of the game. As a countermeasure for this problem, when it is determined that the communication disconnection has been arbitrarily caused by the player, the player is penalized by leaving the player's character as it is in the game field, which is disadvantageous to the player. is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2006-285806

However, since a player who frequently arbitrarily disconnects communication knows that his or her character will be left in the game, it is hard to say that the arbitrary disconnection of communication is deterred. In addition, in a type of online game in which a plurality of matched players enjoys playing the game, if a player arbitrarily disconnects from communication, the player suddenly abandons the game in the middle. It is a very annoying act for other players. In a game in which matched players compete against each other, the development is one-sided for the opponent player, and the interest in the competition game is suddenly lost. In addition, in a game in which a plurality of matched players form a team and cooperate, the strength of the team suddenly drops, spoiling the enjoyment of team play.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a new technique that makes it possible to take action against a player who intentionally disconnects communication in an online game.

A first invention for solving the above problems is
A server system that provides an online game,
Disconnection detection means (for example, the communication disconnection detection unit 222 in FIG. 3) for detecting that communication with the player terminal being played has been disconnected;
Management means (for example, the player management unit 202 in FIG. 3) for managing a play history including a detection history by the disconnection detection means for each player;
Based on 1) the play history or 2) the play history and the play status at the time of the detection of the player of the player terminal detected by the disconnection detection means (hereinafter referred to as "disconnected player"), the disconnection Intentional degree determination means (for example, the intentional degree determination unit 224 in FIG. 3) for determining the degree of intentional disconnection by the player;
Determining whether or not to execute the action based on the degree of intentionality, determining the content of the action for a given player to be treated based on the play history of the disconnected player if the action is to be executed, and taking the action for the player to be treated A treatment execution control means (for example, the treatment execution control unit 226 in FIG. 3) that executes
It is a server system with

According to the first invention, it is possible to provide a new technique that makes it possible to implement a treatment for a player who intentionally disconnects communication in an online game. That is, when it is detected that the communication with the player terminal of the player who is playing is disconnected, the intentional degree of the disconnection of communication is determined based on the play history of the disconnected player and the play situation at the time when the communication disconnection is detected. The action determined based on the play history is executed on the player to be treated. As a result, for example, by setting the player to be treated as the disconnected player, it is possible to apply a penalty treatment to the disconnected player.

A second invention is based on the first invention,
the player to be treated is the disconnected player;
The action execution control means determines, as the content of the action, that content requiring viewing and/or operation input be executed on the player terminal of the disconnected player, and when the next communication connection is made by the disconnected player, causing the content to run on a player terminal of the disconnected player;
It is a server system.

According to the second invention, as a measure for the disconnected player, when the disconnected player makes the next communication connection, the player terminal of the disconnected player can execute content that requires viewing or operation input. In other words, as a measure against the disconnected player, it is possible to cause the player to execute content that imposes a penalty or content that makes the player feel guilty.

A third invention is, in the second invention,
wherein the action execution control means determines viewing of a video advertisement as the content of the action;
It is a server system.

According to the third invention, viewing of the moving image advertisement can be executed at the player terminal as a treatment for the disconnected player.

A fourth invention is the second or third invention,
privilege granting means for granting a given privilege to the disconnected player after execution of the content;
It is a server system further comprising

According to the fourth invention, a privilege can be given to the disconnected player after execution of the content. By giving a privilege after the execution of the content, it is possible to obtain the effect of prompting the disconnected player to view the content and input operations.

A fifth invention is, in any one of the second to fourth inventions,
When the disconnected player establishes a next communication connection, the action execution control means causes the player terminal of the disconnected player to execute the content before starting the game play.
It is a server system.

According to the fifth aspect, when the next communication connection is made by the disconnected player, it is possible to cause the player terminal to execute the content, which is the treatment for the disconnected player, before starting the game play. In other words, from the perspective of the disconnected player, the next game play cannot be started unless the content is executed.

A sixth invention is based on the fifth invention,
game situation changing means (for example, the game situation changing unit 228 in FIG. 3) for changing the game situation of the game play started after the execution of the content based on the degree of achievement of the content by the disconnected player;
It is a server system further comprising

According to the sixth invention, it is possible to change the play situation of the game play started after the execution of the content based on the degree of achievement of the content. In other words, a typical example of a case where the achievement level of the content is low is a case where the disconnected player abandons the content that requires viewing or operation input in the middle. In such a case, for example, by changing the playing situation of the game play to be started in a way that is disadvantageous to the disconnected player, it is possible to discourage the disconnected player from not receiving the content (which can be said to be nonfulfillment).

A seventh invention is, in any one of the second to sixth inventions,
The action execution control means sets the timing for executing the content based on the selection operation of the disconnected player.
It is a server system.

According to the seventh invention, the disconnected player can determine the execution timing of the content, which is a measure for communication disconnection.

An eighth invention is, in any one of the second to sixth inventions,
The online game is a game in which matched players enjoy gameplay,
The action execution control means initiates execution of the content during the matching;
It is a server system.

According to the eighth invention, in an online game in which matched players enjoy game play, the execution of content, which is a measure for a disconnected player, can be started during matching. Since it takes a certain amount of time to complete the matching, executing the content during that time has the effect of prompting the disconnected player to view the content and input operations.

A ninth invention is any one of the second to eighth inventions,
The action execution control means determines different content as the action content depending on the degree of intentionality.
It is a server system.

According to the ninth invention, it is possible to set different contents as treatment contents for the disconnected player depending on the intentional degree of communication disconnection of the disconnected player. As a result, for example, when the degree of intentionality is high, the viewing time is long and the number of operation inputs is large. can be done.

A tenth invention is the first invention,
The online game is a game in which matched players enjoy gameplay,
The player to be treated is a player other than the disconnected player (hereinafter referred to as "non-disconnected player") among the matched players;
The action execution control means determines, as the action content, to notify the non-disconnected player that the disconnection detection means has detected the disconnection player.
It is a server system.

According to the tenth invention, in an online game in which matched players enjoy game play, it is possible to notify a non-disconnected player that communication disconnection by a disconnected player has been detected. Therefore, the non-disconnected player can know which player intentionally disconnected the communication and abandoned the game play.

An eleventh invention is the first invention,
The online game is a game in which matched players enjoy gameplay,
The player to be treated is the disconnected player and a player other than the disconnected player among the matched players (hereinafter referred to as "non-disconnected player");
The action execution control means separately determines action content for the disconnected player and action content for the non-disconnected player.
It is a server system.

According to the eleventh invention, in an online game in which matched players enjoy game play, when a communication connection by a disconnected player is detected, the contents of the treatment for the disconnected player and the contents of the treatment for the non-disconnected player are set separately. can decide.

A twelfth invention is any one of the first to eleventh inventions,
The online game is a game in which matched players enjoy playing a game, and the matched players can evaluate each other after the game is finished,
The intentional degree determination means determines the intentional degree of disconnection of the disconnected player based on the play history of the disconnected player and the result of the evaluation of the disconnected player.
It is a server system.

According to the twelfth invention, in an online game in which matched players enjoy game play, the intentional degree of disconnection of communication by the disconnected player is determined in addition to the play history of the disconnected player and the play situation at the time of detection of communication disconnection. Furthermore, the determination is made based on the results of evaluations made by other players with respect to the disconnected player after the end of the game play. Therefore, it is possible to determine whether or not the disconnection of communication by the disconnected player during game play actually bothered the other matched players based on the evaluation results of the other players themselves.

A thirteenth invention is
a player terminal;
any one of the first to twelfth server systems;
A game system comprising

According to the thirteenth invention, in a game system in which a player terminal and a server system are connected for communication and an online game is provided, it is possible to realize a game system capable of obtaining the same effects as those of any one of the first to twelfth inventions. .

A configuration example of a game system. An example of a game screen. FIG. 3 is a functional configuration diagram of a server system; An example of player management data. An example of play data. An example of treatment content setting data. An example of game situation change setting data. FIG. 3 is a functional configuration diagram of a player terminal; 4 is a flowchart of game control processing executed by the server system;

An example of an embodiment to which the present invention is applied will be described below, but it goes without saying that the form to which the present invention can be applied is not limited to the following embodiments.

[System configuration]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a game system 1 of this embodiment. According to FIG. 1, the game system 1 includes a server system 1000 connectable to a communication network N, and a plurality of players that access the server system 1000 via the communication network N and perform data communication with the server system 1000. Terminals 1500 (1500a, 1500b, . . . ) are provided.

A communication network N means a communication channel capable of data communication. That is, the communication network N includes a dedicated line (dedicated cable) for direct connection, a LAN (Local Area Network) such as Ethernet (registered trademark), a telephone communication network, a cable network, and a communication network such as the Internet. It does not matter whether the communication method is wired or wireless.

The server system 1000 has a main unit 1002, a keyboard 1004, a display 1006, and a storage 1020, and a control board 1010 is mounted on the main unit 1002. FIG.

The control board 1010 includes various processors such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1012, a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), various IC memories 1014 such as VRAM, RAM, and ROM, and a communication device 1016. ing. Part or all of the control board 1010 may be realized by an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), or SoC (System on a Chip). These arithmetic circuits can also be called processors. The server system 1000 realizes various services for operating the game of this embodiment by the control board 1010 performing arithmetic processing based on predetermined programs and data. For example, 1) a player management function related to player registration, etc., and 2) a player 3 (3a, 3b, . 3) an online shopping function that sells game objects such as various items and characters that can be used in the game to players online; , to realize.

Note that the server system 1000 is not limited to the single configuration shown in FIG. 1, and may have a configuration in which a plurality of blade servers sharing each function are installed and connected to each other via an internal bus so as to enable data communication. . Alternatively, a configuration may be adopted in which a plurality of independent servers installed at remote locations are allowed to perform data communication via communication lines, thereby functioning as the server system 1000 as a whole.

Player terminals 1500 (1500a, 1500b, . . . ) are computer systems individually used by players 3 (3a, 3b, . . . ) for game play, and access server system 1000 via communication network N. It is a portable electronic device (electronic device) capable of executing an online game. The player terminal 1500 of this embodiment is a device called a smartphone, but may be a portable game device, a game controller, a tablet computer, a wearable computer, or the like. Moreover, the configuration is not limited to the single device shown in FIG.

[Game overview]
The game executed by the game system 1 is a multiplayer online game in which a plurality of matched players enjoys playing the game. FIG. 2 is an example of a game screen displayed on the player terminal 1500. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, in the game of the present embodiment, a plurality of matched players form a team, and each player operates a player character 10 (10a, 10b, . This is a game in which a character 12 is played against. In the game of this embodiment, cooperation between players is an important factor for clearing the game.

[principle]
(A) Overview In the game system 1 that provides an online game, the server system 1000 and the player terminals 1500 of each player playing the game are connected for communication. When the communication between the server system 1000 and the player terminal 1500 is cut off for some reason, it is determined that there is no instruction operation by the player 3, and the player character of the player 3 is left in the game space. In other words, the last instruction operation remains unchanged. There are mainly two types of factors that cause the disconnection of communication between the server system 1000 and the player terminal 1500: "accidental" due to poor communication, etc., and "deliberately" caused intentionally by the player. The former accidental disconnection of communication often occurs temporarily, and the player 3 can immediately return to the game play as soon as the communication connection is restored. If the player character survives until the player character returns, the player 3 is in a state in which the player character can be instructed again. Since the latter intentional disconnection of communication is intentionally performed by the player 3, the communication connection is basically not restored, and the player 3 does not return to the game play. Intentional disconnection of communication by the player 3 is performed, for example, by forcibly terminating the game application or turning off the power of the player terminal 1500 .

In this embodiment, when the player 3 intentionally disconnects communication, a given treatment target player is treated. Players to be treated include a player whose communication has been disconnected (hereinafter referred to as "disconnected player") and players other than the disconnected player (hereinafter referred to as "non-disconnected player") among players matched to the same team as the disconnected player. is included. The content of the treatment for the disconnected player and the content of the treatment for the non-disconnected player are determined separately.

(B) Disconnection of Communication The server system 1000 determines whether the disconnection of communication with the player terminal 1500 is accidental or intentional based on the duration of the disconnection. That is, if the duration of the communication connection does not reach the predetermined time, it is determined to be accidental, and if it reaches the predetermined time, it is determined to be intentional. In the following description, unless otherwise specified, "disconnection of communication" means "intentional disconnection of communication by player 3".

(C) Determining Action When the server system 1000 detects an intentional disconnection of communication by the player 3, the server system 1000 determines the degree of intentionality indicating the degree of intentionality of the player 3 (disconnected player), and according to the determined degree of intentionality, Determines the content of the treatment for the player to be treated. In this embodiment, the degree of intentionality is determined by three factors: 1) the number of times the disconnected player has disconnected communication in the past, 2) the game situation at the time of communication disconnection, and 3) evaluation of the disconnected player by other players. 1) The number of executions of communication disconnection is a determination factor from the viewpoint of whether the game is addictive, 2) The game situation at the time of communication disconnection is a determination factor from the viewpoint of whether the game is malicious, and 3) The evaluation from other players is a determination element from the viewpoint of whether or not other matched players (non-disconnected players) feel annoyed. Specifically, the greater the number of past communication cutoffs, the more unfavorable the game situation at the time of communication cutoff, and the lower the evaluation from other players, the higher the intentional degree is determined.

Different treatment contents are determined for the disconnected player and the non-disconnected player, which are the players to be treated.

Specific measures to be taken against the disconnected player include display of a warning message warning against communication disconnection, and execution of content that requires viewing or operation input. Contents are, for example, watching video advertisements, answering questionnaires, and playing mini games. The higher the degree of intentionality, the stronger the implication of penalty or reprimand is determined. In other words, the higher the degree of intentionality, the higher the degree of warning in the warning message, the longer the viewing time of the video advertisement, the more questions in the questionnaire, and the more difficult mini-game. Content that requires time and effort to view and input operations.

On the other hand, as a specific content of the action for the non-disconnected player, it is assumed that the player notifies that the communication has been intentionally disconnected by the disconnected player.

(D) Execution of Treatment The server system 1000 executes the determined treatment contents for the disconnected player at the next communication connection. That is, after the player terminal 1500 of the disconnected player is next connected for communication and the disconnected player logs in, and before the game play is started, the action for the disconnected player is executed. Specifically, immediately after the disconnected player logs in, the first action is performed first, and then the second action is performed during matching for game play. The disconnected player may begin playing the game after completing execution of the second action. In addition, for the non-disconnected player, during the game play in which the communication disconnection by the disconnected player is detected, or after the end of the game play, a notification message to the effect that the disconnected player intentionally disconnects communication is sent to each non-disconnected player. Display on the player's game screen.

[Function configuration]
(A) Server System FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the server system 1000. As shown in FIG. According to FIG. 3 , the server system 1000 includes an operation unit 102 , a display unit 104 , a sound output unit 106 , a communication unit 108 , a server processing unit 200 and a server storage unit 300 .

The operation unit 102 outputs operation input signals to the server processing unit 200 according to various operation inputs for managing the server system 1000 . The keyboard 1004 in FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

The server processing unit 200 is realized by, for example, processors such as a CPU and GPU, and electronic components such as ASIC and IC memory, and controls input/output of data with each functional unit including the operation unit 102 and the server storage unit 300. I do. Based on predetermined programs and data, operation input signals from the operation unit 102, data received from the player terminal 1500, and the like, various arithmetic processes are executed to comprehensively control the operation of the server system 1000. FIG. The control board 1010 in FIG. 1 corresponds to this. The server processing unit 200 also has a player management unit 202, a game management unit 210, a treatment unit 220, a timer unit 230, an image generation unit 234, a sound generation unit 236, and a communication control unit 238. . Of course, functions other than these can be included as appropriate.

The player management unit 202 performs various processes related to player registration management. This embodiment has functions of assigning a unique player account to a registered player, managing registration information for registering and managing personal information for each player account, and managing game data. Of course, it is also possible to appropriately include functions for managing data linked to accounts other than these. The player management unit 202 manages data relating to each player 3 by assigning a unique account (player ID) to the player 3 who has undergone the player registration procedure and generating player management data 320 .

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the player management data 320. As shown in FIG. According to FIG. 4, the player management data 320 is generated for each registered player, and includes a player account 321 assigned to the player, a player terminal ID 322 of the player terminal 1500 of the player, play history data 323, and communication disconnection data 323. Includes treatment history data 324 and game save data 325 .

The player account 321 includes a unique player ID assigned to the player, as well as a player name and password arbitrarily set by the player. The play history data 323 is data in which data related to game play performed by the player is stored in chronological order, and is generated and updated at login/logout timing. The play history data 323 includes detection history of communication disconnection during game play, such as login date and time, logout date and time, play date and time of each game play, game result, detection date and time of communication disconnection, and play status at the time of detection. If it is determined that the player intentionally disconnected the communication, it will be treated as a logout.

The communication disconnection treatment history data 324 is data relating to the treatment performed on the player, and is generated and updated by the treatment unit 220 for each communication disconnection. The communication disconnection treatment history data 324 includes the detection date and time of the communication disconnection to be treated, the execution date and time of the treatment, the content of the treatment, and the degree of achievement of the treatment by the player. The game save data 325 is data that stores the game results and the progress of the game up to the previous game play, and is updated at the end of the game play. The game save data 325 includes owned characters and owned items of the player.

The game management unit 210 performs various processes related to game execution management. Since the game provided by the server system 1000 is an online game, the game management unit 210 performs control to provide data necessary for game play while communicating with the player terminal 1500 . The game management unit 210 starts game play based on the game initial setting data 310 and controls the progress of the game. The game initial setting data 310 is various initial setting data required for execution of the game. For example, setting data such as game stages, types and ability values of enemy characters appearing in each game stage, appearance positions, and action patterns are stored. include.

The game management section 210 also has a matching management section 212 and a player mutual evaluation section 214 .

The matching management unit 212 performs matching by combining a predetermined number of players into one group in response to requests from the players.

After the end of the game play, the player mutual evaluation unit 214 causes the players who participate in the game play to evaluate the other players. As an evaluation method, for example, a multi-level evaluation such as "excellent, acceptable, and unacceptable" can be used.

In addition, the game management unit 210 generates play data 330 for each game play and manages data related to each game play. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the play data 330. As shown in FIG. According to FIG. 5, play data 330 is generated for each game play, and includes play start date and time 331 of the game play, participating player data 332, player terminal access information 333, game result 334, and communication disconnection detection data. 335 and player mutual evaluation data 336 are stored.

The participating player data 332 is data relating to the players who are matched by the matching management unit 212 and participate in the game play, and stores the player ID, data of the player character used in the game play, etc. for each player. . The player terminal access information 333 is information for accessing the player terminal 1500 of each player participating in the game play.

The communication disconnection detection data 335 is data related to communication disconnection detected during the game play, and stores the date and time of detection, the player ID of the disconnected player, and the like each time communication disconnection is detected. The communication disconnection detection data 335 is generated and updated by the treatment section 220 . The player mutual evaluation data 336 is the result of mutual evaluation by each player who participated in the game play, and is generated and updated by the player mutual evaluation section 214 after the game play ends.

The treatment unit 220 performs various processes related to treatment for a given player to be treated when any player intentionally disconnects communication during game play. The treatment unit 220 has a communication disconnection detection unit 222 , an intentional degree determination unit 224 , a treatment execution control unit 226 , and a game situation change unit 228 .

The communication disconnection detection unit 222 detects disconnection of communication with the player terminal 1500 during game play. A communication disconnection detected by the communication disconnection detection unit 222 is an intentional communication disconnection by the player. to detect

The intentional degree determination unit 224 determines the play history of the player (disconnected player) of the player terminal 1500 whose communication disconnection has been detected by the communication disconnection detection unit 222, the game play situation when the communication disconnection was detected, and the evaluation of the disconnection player. Based on the result of (1), the intentional degree of communication disconnection by the disconnected player is determined.

Specifically, as the first determination element x1, the play history data 323 in the player management data 320 of the disconnected player is referred to, and during a predetermined period in the past (for example, one month), the disconnected player count the number of times you do As the second determination element x2, the play history data 323 in the player management data 320 of the disconnected player is referred to, and the degree of disadvantageous situation indicating the extent to which the disconnected player's playing situation is "disadvantageous" when the communication disconnection is detected. judge. The unfavorable play situation means, for example, that the remaining physical strength value is small (meets a predetermined decrease threshold condition), the difference in strength with the enemy character is large (the difference in attack power meets a predetermined large difference condition), and the defeat is likely. situation. Further, as a third determination element x3, the play data 330 of the game play in which the communication disconnection was detected is referred to determine the degree of low evaluation indicating the degree of low mutual evaluation by other players. The degree of low evaluation is, for example, that the number of evaluation results indicating a predetermined low evaluation satisfies a predetermined threshold condition. Then, the intentional degree of disconnection of communication is calculated from a predetermined functional expression f(x1, x2, x3) having these three determination elements x1, x2, x3 as variables. It is preferable to determine the function value so that the function value increases as the values of the variables x1, x2, and x3 increase. The degree of intentionality can be determined, for example, as a numerical value in multiple stages, with the minimum value being "0", which is regarded as "absence" of intentionality.

The determination of the degree of intentionality by the degree of intentionality determination unit 224 is performed after the game play is finished, because the determination factor x3 is an evaluation by another player. Note that the function expression f(x1, x2) may be defined without including the determination element x3, which is an evaluation by another player. The degree of intentionality can be immediately determined by using the number of times communication disconnection is executed and the play situation at the time of detection of communication disconnection as determination factors.

The action execution control unit 226 determines whether or not to execute the action based on the degree of intentionality determined by the degree of intentionality determination unit 224. is determined, and the action is executed for the player to be treated. The players to be treated are the disconnected player and the non-disconnected player, and the content of the treatment for the disconnected player and the content of the treatment for the non-disconnected player are determined separately. As for the content of the treatment for the disconnected player, for example, the player terminal of the disconnected player is caused to execute content that requires viewing and/or operation input, such as viewing a video advertisement. Also, different contents are determined as treatment contents according to the degree of intentionality. Then, when there is a next communication connection by the disconnected player, the content is executed on the player terminal of the disconnected player before starting the game play. In this embodiment, the execution of content is a second action, which will be described later, and is started during matching.

Specifically, according to the action content setting data 340 and the intentional degree determined by the intentional degree determination unit 224, the action content for the disconnected player is determined. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the treatment content setting data 340. As shown in FIG. According to FIG. 6, the action content setting data 340 stores the first action and the second action as the action content for the disconnected player in association with the degree of intentionality. FIG. 6 shows an example in which the degree of intentionality has four levels, with the minimum value being "0", which is regarded as no intentionality. It is stipulated to be a strong action content. Also, as a second measure, a plurality of types of contents are associated and determined, and one or a plurality of contents are selected, for example, at random from among them.

Therefore, the action execution control unit 226 does not perform any action on the player subject to treatment when the degree of intentionality is determined to be "0", and executes the action when the degree of intentionality is "1" or higher. After the player terminal 1500 of the disconnected player is connected for communication and the disconnected player logs in, the action execution control unit 226 first causes the player terminal 1500 of the disconnected player to execute the first action. Thereafter, when the disconnected player begins matching for game play, a second action is performed at the disconnected player's player terminal 1500 .

Also, for the non-disconnected player, display of a notification message to the effect that the communication has been intentionally disconnected by the disconnected player is executed as a measure. The action for the non-disconnected player may be executed, for example, immediately upon detection of disconnection of communication by the disconnected player during game play, or may be executed after the game play ends.

The game situation changing unit 228 changes the game situation of the game play started after the execution of the content according to the degree of achievement of the content by the disconnected player.

Specifically, according to the degree of achievement of the content determined as the second action for the disconnected player, the game situation of the game play that the disconnected player will start from now on is changed. The content, which is the second measure, is content that requires viewing and operation input, such as video advertisements, questionnaires, and mini games. ), the ratio of the number of answers to the number of questions in the case of a questionnaire, and the score or clear rate in the case of a mini-game. Then, according to the degree of achievement of the content, which is the second action, the game situation change setting data 350 is referred to and the game situation of the game play to be started is changed.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of game situation change setting data. According to FIG. 7, the game situation change setting data 350 stores the degree of achievement of the second action and the content of the game situation change in association with each intentional degree of communication disconnection. In the example of FIG. 7, the higher the degree of intentionality and the lower the degree of achievement of the treatment, the game situation is changed such that game play is started in a disadvantageous situation.

The clock unit 230 clocks the current date and time using the system clock.

The image generator 234 generates an image related to system management of the server system 1000, a game image (or data for displaying the game image on the player terminal 1500), and the like. Images related to system management are output to the display unit 104 . The display unit 104 displays various images for system management based on image signals input from the image generation unit 234 . For example, it can be realized by an image display device such as a flat panel display, a projector, or a head-mounted display. The display 1006 in FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

The sound generation unit 236 is implemented by executing an IC or software that generates and decodes audio data, and generates or decodes audio data such as operation sounds and BGM related to system management of the server system 1000 and game play. Then, the audio signal is output to the sound output unit 106 . The sound output unit 106 emits sound based on the audio signal. A speaker (not shown) included in the main unit 1002 and the display 1006 in FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

The communication control unit 238 executes data processing related to data communication and exchanges data with an external device via the communication unit 108 . The communication unit 108 is connected to the communication network N to realize communication. For example, it is implemented by a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a wired communication cable jack, a control circuit, or the like. The communication device 1016 in FIG. 1 corresponds to this.

The server storage unit 300 stores programs and various data for realizing various functions for causing the server processing unit 200 to integrally control the server system 1000 . It is also used as a work area for the server processing unit 200 and temporarily stores calculation results and the like executed by the server processing unit 200 according to various programs. For example, it is implemented by IC memories such as RAM and ROM, magnetic disks such as hard disks, optical disks such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and online storage. The server storage unit 300 contains a server program 302 for realizing various functional units of the server system 1000, a distributed game client program 304, game initial setting data 310, player management data 320, and play data 330. , treatment content setting data 340 and game situation change setting data 350 are stored.

The distributed game client program 304 is the original game client program provided to the player terminal 1500 .

(B) Player Terminal FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the player terminal 1500. As shown in FIG. 8, the player terminal 1500 includes an operation unit 502, a display unit 504, a sound output unit 506, a communication unit 508, a terminal processing unit 600, and a terminal storage unit 700. FIG.

The operation unit 502 outputs operation input signals to the terminal processing unit 600 according to various operation inputs by the player. For example, it can be implemented by a push switch, joystick, touch pad, trackball, acceleration sensor, gyro, CCD module, or the like.

The terminal processing unit 600 is realized by, for example, a processor and electronic components such as an IC memory, and controls input/output of data with each functional unit including the operation unit 502 and the terminal storage unit 700 . The processor includes, for example, an arithmetic circuit such as an ASIC or an FPGA as well as a centralized arithmetic unit such as a CPU or GPU. Based on predetermined programs and data, operation signals from the operation unit 502, data received from the server system 1000, and the like, various arithmetic processes are executed to control the operation of the player terminal 1500. FIG. The terminal processing section 600 also has a player terminal calculation section 610 , a timer section 620 and a communication control section 628 .

The player terminal calculation section 610 includes an operation signal transmission control section 612 , a game screen display control section 614 and an audio reproduction control section 616 .

The operation signal transmission control unit 612 executes processing for transmitting various data and requests to the server system 1000 according to operations performed on the operation unit 502 .

The game screen display control unit 614 performs control for displaying the game screen based on various image data received from the server system 1000 . For example, it is realized by a processor such as a CPU, a digital signal processor (DSP), a video signal IC, a program such as a video codec, a drawing frame IC memory such as a frame buffer, etc. Based on various data received from the server system 1000, One game screen image is generated in one frame time (for example, 1/60 second), and the generated game screen image signal is output to the display unit 504 . In this embodiment, the image of the game screen is generated by the server system 1000, but a configuration is also possible in which the image is generated by the player terminal 1500. FIG.

The display unit 504 displays various game images based on image signals input from the game screen display control unit 614 . For example, it can be realized by an image display device such as a flat panel display, a projector, or a head-mounted display.

The audio reproduction control unit 616 performs control for emitting game sounds (for example, sound effects, BGM, voice actors reading out lines, etc.) based on various audio data received from the server system 1000 . For example, it is realized by a digital signal processor (DSP), a processor such as a speech synthesis IC, an audio codec for playing back audio files, etc., and various sounds such as sound effects and BGM related to games, various operation sounds, and dialogue voices is generated and output to the sound output unit 506 .

The sound output unit 506 outputs sound effects, BGM, etc. based on the sound signal input from the sound reproduction control unit 616 .

The communication control unit 628 executes data processing related to data communication and exchanges data with an external device via the communication unit 508 . For example, it is implemented by a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a wired communication cable jack, a control circuit, or the like.

The terminal storage unit 700 stores a system program for realizing various functions for allowing the terminal processing unit 600 to integrally control the player terminal 1500, a program required for game play, various data, and the like. It is also used as a work area for the terminal processing unit 600, and temporarily stores calculation results executed by the terminal processing unit 600 according to various programs, input data from the operation unit 502, and the like. For example, it is realized by IC memory such as RAM and ROM, magnetic disk such as hard disk, optical disk such as CD-ROM and DVD, and the like. In this embodiment, the terminal storage unit 700 stores a game client program 702 .

The game client program 702 is application software that is read and executed by the terminal processing unit 600 to realize the function of the player terminal calculation unit 610 . In this embodiment, it is a copy of the distribution game client program 304 (see FIG. 3) provided by the server system 1000 . Note that the game client program 702 may be a dedicated client program depending on the technical method for realizing the game, or may be composed of a web browser program and plug-ins for realizing interactive image display.

[Process flow]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the flow of game control processing executed by the server system 1000. As shown in FIG. This process is executed in parallel for each player.

First, communication connection is established with the player terminal 1500 of the target player, and login processing is performed in response to a login request from the target player (step S1). Next, the treatment unit 220 refers to the player management data 320 of the target player and determines whether the target player ended the previous game play by disconnection of communication.

If the game ends with communication disconnection (step S3: YES), the intentional degree determination unit 224 refers to the player management data 320 of the target player and determines the intentional degree of the communication disconnection (step S11). Subsequently, the action execution control section 226 determines the contents of the first action and the second action as actions for the target player based on the determined degree of intentionality (step S13). Then, the determined first action is executed at the player terminal 1500 of the target player (step S15). The first action is, for example, displaying a warning message warning against the previous intentional disconnection of communication.

After that, if the target player makes a game play request (step S17: YES), the matching management section 212 starts the matching process for the players participating in the game play including the target player (step S19). Then, the action execution control unit 226 causes the player terminal 1500 of the target player to execute the determined second action (step S21). The second action is, for example, execution of content that requires viewing or operation input. When the execution of the second action at the player terminal 1500 of the target player is completed, the game situation changing section 228 determines the content of game situation change according to the degree of achievement of the second action (step S23). Then, when the matching by the matching management unit 212 is completed (step S25), the game management unit 210 changes the game play in which the target player participates together with the matched player in accordance with the determined changes to the game situation of the target player. (step S27).

On the other hand, if the target player did not end the previous game play due to communication disconnection (step S3: NO), in response to the game play request from the target player (step S5: YES), the matching management unit 212 A matching process is performed for players participating in the game play including the target player (step S7). Then, the game management unit 210 starts a game play in which the target player participates together with the matched player (step S9).

During game play, the communication disconnection detection unit 222 monitors the presence or absence of communication disconnection with the player terminal 1500 of each participating player, and the communication disconnection detection unit 222 detects communication disconnection with the player terminal 1500 of the target player. If so (step S29: YES), the treatment unit 220 identifies the play status of the target player when the disconnection of communication is detected (step S31). Then, the action execution control unit 226 causes the player terminal 1500 of each player who has not been disconnected to display a notification message to the effect that the target player has intentionally disconnected the communication, for example, as the action for the non-disconnected player (step S33).

If the game play ends without detection of communication disconnection by the target player (step S29: NO) (step S35: YES), the player mutual evaluation unit 214 determines whether the players participating in the game play including the target player Mutual evaluation is performed (step S37). After that, if the target player issues a logout request (step S39: YES), logout processing is performed (step S41). After the above processing is performed, the game control processing for the target player ends.

[Effect]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a new technique that can implement a treatment for a player who intentionally disconnects communication in an online game. That is, when the server system 1000 detects that the communication with the player terminal 1500 of the player 3 who is playing the game is disconnected, the server system 1000 detects the communication disconnection based on the play history of the disconnected player and the play status at the time when the communication disconnection is detected. The degree of intentionality is determined, and a treatment determined based on the play history of the disconnected player is performed on the player to be treated. The players to be treated are the disconnected player and other players (non-disconnected players) matched with the disconnected player. This makes it possible to take some action against the disconnected player, such as penalties.

[Modification]
It goes without saying that the embodiments to which the present invention can be applied are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and can be changed as appropriate without departing from the scope of the present invention.

(A) Giving Privilege For example, the server system 1000 may give a given privilege to the disconnected player after executing the content. Benefits include, for example, granting characters and items that can be used in gameplay, being able to start the next game play in an advantageous situation, and being able to start the next game play quickly with priority matching. be.

Also, the privilege may be given only when the degree of achievement of the content is equal to or higher than a predetermined level, or the privilege to be given may differ according to the degree of achievement of the content. Alternatively, the privilege may be granted only when the degree of intentionality is "low", or the privilege to be granted may differ according to the degree of intentionality.

(B) Content Execution Timing Server system 1000 may set the timing of content execution based on the selection operation of the disconnected player. For example, at the next communication connection with the player terminal 1500 of the disconnected player, after the disconnected player logs in, first, as a first measure, a predetermined warning message is displayed to make the player feel guilty about the communication disconnection. An icon for instructing the start of execution of the second action is displayed, and the second action is executed at the timing when the icon is selected, or a plurality of options for starting the execution of the second action are displayed. , performs the second action at a timing corresponding to the selected option.

(C) Determining Degree of Intention Further, the server system 1000 determines the degree of intentionality of the communication disconnection by the disconnected player based on the content of the chat of the disconnected player before detection of the communication disconnection, and the presence or absence and content of the operation input by the disconnected player. It may be determined by From the content of the chat, it is possible to determine whether or not the disconnected player was dissatisfied with the game play situation, and whether or not there was an intention or possibility of abandonment. It is also possible to determine from the operation input whether the disconnection is due to accidental communication failure or the like.

(D) Games In the above-described embodiment, the online game provided by the server system 1000 is a multiplayer game in which a plurality of matched players enjoys playing the game, but it may be a single-player game.

Reference Signs List 1 game system 1000 server system 200 server processing unit 202 player management unit 210 game management unit 212 matching management unit 214 mutual player evaluation unit 220 treatment unit 222 communication disconnection detection unit 224 intentional degree determination unit 226... Action execution control unit 228... Game situation change unit 300... Server storage unit 302... Server program 304... Distributed game client program 310... Game initial setting data 320... Player management data 330... Play data 340... Treatment content setting data 350 ...game situation change setting data 1500...player terminal N...communication network 3...player

Claims (16)

A server system that provides an online game,
a disconnection detection means for detecting that communication with a player terminal during play has been disconnected;
management means for managing a play history including a detection history by the disconnection detection means for each player;
Based on the play history of the player of the player terminal detected by the disconnect detection means (hereinafter referred to as "disconnected player") and the play status in the online game at the time of the detection, the intentional degree of disconnection of the disconnected player is determined. intentional degree determination means for determination;
Determining whether or not to execute the action based on the degree of intentionality, determining the content of the action for a given player to be treated based on the play history of the disconnected player if the action is to be executed, and taking the action for the player to be treated an action execution control means for executing
A server system with A server system that provides an online game,
a disconnection detection means for detecting that communication with a player terminal during play has been disconnected;
management means for managing a play history including a detection history by the disconnection detection means for each player;
Based on 1) the play history or 2) the play history and the play status at the time of the detection of the player of the player terminal detected by the disconnection detection means (hereinafter referred to as "disconnected player"), the disconnection intentional degree determination means for determining the degree of intentional disconnection by the player;
Determining whether or not to execute the action based on the degree of intentionality, determining the content of the action for a given player to be treated based on the play history of the disconnected player if the action is to be executed, and taking the action for the player to be treated an action execution control means for executing
with
the player to be treated is the disconnected player;
The action execution control means determines, as the content of the action, that content requiring viewing and/or operation input be executed on the player terminal of the disconnected player, and when the next communication connection is made by the disconnected player, causing the content to run on a player terminal of the disconnected player;
server system. wherein the action execution control means determines viewing of a video advertisement as the content of the action;
The server system according to claim 2. privilege granting means for granting a given privilege to the disconnected player after execution of the content;
4. The server system according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising: When the disconnected player establishes a next communication connection, the action execution control means causes the player terminal of the disconnected player to execute the content before starting the game play.
The server system according to any one of claims 2-4. game situation changing means for changing a game situation of a game play started after execution of the content based on the degree of achievement of the content by the disconnected player;
6. The server system of claim 5, further comprising: The action execution control means sets the timing for executing the content based on the selection operation of the disconnected player.
The server system according to any one of claims 2-6. The online game is a game in which matched players enjoy gameplay,
The action execution control means initiates execution of the content during the matching;
The server system according to any one of claims 2-6. The action execution control means determines different content as the action content depending on the degree of intentionality.
A server system according to any one of claims 2-8. A server system that provides an online game,
a disconnection detection means for detecting that communication with a player terminal during play has been disconnected;
management means for managing a play history including a detection history by the disconnection detection means for each player;
Based on 1) the play history or 2) the play history and the play status at the time of the detection of the player of the player terminal detected by the disconnection detection means (hereinafter referred to as "disconnected player"), the disconnection intentional degree determination means for determining the degree of intentional disconnection by the player;
Determining whether or not to execute the action based on the degree of intentionality, determining the content of the action for a given player to be treated based on the play history of the disconnected player if the action is to be executed, and taking the action for the player to be treated an action execution control means for executing
with
The online game is a game in which matched players enjoy gameplay,
The player to be treated is a player other than the disconnected player (hereinafter referred to as "non-disconnected player") among the matched players;
The action execution control means determines, as the action content, to notify the non-disconnected player that the disconnection detection means has detected the disconnection player.
server system. A server system that provides an online game,
a disconnection detection means for detecting that communication with a player terminal during play has been disconnected;
management means for managing a play history including a detection history by the disconnection detection means for each player;
Based on 1) the play history or 2) the play history and the play status at the time of the detection of the player of the player terminal detected by the disconnection detection means (hereinafter referred to as "disconnected player"), the disconnection intentional degree determination means for determining the degree of intentional disconnection by the player;
Determining whether or not to execute the action based on the degree of intentionality, determining the content of the action for a given player to be treated based on the play history of the disconnected player if the action is to be executed, and taking the action for the player to be treated an action execution control means for executing
with
The online game is a game in which matched players enjoy playing a game, and the matched players can evaluate each other after the game is finished,
The intentional degree determination means determines the intentional degree of disconnection of the disconnected player based on the play history of the disconnected player and the result of the evaluation of the disconnected player.
server system. a player terminal;
A server system according to any one of claims 1 to 11 ;
A game system comprising A server system that provides online games
disconnection detection for detecting that communication with the player terminal being played has been disconnected;
managing a play history including a detection history of disconnection detection for each player;
Determining the intentional degree of disconnection of the disconnected player based on the play history of the player at the player terminal detected by the disconnection detection (hereinafter referred to as "disconnected player") and the play status in the online game at the time of the detection. Determination of intentional degree to
Determining whether or not to execute the action based on the degree of intentionality, determining the content of the action for a given player to be treated based on the play history of the disconnected player if the action is to be executed, and taking the action for the player to be treated an action execution control that performs
control method. A server system that provides online games
disconnection detection for detecting that communication with the player terminal being played has been disconnected;
managing a play history including a detection history of disconnection detection for each player;
Based on 1) the play history or 2) the play history and the play status at the time of the detection of the player of the player terminal detected by the disconnection detection (hereinafter referred to as the "disconnected player"), the disconnected player Intentional degree determination for determining the degree of intentional cutting of
Determining whether or not to execute the action based on the degree of intentionality, determining the content of the action for a given player to be treated based on the play history of the disconnected player if the action is to be executed, and taking the action for the player to be treated an action execution control that performs
A control method for performing
the player to be treated is the disconnected player;
The action execution control determines, as the content of the action, execution of a content that requires viewing and/or operation input on the player terminal of the disconnected player, and if the next communication connection is made by the disconnected player, causing content to run on a player terminal of the disconnected player;
control method. A server system that provides online games
disconnection detection for detecting that communication with the player terminal being played has been disconnected;
managing a play history including a detection history of disconnection detection for each player;
Based on 1) the play history or 2) the play history and the play status at the time of the detection of the player of the player terminal detected by the disconnection detection (hereinafter referred to as the "disconnected player"), the disconnected player Intentional degree determination for determining the degree of intentional cutting of
Determining whether or not to execute the action based on the degree of intentionality, determining the content of the action for a given player to be treated based on the play history of the disconnected player if the action is to be executed, and taking the action for the player to be treated an action execution control that performs
A control method for performing
The online game is a game in which matched players enjoy gameplay,
The player to be treated is a player other than the disconnected player (hereinafter referred to as "non-disconnected player") among the matched players;
The action execution control includes determining, as the content of the action, to notify the non-disconnected player that the disconnected player has been detected by the disconnection detection,
control method. A server system that provides online games
disconnection detection for detecting that communication with the player terminal being played has been disconnected;
managing a play history including a detection history of disconnection detection for each player;
Based on 1) the play history or 2) the play history and the play status at the time of the detection of the player of the player terminal detected by the disconnection detection (hereinafter referred to as the "disconnected player"), the disconnected player Intentional degree determination for determining the degree of intentional cutting of
Determining whether or not to execute the action based on the degree of intentionality, determining the content of the action for a given player to be treated based on the play history of the disconnected player if the action is to be executed, and taking the action for the player to be treated an action execution control that performs
A control method for performing
The online game is a game in which matched players enjoy playing a game, and the matched players can evaluate each other after the game is finished,
Determining the degree of intentionality includes determining the degree of intentionality of disconnection of the disconnected player based on the play history of the disconnected player and the result of the evaluation of the disconnected player.
control method.

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