JP2015003039A - Game control method, server device, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a social game or the like capable of increasing fun and attraction of a team match by suppressing occurrence of a nonparticipation team that does not participate in a match, and capable of enhancing a sense of participation in a game of a player and motivation of the player to continue the game.SOLUTION: A guild situation determination part 1400 determines whether each guild is in an active state, based on a detection result of a login state of each player. A guild integral control part 1100 forcedly breaks up a guild determined to be in an inactive state (namely, an inactive guild), based on guild activity information reported from the situation determination part 1400. A breakup notification part 1130 notifies a player belonging to the inactive guild of the breakup of the guild that the player has belonged to.

Description

  The present invention relates to a game control method, a server device, and a program.

  In recent years, it has been provided using social networking services (hereinafter abbreviated as “SNS”) against the background of remarkable developments in the information communication field, such as high-speed wireless communication, high-performance communication terminals, and the spread of the cloud. Hot eyes are on social games. The social game is characterized in that users who communicate through SNS can enjoy the game or can communicate through the game.

  As a social game that makes use of such SNS characteristics, for example, Patent Document 1 proposes a game in which players participating in a game play a battle (battle) that is developed in the game. Further, Patent Document 1 discloses a personal battle in which a plurality of players fight one-on-one as a battle method in a social game, and a team battle in which a plurality of players fight in two teams.

  Here, when performing a team battle, it is very important how the player's motivation for the game is not lost, in other words, how to motivate the player to participate in the team battle. As a typical example, as seen in, for example, soccer league games, first a league is formed according to the performance of each team (number of teams won or lost, etc.). For example, it is possible to conduct a replacement game with another league and reorganize the league (hereinafter simply referred to as “league game”).

JP 2012-53640 A

  By adopting the above-described league game, it is possible to stimulate the willingness of players belonging to each team to participate. However, if a team belonging to the same league does not participate in the battle (for example, even if the team enters the battle mode and there is no attack from that team), each player of the opponent team will It has been pointed out that the real thrill of the game obtained by repeating the defense, the solidarity of the player obtained through cooperative play, etc. cannot be obtained at all, and the willingness to participate in the game is lost.

  The present invention was made in view of the circumstances described above, and by suppressing the occurrence of non-participating teams that do not participate in the battle, it is possible to increase the interest and preference of the team battle, and as a result An object of the present invention is to realize a game control method and program for providing a social game that can activate the entire game and can increase the player's consciousness to participate in the game and the willingness to continue.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a game control method according to the present invention is performed by a server device that provides a battle game between groups to which a plurality of players belong to a terminal device operated by the player via a communication line. A determination method for determining an activity status of each group based on a criterion for determining whether the activity status of a group is in an active state or an inactive state, which is a game control method And a group overall control step for disbanding the group determined to be inactive in the step.

  Here, the “player” is a user who operates the terminal device, and is a concept that also applies to a client of a so-called client-server system. This is expressed as “player”. In addition, a player generally participates in a game through a character that acts, acts, thinks, and the like in a virtual game space and an appropriate game medium associated therewith (hereinafter collectively referred to as a player character). obtain. Accordingly, in the present disclosure, the term “player” may strictly indicate the player character, but may be simply referred to as “player” below.

  In addition, as a “group”, for example, as a general designation, a virtual group having a plurality of members (members) such as “guild”, “party”, “team”, and “community” with various tastes. Examples include aggregates. Such a “group” may be created and formed for each game title, or may be created and formed for each platform, for example, as a common group or shared group that crosses a plurality of game titles. .

  In the determination step, it is determined whether each guild is in an active state or an inactive state in order to grasp the activity status of each guild. Here, for example, if it is determined that activity as a guild is not permitted due to reasons such as not being allowed to participate in a guild match, the group supervisory control unit forcibly disbands the guild. Because of this, even if the start time of the current guild match comes, the opponent's guild does not exist or does not attack at all, so I can not feel the fun and pleasure of the guild match, It is possible to suppress problems such as a decrease in game participation and continuation motivation.

  Here, the determination criteria described above are: (1) a group does not play against another group for a certain period or longer, (2) a player who belongs to the group does not log in to a battle game for a certain period or longer, ( 3) You may employ | adopt at least any of the number of players which belong to a group being less than a fixed number more than a fixed period. By adopting such a criterion, it is possible to reliably determine whether the guild is in an active state or an inactive state.

  Furthermore, the above-described group overall control step is performed by using a group / player correspondence information representing a correspondence relationship between each group and each player, and a specific step for identifying each player belonging to the group to be dissolved. An aspect including a notification step of notifying each terminal device of each player that the group has been dissolved is preferable. By adopting such a configuration, each player who belonged to the guild that was forcibly dissolved, for example, when the first time after logging in and accessing the home screen, the guild is dissolved, It is possible to recognize that the player has become an independent player.

  As another aspect, the game control method according to the present invention is a game performed by a server device that provides a battle game between groups to which a plurality of players belong to a terminal device operated by the player via a communication line. And detecting the activity status of an unaffiliated player who does not belong to any group, and comparing the detected result with the player determination information related to the unaffiliated player, so that the unaffiliated player is assigned to the player belonging to the new group. A determination step for determining whether or not to be recognized as a candidate, and a generation step for generating a new group when a parameter related to an unaffiliated player recognized as an affiliation player candidate satisfies a setting condition.

  According to such a configuration, for example, whether or not an unaffiliated player (new player) who newly started a game or an unaffiliated player (returned player) who belonged to a dissolved guild should be recognized as a candidate player of the new guild. A new guild is formed when the determined and recognized unaffiliated players satisfy a set condition (for example, when six or more players gather). Here, for the players who are predicted to be highly motivated to play guild matches, the problem of reducing the sense of participation in the game and the willingness to continue by recognizing them as candidate players belonging to the new guild Is possible.

  Here, the parameter related to the unaffiliated player is the number of unaffiliated players. In the generation step, when the number of unaffiliated players recognized as affiliation player candidates is equal to or greater than a specified number (for example, 6 or more), An embodiment in which a new group is generated is preferable.

Furthermore, it is preferable that the above-described player determination information is game progress information or game score information. In this way, the criteria for determining whether or not to be a candidate player can be changed between the new player and the return player. In particular, since the progress of the game varies from player to player for the returning player, it is desirable to determine whether or not to be recognized as an affiliated player candidate based on the game score as described above.
The server device according to the present invention is a server device that provides a battle game between groups to which a plurality of players belong to a terminal device operated by a player via a communication line, and the activity status of the group is: A storage unit that stores a determination criterion for determining whether it is in an active state or an inactive state, a determination unit that determines the activity status of each group based on the determination criterion, and an inactive state by the determination unit And a group supervisory control unit that dissolves the group determined to be in the group.

  Another server device according to the present invention is a server device that provides a battle game between groups to which each of a plurality of players belongs to a terminal device operated by the player via a communication line. A player that stores player determination information related to an unaffiliated player who does not belong to the player, and an activity status of the unaffiliated player is detected, and the detected result is compared with the player determination information. A determination unit that determines whether or not to be recognized as a candidate, and a generation unit that generates the new group when a parameter related to an unaffiliated player recognized as an affiliation player candidate satisfies a setting condition.

  Further, the program according to the present invention has a group activity status in an active state on a computer that provides a terminal game operated by a player via a communication line to a battle game between groups to which a plurality of players belong. Based on the criteria for determining whether or not each group is inactive, a judgment function that determines the activity status of each group, and group overall control that disbands groups that are judged to be inactive by the judgment function This is a program for realizing the functions.

  Further, another program according to the present invention belongs to any group in a computer that provides a battle game between groups to which a plurality of players belong to a terminal device operated by the player via a communication line. A determination function for detecting whether or not an unaffiliated player is recognized as an affiliation player candidate of a new group by detecting an activity state of the unaffiliated player and comparing the detection result with player determination information related to the affiliation player; This is a program for realizing a generation function for generating a new group when parameters related to an unaffiliated player recognized as a candidate satisfy a set condition.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a game in which a guild match is more activated by forcibly dissolving a guild whose activity is not permitted.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram (system block diagram) illustrating a preferred embodiment of a server device according to the present invention. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram (system configuration diagram) showing a preferred embodiment of a game system according to the present invention. It is a conceptual diagram for demonstrating the outline | summary of a battle league. It is a conceptual diagram for demonstrating the holding schedule of a battle league. It is a schematic diagram which shows the structural example of a game screen. It is a functional block diagram which shows the forced dissolution function of the guild by a server apparatus. It is a schematic diagram which shows the state where the non-active guild and the active guild are mixed in the same league. It is a schematic diagram which shows the aspect by which an inactive guild is dissolved. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a dissolution message. It is a functional block diagram which shows the automatic formation function of the guild by a server apparatus. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the function of a 1st judgment part and a 2nd judgment part. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the automatic formation function of a new guild. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a formation message.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. The following embodiments are examples for explaining the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention only to the embodiments. The present invention can be variously modified without departing from the gist thereof. Furthermore, those skilled in the art can employ embodiments in which the elements described below are replaced with equivalent ones, and such embodiments are also included in the scope of the present invention. Furthermore, positional relationships such as up, down, left, and right shown as needed are based on the display shown unless otherwise specified. Furthermore, various dimensional ratios in the drawings are not limited to the illustrated ratios. In the following, for ease of understanding, an embodiment in which the present invention is implemented using a game information processing apparatus will be described as an example. However, as described above, the present invention is not limited thereto.

A. Embodiment A-1. Configuration of Game System FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram (system block diagram) showing a preferred embodiment of a server device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram (system configuration diagram) showing a preferred embodiment of the game system according to the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the server device 100 is a server computer connected to a network 200, and a server function is realized by a predetermined server program running on the server computer. . In addition, the server system 100 and the terminal device 2 such as the client computer 21 and the portable terminal 22 that are also wired and / or wirelessly connected to the network 200 are set to be communicable with each other, whereby the game system 1 is configured. Is done.

  The network 200 is a communication line or communication network related to information processing including the Internet, for example, and its specific configuration is configured so that data can be transmitted and received between the server device 100 and the terminal device 2. If there is no particular limitation, for example, a base station wirelessly connected to the terminal device 2, a mobile communication network connected to the base station, the Internet connected to the server device, a gateway connecting the mobile communication network and the Internet The thing provided with an apparatus is mentioned.

  The server device 100 includes an arithmetic processing unit 101 such as a CPU and an MPU, a ROM 102 and a RAM 103 as storage devices, an external interface 104 to which an input unit 105 and an external memory 106 are connected, an image processing unit 107 to which a display monitor 111 is connected, a disk Alternatively, the slot drive 108 in which a memory device or the like is accommodated or connected, the audio processing unit 109 to which the speaker device 112 is connected, and the network interface 110, for example, a system bus including an internal bus, an external bus, and an expansion bus They are connected to each other via a path 120. Note that the device units responsible for input / output, such as the input unit 105, the external memory 106, the display monitor 111, and the speaker device 112, may be omitted as appropriate, and even if they are provided, It is not always necessary to connect to the transmission line 120 at all times.

  The arithmetic processing unit 101 controls the overall operation of the server apparatus 100, transmits and receives control signals and information signals (data) to and from other components described above, and performs various arithmetic processes necessary for game execution. I do. Therefore, the arithmetic processing unit 101 performs arithmetic operations such as addition / subtraction / multiplication / division using a numerical operation unit, logical operations such as logical sum, logical product, logical negation, bit, etc. for a storage area such as a so-called register that can be accessed at high speed. Bit operations such as sum, bit product, bit inversion, bit shift, bit rotation, etc., and further, saturation operation, trigonometric function operation, vector operation, etc. can be performed as necessary.

  The ROM 102 generally stores an IPL (Initial Program Loader) that is executed first after the power is turned on. By executing this, the disk 102 or the memory device accommodated in or connected to the slot drive 108 is recorded. The recorded server program or game program is once read into the RAM 103 by the arithmetic processing unit 101, and the program is executed by the arithmetic processing unit 101. Furthermore, the ROM 102 stores an operating system program and other various data necessary for operation control of the entire server apparatus 100.

  Further, the RAM 103 is for temporarily storing a server program, a game program, and various data. As described above, the read server program and game program, other game progresses, and a plurality of data are stored. Data necessary for communication between the terminal devices 2 is held in the RAM 103. Further, the arithmetic processing unit 101 sets a variable area in the RAM 103 and directly performs a calculation using a numerical arithmetic unit for the value stored in the variable area, or registers the value stored in the RAM 103 as a register. The data is temporarily copied or moved and stored, and the calculation is directly performed on the register, and further, the calculation result is written back to the RAM 103.

  The input unit 105 connected via the external interface 104 receives various operation inputs performed by the user (game provider) of the server device 100. The input unit 105 includes a keyboard, a touchpad, In addition to the touch panel, for example, a voice input device can be employed, and the type of device is not particularly limited as long as various operation inputs, determination operations, cancellation operations, menu display, and the like can be input.

  Furthermore, in the RAM 103 and the external memory 106 detachably connected via the external interface 104, the operating status of the server device 100, the access status of each terminal device 2, the game play status and the progress status of each terminal device 2 Data indicating (past results and the like), data of a log (record) of communication between the terminal devices 2 and the like are stored in a rewritable manner.

  Further, the image processing unit 107 processes various data read from the slot drive 108 by the arithmetic processing unit 101 or the image processing unit 107 itself, and then stores the processed image information in a frame memory or the like. Record. The image information recorded in the frame memory is converted into a video signal at a predetermined synchronization timing, and is output to the display monitor 111 connected to the image processing unit 107. Thereby, various image displays are possible. Further, the image information related to the game is transmitted from the image processing unit 107 and / or the arithmetic processing unit 101 to each terminal device 2 through a cooperative process with the arithmetic processing unit 101 or the like.

  Furthermore, the audio processing unit 109 converts various data read from the slot drive 108 into audio signals, and outputs the audio signals from the speaker device 112 connected to the audio processing unit 109. Also, sound information (sound effect and music information) related to the game is sent from the sound processing unit 109 and / or the calculation processing unit 101 to each terminal device 2 through a cooperative process with the calculation processing unit 101 or the like.

  Furthermore, the network interface 110 is for connecting the server apparatus 100 to the network 200. For example, the network interface 110 conforms to various standards used for constructing a LAN, an analog modem, an ISDN modem, an ADSL modem, and a cable television. A cable modem or the like for connecting to the Internet or the like using a John line, and an interface for connecting these to the arithmetic processing unit 101 via the transmission path 120. A preferred embodiment of a game (social game) executed according to the game program according to the present invention in the game system 1 and the server device 100 configured as described above will be described below.

A-2. Game Contents FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the outline of the competitive league according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram for explaining the schedule for holding the competitive league.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the competitive league, league formations (upper league U, lower league L) are performed according to the strength results (previous competition results, etc.), and the replacement battle that is performed after the season battle After that, the league is reorganized.

  A player who participates in this game first belongs to a group composed of a plurality of players called “guilds”. Then, according to the battle league schedule (see Figure 4), the guild that you belong to will play sequentially against other guilds that belong to the same league and, in some cases, play against other guilds that belong to other leagues in a replacement game. Then we aim for the crown of the guild throne.

  More specifically, for example, when a player belongs to the guild G3 shown in FIG. 3, the player sequentially battles against other guilds G1, G2, and G4 in the upper league U. Here, for example, if the winning rate of guild G3 and G4 in the upper league U is worse than that of guilds G1 and G2 at the end of the 1st season, the guild G3 moves to the replacement game together with the guild G4, and the winning rate in the lower league L Play against other good guilds G5 and G6. Even in this replacement game, if the winning rate of the guild G3 to which you belong is worse than the guilds G4 and G5, that is, if you cannot enter the top two of the four guilds participating in the replacement game, You will belong to League L (see Figure 3). In this case, aiming for a return to the upper league U in the next season (that is, the 3rd season), a battle with other guilds G6, G7, G8 belonging to the lower league L will be developed.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the battle league is held on a weekday (Monday to Friday) with a “season battle” against other guilds in the same league, and on holidays (Saturday and Sunday), straddling the league. And hold a “swapping battle” against other guilds. The season battle and the replacement battle are held every day at a predetermined time zone a plurality of times (see “day battle”, “evening battle”, and “night battle” shown in FIG. 4). Here, in particular, the replacement game is faced with the chance of league promotion or the danger of league relegation, so the players belonging to each guild will be more motivated to play against other guilds than the season game. It is. Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the day when each player is more likely to participate in the game (that is, a holiday) is assigned to the replacement battle day. Of course, the schedule of the replacement game, the season game, the time zone for each battle, etc. can be set and changed as appropriate according to the game design, the age group of the player, and the like. Of course, the league organization (the number of leagues, the maximum number of guilds per league, etc.) can be set and changed as appropriate by the game operator who manages the game. Next, a game playing method for each player and a control method for the server device 100 regarding the progress of the game will be described with reference to FIGS.

A-3. Game Implementation Procedure First, the player operates the terminal device 2 (client computer 21 or mobile terminal 22: tablet terminal, smart phone, etc.) and connects the terminal device 2 to the server device 100 via the network 200 such as the Internet. To do. Then, the player selects the game provided from the server device 100 by operating the terminal device 2, or logs in information such as an ID number and a password on the platform screen before selecting the game. input. When recognizing the login information, the arithmetic processing unit 101 of the server device 100 displays on the terminal device 2 a my page screen or a home screen specific to the player associated with the ID number. Depending on the type of game, a banner listing a plurality of scenes (for example, location, dungeon, quest, etc.) set as game scenes is displayed on the My Page screen. These locations, dungeons, quests, etc. may or may not be hierarchized with each other or as individual structures.

  Further, in the present game, the arithmetic processing unit 101 of the server device 100 displays a menu screen related to the above-described “guild” that is a group of players on the My Page screen or the My Home screen. A player who has played this game or participated in this game basically belongs to a predetermined guild, and the information is stored in the storage unit such as the ROM 102 as specific information such as the player's ID information. Associated and recorded. In other words, guild / player correspondence information indicating the correspondence between each guild and each player is recorded in the storage unit. Based on the information, the arithmetic processing unit 101 further displays on the terminal device 2 information on the guild to which the player belongs and, if necessary, an editing menu related to the guild.

  On the other hand, since a player who plays the game for the first time or a player who joins the game for the first time (that is, a new player) basically does not belong to a specific guild, the arithmetic processing unit 101 does not belong to the guild. A menu screen for searching (searching) a guild or creating (establishing) a new guild is displayed on the terminal device 2. The new player can determine or create a guild to which he belongs by operating the terminal device 2 in accordance with an instruction in a pull-down menu or the like sequentially displayed from the menu screen. However, a new player or the like can also advance the game without participating in the guild, and may be invited from existing guilds. In this case, an invitation message is displayed on the terminal device 2 of the new player. The new player can belong to the guild for which the solicitation has been made by operating the terminal device 2 in accordance with the message displayed on the display screen.

  When the guild of the player is determined or selected, or if necessary, a plurality of game lists and event lists are displayed on the terminal device 2. And if a player chooses to participate in this game, the screen of the game currently implemented will be displayed on the terminal device 2 of a player. Thereby, the player can freely participate in the game being held at that time. At this time, a preparation screen or introduction screen for various games may be displayed on the terminal device 2 of the player, which may be a still image or a moving image (flash or the like).

  As described above, during the period in which the guild battle league is held, the execution of the guild battle is controlled by the server device 100 according to the holding schedule shown in FIG. Hereinafter, an example of display contents of the terminal device 2 of each player when the guild battle is performed by the guild G1 and the guild G2 will be described with reference to FIG.

A-4. Guild match When a guild match is performed, a field F and a palette P are displayed as display areas for game images on the screen 2a of the terminal device 2 of each player, and each component is displayed in each display area. Is done. In the example shown in FIG. 5, player characters A1 to A6 belonging to the guild G1 (group) and player characters B1 to B6 belonging to the guild G2 (group) are displayed in the field F as part of the constituent elements. In this guild match, the player characters A1 to A6 belonging to the guild G1 and the player characters B1 to B6 belonging to the guild G2 are united to attack the opponent's guild at an arbitrary timing. And make a decisive battle in the form of competing for the total points gained (points that caused damage, etc.).

  Attacks and defenses against the opponent's guild are performed as follows. First, each player belonging to the attacking guild (for example, the guild G1 shown in FIG. 5) sequentially selects (slays) cards from the deck D in the pallet P. When such an operation is performed, the opponent's guild G2 is selected according to the combination of the technique, attack value, specific item, defense value, etc., and their attributes and rarity displayed on each card 31, 32, 33. The player character B1 to B6 is attacked, and the damage given to the opponent and the damage received by him / her are calculated. For example, when all of the types, attributes, and rarities of the cards 31, 32, and 33 are complete or when a specific combination is obtained, the attack power and defense power of the player characters A1 to A6 may be increased. On the other hand, when the guild G2 becomes the attacking guild, a similar display is made on the screen 2a of the terminal device 2 of each player belonging to the attacking guild G2, and the opponent's guild G1 An attack is performed on the player characters A1 to A6. During a guild match, items in progress (such as recovery drugs capable of recovering damage; not shown) used by the guilds G1 and G2 are also displayed in the event field F on the screen 2a. Further, HP gauges 61 and 63 are displayed for each of the guilds G1 and G2, and the final victory or defeat is determined according to the remaining amount.

  In this way, in the guild match, the players belonging to the guilds G1 and G2 are united in a united manner, repeatedly attacking and defending, and developing a hot dead heat, it is possible to experience the fun and excitement of the battle game. .

  However, as described above (see the section on the problem to be solved by the invention), the opponent's guild does not participate in the battle (that is, the battle time of the guild has come, but it becomes an opponent) If the guild does not take any attack action), the players belonging to the attacking guild may not be able to feel any interest, and there is concern that their participation in the game and their willingness to continue will decline. Is done.

  Therefore, in the present invention, the server device 100 grasps the activity status of each guild participating in the battle league, and forcibly disbands guilds whose activity is not allowed for a certain period of time. All participating players can enjoy the fun and excitement of guild matches. Hereinafter, a specific method for realizing such forced dissolution of the guild will be described with reference to FIG. Note that in the forced dissolution function of the guild shown in FIG. 6, various hardware resources including the arithmetic processing unit 101 of the server apparatus 100 are stored in a storage medium (storage unit) such as the ROM 102 and the RAM 103, and the external memory 106. It is realized by operating in cooperation with a program related to the game.

A-5. Guild Forced Dissolution Function The situation determination unit 1400 uses the timer 1300 and the like to grasp the activity status of each guild participating in the battle league sequentially (or periodically). Here, “Understanding the activity status of a guild” means to know whether the guild is “active” or “inactive”. If you are not participating in a guild match If yes, it is determined that the guild is inactive. In other cases, it is recognized that the player is participating in a guild match, so the guild is determined to be active.

Here, as a criterion for determining whether the guild is in the active state or in the inactive state (in other words, whether the guild is in the inactive state), for example, the following criteria can be considered.
(1) There is no participation in a guild match once for a predetermined period (for example, one week).
(2) There is no login of the player to which the player belongs for a predetermined period (for example, one week).
(3) A state where the number of players is less than the minimum number of people (for example, two people) required to establish a guild match continues for a predetermined period (for example, five days).

  Determination criteria for determining whether or not these guilds are in an inactive state are stored in the storage unit 1200 as determination criterion information. For example, in the case where the storage unit 1200 stores the determination criterion “predetermined period (1 week is assumed in the following example) and there is no login of the player to which the player belongs” shown in the above (2) as the determination criterion information. The situation determination unit 1400 detects the login state of each player belonging to each guild while referring to the timer 1300. Then, the situation determination unit 1400 determines whether each guild is in an inactive state or an active state based on the detection result of the login state of each player.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which an inactive guild (hereinafter referred to as “inactive guild”) and an active guild (hereinafter referred to as “active guild”) are mixed in the same league. .

  When the situation determination unit 1400 determines that the state in which the players belonging to the guilds G1 to G3 do not log in continues for one week among the guilds G1 to G6 belonging to the league, the guilds G1 to G3 are inactive guilds. to decide. On the other hand, regarding the guilds G4 to G6, when it is detected that the player has logged in at least once a week, the guilds G4 to G6 are determined to be active guilds. The situation determination unit 1400 notifies the guild overall control unit 1100 of the activity status of each guild detected in this way as guild activity information.

  Note that the above-described determination criteria are merely examples, and the determination criteria as to whether or not the guild is in an inactive state can be set / changed according to game design or the like. For example, although participating in a guild match, the number of attacks during the guild match was extremely small (for example, the number of attacks allowed during the match period was more than 10 times, but the actual number of attacks was one time. In the case where such a state continues several times, there is a possibility that the opponent's guild willingness to fight may be reduced as described above. Therefore, such a case may be newly adopted as a criterion for determining whether or not the guild is in an inactive state, and the criteria described in (1) to (3) above and other criteria are appropriately combined. Of course, it may be judged (for example, by combining the judgment criteria of (2) and (3)).

  Returning to FIG. 6, the guild supervising control unit 1100 plays a role of forcibly dissolving the guild determined to be in an inactive state (that is, the inactive guild) based on the guild activity information notified from the situation determination unit 1400. It has a guild management unit 1110, a player specifying unit 1120, and a dissolution notification unit 1130.

  The guild management unit 1110 displays guild / player correspondence information indicating the correspondence between each guild (guild identification ID for identifying the guild) and each player (for example, an ID number for identifying the player) for all guilds participating in the competition league. Manage. Furthermore, when the inactive guild is specified based on the guild activity information notified from the situation determination unit 1400, the guild management unit 1110 performs a procedure for forcibly dissolving the inactive guild. For example, for an inactive guild, the function as a guild is invalidated by, for example, initializing the above-described guild identification ID. As a result, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, the guilds G1 to G3 determined to be inactive guilds are immediately deleted from the league, and only the active guilds G4 to G6 remain in the league. Here, as a timing for forced dissolution, a time zone that does not directly affect the battle in the league, that is, a time zone during which the guild battle is not performed is desirable. Note that the number of guilds in the league is reduced by the forced dissolution (“6” → “3” in the example shown in FIG. 8), but the league battle is advanced without replenishing this league with a new guild. However, whether or not a new guild is replenished, and at what timing the inactive guild is forcibly dissolved can be arbitrarily set and changed.

  On the other hand, the player specifying unit 1120 refers to the guild / player correspondence information, so that the player belonging to the inactive guild forcibly dissolved by the guild management unit 1110 (that is, belongs to the inactive guild until dissolved). Player). In this regard, how to identify the player belonging to the inactive guild can be arbitrarily set / changed according to the game design or the like. As shown in FIG. 7, when there are a plurality of inactive guilds, the player specifying unit 1120 specifies the belonging player for each inactive guild.

  The dissolution notification unit 1130 notifies the belonging player of the inactive guild specified by the player specifying unit 1120 that the guild he belonged to has been dissolved. Specifically, the dissolution notification unit 1130 acquires from the guild management unit 1130 the destination information (e-mail address and the like) of the terminal device 2 of each player that is a dissolution notification target. Then, the dissolution notification unit 1130 uses the acquired destination information to transmit a dissolution message (for example, see FIG. 9) to the effect that the guild to which it belonged has been dissolved, to the terminal device 2 of each player. This dissolution message is a message reflecting the world view of this game as shown in FIG. 9, and is displayed when each user logs in and accesses the home screen after the guild is dissolved. At this timing, the menu related to the guild match displayed on the display screen of each player is grayed out. By seeing this dissolution message, each player recognizes that the guild he belonged to has been forcibly dissolved, and that he has become an unaffiliated player who does not belong to any guild. In the present embodiment, the mode of notifying each player who belongs to the guild after the guild is dissolved is exemplified, but the notification timing is not limited to this. For example, a warning message may be sent to the guild player who is likely to be dissolved before it is actually dissolved. For example, when the criterion of compulsory dissolution of the guild is adopted when “there is no login for the player who belongs to one week”, the login of the player to which the player belongs cannot be confirmed for five consecutive days. The warning message may be notified to each player. Thereby, the affiliation player can know that the guild is in danger of forced dissolution. However, the number of notifications is not limited to one, but a warning message may be notified several times (for example, 3 days, 5 days, before the forced dissolution date, etc.) until the actual dissolution. good.

  In this way, forcibly disbanding guilds that are not allowed for a certain period of time, so that even if the start time of the current guild match arrives, the opponent's guild does not exist, or anything Since it does not attack, it is possible to suppress the problem that the guild match cannot be interesting and exciting, and the consciousness to participate in the game and the willingness to continue will decline.

  By the way, there is a reason why the guild must be forcibly dissolved. After all, the guild is formed by players who are less motivated to fight against the guild. Therefore, in order to solve this fundamental problem, the inventors of the present application automatically form a guild for a player who is predicted to be highly motivated to play a guild match (that is, a player who can expect some activity as a guild). Invented that. A specific method for realizing such automatic guild formation will be described below with reference to FIG. 10, various hardware resources including the arithmetic processing unit 101 of the server apparatus 100 are stored in a storage medium (storage unit) such as the ROM 102 and the RAM 103 and the external memory 106. It is realized by operating in cooperation with a program related to the game.

A-6. Automatic Guild Formation Function The player candidate determination unit 2100 detects the activity status of an unaffiliated player who does not belong to any group, and determines whether or not the unaffiliated player may be recognized as an affiliation player candidate for a new guild. Have a role to play.

  Here, the unaffiliated player has (1) the player who has not yet belonged to the guild because he has just started this game, and (2) has lost the guild he belonged to by forced dissolution. Classified as players who do not belong to. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the unaffiliated player defined by (1) is referred to as a “new player”, and the unaffiliated player defined by (2) is referred to as a “returning player”.

The player candidate determination unit 2100 determines whether or not the new player may be recognized as a candidate player belonging to the new guild, and whether or not the return player may be recognized as a candidate player belonging to the new guild. A second determination unit 2120 for determining.

  Here, in the storage unit 2200, a criterion for recognizing a new player as a candidate player belonging to a new guild (hereinafter referred to as “first player determination information”) and a return player as a candidate player belonging to a new guild. Are stored (hereinafter referred to as “second player determination information”). The first player determination information is information defined by an absolute position from the start of the main game (in other words, “progress” of the game) such as “when the game breaks through the area 3”. On the other hand, the second player determination information is information defined not by “progress” of the game but by “score” that is accumulated when the game is played, as in the case of the first player determination information. For example, when the time exceeds

  As described above, the second player determination information is defined by not the “progress” of the game but the “score”. The return user is different from the new user, and the game progress varies (for example, a certain return user). This is because it is difficult to specify the absolute position from the start position, while other areas have already advanced to area 10 while other return users have only advanced to area 2). In this embodiment, different parameters (game “progress” and “score”) are used for each of the first player determination information and the second player determination information. However, the same parameter (for example, “score” only) Of course, only “progress” may be used. Further, the determination criterion information may be generated by using other parameters (for example, the number of acquired items) or combining a plurality of parameters (for example, “score” and “progress”).

  FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram for explaining functions of the first determination unit 2110 and the second determination unit 2120. The first determination unit 2110 sequentially monitors the progress of the new player's game, and compares the progress (activity status) of the new player's game with the first determination information stored in the storage unit 2200. Then, the first determination unit 2110 determines whether the progress of the game has cleared the determination criteria indicated by the first determination information, specifically, whether the new player has progressed to a predetermined stage (for example, And whether or not the game has exceeded area 3). When the first determination unit 2110 detects that the progress of the game has cleared the determination criteria indicated in the first determination information (see C1 shown in FIG. 111), the first player is designated as a candidate player belonging to the new guild. ("New player waiting for formation" shown in FIG. 11), and the fact is notified to the new guild generation unit 2300.

  On the other hand, the second determination unit 2120 sequentially monitors the return player's game score, and compares the return player's game score (activity status) with the second determination information stored in the storage unit 2200. . Then, the second determination unit 2120 determines whether or not the game score has cleared the determination criteria indicated in the second determination information, specifically, whether or not the return player has exceeded a predetermined score (for example, Whether the score in this game has exceeded 300 points). When the second determination unit 2120 detects that the score of the game has cleared the determination criterion indicated by the second determination information (see C2 shown in FIG. 11), the second player 2120 designates the return player as a candidate player belonging to the new guild. (The “recovery waiting player” shown in FIG. 11) is notified, and the fact is notified to the new guild generation unit 2300.

  The new guild generation unit 2300 includes a first generation unit 2310 and a second generation unit 2320, and automatically forms a new guild when each of the formation-waiting new players or formation-waiting return players satisfies the set conditions. Is responsible.

  FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram for explaining an automatic formation function of a new guild by the new guild generation unit 2300. The first generation unit 2310 includes a formation-waiting new player list L1 for grasping the situation (for example, the number of people) of formation-waiting new players (see D1 shown in FIG. 12). When the first generation unit 2310 receives the notification regarding the new player waiting for formation from the first determination unit 2110, the first generation unit 2310 adds the new player waiting for formation to the new player list L1 in accordance with this notification. In the first generation unit 2310, conditions (setting conditions) for automatically forming a new guild, which are set by a game operator or the like, are registered. For example, there are setting conditions such as automatically forming a new guild when the number of new players waiting for formation reaches a specified number (for example, 6 players). The first generation unit 2310 checks the number of new players waiting for formation registered in the new player list L1 every predetermined time (or sequentially). When the first generation unit 2310 detects that the number of new players waiting to be registered registered in the new player list L1 is equal to or greater than the specified number (6 players) (see D2 shown in FIG. 12), the first generation unit 2310 displays the new guild NG1. (See D3 shown in FIG. 12). Then, the first generation unit 2310 notifies the new guild notification unit 2400 that the new guild NG1 has been automatically formed by the new player waiting for formation.

  On the other hand, the second generation unit 2320 includes a formation waiting return player list L2 for grasping the situation (for example, the number of players) of the formation waiting return players. Registered in the second generation unit 2320 are conditions (setting conditions) for automatically forming a new guild, which are set by a game operator or the like. Similar to the first generation unit 2310, the second generation unit 2320 detects that the number of formation-returning return players registered in the return player list L2 is equal to or greater than the specified number (6 players) (FIG. 12). A new guild NG2 is formed (see D3 shown in FIG. 12). Then, the second generation unit 2320 notifies the new guild notification unit 2400 that the new guild NG2 has been automatically formed by the formation waiting return player.

  In the present embodiment, the setting condition of the first generation unit 2310 (“when the number of new players waiting for formation becomes equal to or greater than the prescribed number”) and the setting condition of the second generation unit 2320 (“reset player waiting for formation waiting” Although the case where the number is equal to or greater than the prescribed number is assumed, how to set each condition can be appropriately changed according to the game design or the like. For example, not only the number of persons but also other conditions (such as conditions relating to player experience values and possessed items) may be set in either one or both generation units. In the present embodiment, the formation waiting new player and the formation waiting return player are described separately, but it is not always necessary to separate them. For example, when the total number of new players waiting to be formed and returning players waiting to be formed exceeds a specified number (the number of new players waiting to be formed: “4”, the number of players waiting to be formed: “2”, etc.) A new guild in which these two types of players waiting for formation are mixed may be automatically formed. If there are a large number of players waiting to form, a new guild may be automatically formed by random extraction, but a new guild may be automatically formed by voting by a player with a certain period of time. .

When the new guild notifying unit 2400 receives a notification from the new guild forming unit 2300 that a new guild has been automatically formed, the new guild notifying unit 2400 notifies the player who has belonged to the new guild to inform the players.

  Specifically, the new guild notification unit 2400 acquires destination information (e-mail address and the like) of the terminal device 2 of each player to be notified from the storage unit 2200 or the like. Then, the new guild notifying unit 2400 uses the acquired destination information to form a new guild and a formation message (for example, see FIG. 13) indicating that it belongs to the new guild. To the terminal device 2. This organization message is a message reflecting the world view of the game as shown in FIG. 13, and is displayed when each user logs in and accesses the home screen after the formation of a new guild. At this timing, the menu related to the guild match displayed on the display screen of each player becomes active. Each player can recognize that he / she has become a player belonging to a new guild by seeing this formation message, and can subsequently participate in a guild match as a player belonging to a new guild.

  As described above, in this embodiment, a guild is automatically formed only for a player who is predicted to have a high willingness to play a guild match (that is, a player who can expect some activity as a guild). For this reason, even if a new guild is formed, the players belonging to the new guild will not participate in the guild match. Can be suppressed.

  Also, even if the guild to which you belong is forcibly dissolved for some reason, a new guild is formed by showing your willingness to participate in the game (for example, the score exceeds a predetermined score). As a member of that guild, it will be possible to participate in the guild match again. As a result, the player who has been forced to disband the guild can experience the fun of the game without losing the willingness to participate in the game.

  In addition, as above-mentioned, this invention is not limited to said embodiment and the modification already described, A various deformation | transformation is possible in the limit which does not change the summary. For example, the configuration of the server device 100 illustrated in FIG. 1 is applicable to the client computer 21 and the mobile terminal 22 that are the terminal devices 2 although there are differences in processing capability and the like. In other words, the client computer 21 and the portable terminal 22 can be used as the server device 100. That is, any computer device connected via the network 200 can function as a server device.

  Further, the server device 100 is configured to perform the same function as a memory device loaded in the ROM 102, the RAM 103, the external memory 106, the slot drive 108 using a mass storage device such as a hard disk or an SSD. These storage devices may or may not be redundant by RAID or the like, and may not be connected to the arithmetic processing unit 101 via the transmission path 120. As part of the networking, it may be connected to another external device or the like via the network 200.

  Furthermore, the network interface in the server device 100 and the terminal device 2 may be either a wireless LAN device or a wired LAN device, and may be either installed inside or of an external device type such as a LAN card. . Furthermore, as the terminal device 2, a game machine that can be connected to the network 200 may be used. In addition, for example, a communication karaoke device may be used.

  In addition, the game setting in the guild match is not limited to the specific example in the above embodiment. For example, the guild match is not limited to a match between two guilds (for example, guilds G1 and G2), and may be a match between three or more guilds.

  As described above, the server device, the control method, the program, and the game control method of the present invention can greatly enhance the fun, interest, and interest of the battle event itself, and the battle event can be extended as a whole. It is possible to promote the activation and improve the player's consciousness to participate in the game and the willingness to continue, so that the entire game distributed (provided, implemented, etc.) particularly in a server-client type network configuration (especially a social game) The software can be widely and effectively used in activities related to software and hardware related to the distribution, provision, and implementation of the game, and the design, manufacture, and sales thereof.

1: Game system 2: Terminal device 2a: Screen 21: Client computer (terminal device)
22: Mobile terminal (terminal device)
100: Server device 101: Arithmetic processing unit 102: ROM
103: RAM
104: External interface 105: Input unit 106: External memory 107: Image processing unit 108: Slot drive 109: Audio processing unit 110: Network interface 111: Display monitor 112: Speaker device 120: Transmission path 200: Network (communication line)
1100: Guild control unit (group control step, group control unit)
1110: Guild management unit 1120: Player specifying unit (specific step, specifying unit)
1130: Dissolution notification part (notification step, notification part)
1200: Storage unit (storage unit)
1300: Timer (determination step, determination unit)
1400: Situation determination unit (determination step, determination unit)
2100: Player determination unit (determination step, determination unit)
2110: First determination unit 2120: Second determination unit 2200: Storage unit (storage unit)
2300: New guild generator (generation step, generator)
2310: First generation unit 2320: Second generation unit 2400: New guild notification unit

Claims (7)

A method for controlling a battle game between groups to which a plurality of players belong,
A determination step for determining whether or not a parameter related to an unaffiliated player not belonging to any group satisfies a setting condition;
A generating step of generating a new group when it is determined in the determining step that a parameter related to the unaffiliated player satisfies the setting condition;
A game control method comprising: a transmission step of transmitting a message indicating that the user belongs to the new group to the terminal device of the unaffiliated player.   The control method according to claim 1, wherein the unaffiliated player is either a new player who has never belonged to any group or a return player who has lost the group to which he belonged.   The control method according to claim 1, wherein the setting condition is the number of unaffiliated players.   The control method according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the setting condition is a total number of the number of new players and the number of return players.   The control method according to claim 1, wherein the setting condition is a condition relating to an experience value of a player or a possessed item. A server device that provides a battle game between groups to which each of a plurality of players belongs to the terminal device operated by the player via a communication line,
A determination unit that determines whether or not a parameter related to an unaffiliated player that does not belong to any group satisfies a setting condition;
A generation unit that generates a new group when it is determined that a parameter related to the unaffiliated player satisfies the setting condition;
A server device comprising: a transmission unit that transmits a message indicating that the player belongs to the new group to the terminal device of the unaffiliated player. A computer that provides a battle game between groups to which each of a plurality of players belongs to the terminal device operated by the player via a communication line;
A determination function for determining whether or not a parameter related to an unaffiliated player not belonging to any group satisfies a setting condition;
A generation function for generating a new group when it is determined that a parameter related to the unaffiliated player satisfies the setting condition;
A program for realizing a transmission function of transmitting a message to the effect that it belongs to the new group to the terminal device of the unaffiliated player.

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