JP2022168327A - Game program, game device, and game system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game program capable of improving amusement properties of a game on the raising of a game medium.

SOLUTION: A game program causes a control unit 56 of a game device 5 to function as specification means 564 for specifying a level of a player character associated with a user, and determination means 565 for determining whether or not the level of the player character has reached an upper limit. Further, the game program causes a control unit 23 of a server device 2 to function as favoring means 235 for giving favorable treatment to an acquisition condition of a material character for the player character when it is determined by the determination means 565 that the level of the player character has reached the upper limit.

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COPYRIGHT: (C)2023,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present disclosure relates to game programs, game devices, and game systems.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are games in which it is possible to obtain a player character that overlaps with a player character owned by a user, thereby increasing the upper limit of the player character and strengthening the player character. In such a game, the game program described in Patent Literature 1 below increases the probability of winning the gacha of the character owned by the user, thereby improving the interest of the game regarding training of the player character. there is

JP 2020-110451 A

By the way, with regard to the above-described game, there is still room for improvement in terms of the interest of the game in terms of obtaining and raising various game media including player characters.
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a game program, a game device, and a game system that are capable of improving the interest of games related to the development of game media.

The first aspect comprises a computer comprising:
identifying means for identifying a development status of the first game content associated with the user;
determination means for determining whether or not the development status of the first game medium satisfies a predetermined condition;
preferential treatment means for giving preferential treatment to acquisition conditions for a second game medium having a specific relationship with the first game medium when the judging means judges that the development status of the first game medium satisfies the predetermined condition; It is a game program that functions as

In a first aspect, the computer comprises
Further functioning as lottery means for executing lottery processing for associating at least one game medium among a plurality of lottery target game media with the user by lottery in response to the user's lottery request,
The plurality of lottery target game media includes the second game media,
The preferential treatment means preferentially treats a condition under which the second game medium is drawn from a plurality of the lottery target game contents in the lottery process executed by the lottery means as preferential treatment of the conditions for obtaining the second game medium. can be done.

In the first aspect, the plurality of lottery target game media are grouped into a plurality of groups by setting one of a plurality of predetermined parameters,
When the game media associated with the user by the lottery means is the winning game media,
The lottery means
As the lottery process,
a first lottery process for identifying, by lottery, a predetermined parameter possessed by the winning game medium from among the plurality of parameters;
A second lottery process for determining the winning game media by lottery from among the plurality of lottery game media belonging to the group having the predetermined parameter specified in the first lottery process. and
The preferential means are
In the second lottery process, preferential treatment can be given to the conditions under which the second game media are selected from among the plurality of lottery target game media.

In the first aspect, the lottery means
Regardless of whether or not the development status of the first game medium satisfies the predetermined condition, at least one game medium from among a plurality of lottery target game mediums is given to the user by lottery in response to a lottery request from the user. A normal lottery to associate with,
A special lottery that associates at least one of a plurality of lottery target game media with the user by lottery in response to a lottery request from the user, based on the fact that the development status of the first game medium satisfies the predetermined condition. and
The preferential means are
When the lottery means executes the lottery process corresponding to the special lottery, it is possible to give preferential treatment to the conditions under which the second game medium is selected from among the plurality of lottery target game media.

In the first aspect, the lottery means
Regardless of whether or not the development status of the first game medium satisfies the predetermined condition, at least one game medium from among a plurality of lottery target game mediums is given to the user by lottery in response to a lottery request from the user. It performs a normal lottery to associate,
The preferential means are
When the lottery means executes the lottery process corresponding to the normal lottery, it is possible to give preferential treatment to conditions for lottery of the second game media from the plurality of lottery target game media.

In the first aspect, the preferential means are
In the lottery process executed by the lottery means, a condition for selecting the second game medium from among the plurality of lottery target game mediums can be preferentially treated by one of a plurality of preferential treatment contents,
said computer,
It can further function as display control means for displaying a selection screen for allowing the user to select one of the plurality of preferential treatment contents when the development status of the first game medium satisfies the predetermined condition. In one aspect, the computer comprises
further functioning as display control means for displaying a game content confirmation screen including information of the first game content based on the user's operation;
The display control means is
It is possible to display on the game content confirmation screen that if the predetermined condition is satisfied, a preferential treatment for obtaining the second game content can be received.

In a first aspect, the computer comprises
display control means for displaying, prior to other screens, a preferential treatment notification screen indicating that the condition for obtaining the second game medium is preferential when the growth status of the first game medium satisfies the predetermined condition; make it work better,
The display control means is
The preferential information screen may further display a transition section that allows a transition to another screen that allows preferential treatment for obtaining the second game content.

In a first aspect, the computer comprises
Based on the user's game behavior, it further functions as a preferential right granting means that grants the user a preferential right that can receive preferential treatment in the game,
The preferential means are
A condition for acquiring the second game medium, further provided that the user exercises the preferential right when the judging means judges that the development status of the first game medium satisfies a predetermined condition. can be given preferential treatment.

In a first aspect, the computer comprises
Based on the user's game behavior, it further functions as a preferential right granting means that grants the user a preferential right that can receive preferential treatment in the game,
The preferential means are
Based on the exercise of the preferential right by the user, the degree of preferential treatment in the conditions for obtaining the second game content can be strengthened.

In a first aspect,
A plurality of preferential rights can be associated with the user,
The preferential treatment means can change the degree of preferential treatment of the conditions for obtaining the second game content according to the number of the preferential rights exercised by the user.

In a first aspect,
The preferential means are
strengthening the degree of preferential treatment of the acquisition condition of the second game medium with time or number of restrictions,
Each time the preferential right is exercised by the user, the degree of preferential treatment in the conditions for obtaining the second game content can be strengthened, and the time limit or frequency limit can be relaxed.

The second aspect is
a specifying unit that specifies the growth status of the first game content associated with the user;
a determination unit that determines whether or not the development status of the first game medium satisfies a predetermined condition;
a preferential treatment unit that preferentially treats acquisition conditions for a second game content having a specific relationship with the first game content when the determination unit determines that the development status of the first game content satisfies the predetermined condition; and a game device.

The third aspect is
a specifying unit that specifies the growth status of the first game content associated with the user;
a determination unit that determines whether or not the development status of the first game medium satisfies a predetermined condition;
a preferential treatment unit that preferentially treats acquisition conditions for a second game content having a specific relationship with the first game content when the determination unit determines that the development status of the first game content satisfies the predetermined condition; and a game system.

Advantageous Effects of Invention According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a game program, a game device, and a game system that are capable of improving the interest of games related to acquisition and training of game media.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a game system according to a first embodiment; FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the normal lottery list of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the special lottery list of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on a display during the game of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on a display during the game of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on a display during the game of 1st Embodiment. 4 is a sequence chart showing the procedure of processing executed by the control unit of the server device and the control unit of the game device according to the first embodiment; It is a figure which shows an example of the special lottery list of the 1st modification of 1st Embodiment. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display during the game of the first modified example of the first embodiment; FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display during the game of the first modified example of the first embodiment; FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the normal lottery list of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the normal lottery list of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the normal lottery list of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on a display during the game of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on a display during the game of 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen displayed on a display during the game of 2nd Embodiment. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the display during the game of the third embodiment; FIG.

[First embodiment]
A first embodiment of the game system 1 of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings.
<Description of the game>
In the game system 1 shown in FIG. 1, a server device 2 and a plurality of game devices 5 are communicably connected to each other via a communication network 6, and the game devices 5 execute games.

The game of this embodiment is an online game executed in the game system 1 . In this game, the user of the game device 5 activates one or more player characters in a virtual game space, or causes the player characters to compete against enemy characters that are non-player characters. A player character corresponds to an object.

In the game of this embodiment, the user can acquire game media. Game media are electronic data representing game-related elements, such as player characters operated by the player in the virtual space, items such as weapons, armor, and tools that the player character can use in the virtual game space, as well as items used in the game. Usable consumable media and the like. The user can acquire game media by purchasing them by charging money, clearing quests, receiving rewards for various in-game events, or by drawing lots called gacha.

Consumable media are virtual currency, points, items, player characters, etc. that can be used in the virtual game space, and are media that are consumed in the game as the game progresses. Consumable media are given to users as rewards for quests or through real-world billing.
The virtual currency may be a paid virtual currency or a free virtual currency. Paid virtual currency is virtual currency that is acquired by charging. Gratuitous virtual currency is virtual currency that is obtained without charging. Free virtual currency can be obtained as the game progresses, such as benefits granted to the user when logging into the game (so-called login bonus), or benefits granted to the user by clearing game events such as quests. may

A quest is game content associated with tasks, conditions, and the like to be achieved in the game. Quests have clearing conditions. When the quest clear condition is achieved by the user's game action, the user is given a predetermined reward. Note that the quest may be associated with a task (so-called mission) other than the clear condition. By fulfilling the clear conditions while accomplishing the mission, the user is given a mission clear reward in addition to the clear reward.

Gacha is a method of selecting arbitrary game media such as player characters and items by lottery based on a predetermined selection ratio. Any selected game media is awarded to the user. Game media consumed to play gacha include, for example, "paid stones" which are paid game media given to the user through billing operations, and "free stones" which are free game media given to the user through game actions. There is It should be noted that "providing game media to the user" is synonymous with "associating the game media with identification information indicating the user". Also, "a game medium is owned by a user" is synonymous with "a game medium is associated with identification information indicating a user".

A parameter called a rarity indicating a rarity value is set in advance as one of the predetermined parameters for game media such as player characters and items that the user can obtain through gacha or the like. Specifically, a high rarity means a high rarity value, meaning that it is difficult to obtain in-game, and a low rarity means a low rarity value, meaning that it is easy to obtain in-game. . In the game of this embodiment, each game content is grouped into three groups by presetting one of S rank, A rank, and B rank in rarity. The S rank is the highest rarity, and from there, the rarity decreases in the order of A rank and B rank.

In the game of this embodiment, the player character can be changed by consuming consumption media associated with the user. In the following, enhancement and limit breaking will be described as examples of changes in the player character.
Enhancing the player character means changing the state of the player character in an advantageous manner. In this embodiment, a case in which the player character's level is increased will be described as an example of strengthening the player character. In the game of this embodiment, the level of the player character starts from "level 1" and can be raised to the upper limit. The initial value of the upper limit is set to "level 50", for example. Consumable media required for enhancement are typically predetermined items. Consumable media required for this enhancement are hereinafter referred to as "material items".

Breaking through the limit of the player character means increasing the upper limit of the level of the player character. In the game of this embodiment, after raising the level of the player character to the upper limit, the upper limit of the level can be increased by consuming a specific consumption medium for the player character. For example, if the player character's current level upper limit is "level 50", after raising the player character's level to "level 50", if a specific consumable medium is consumed, the player character's upper limit level can be raised to "level 55". After increasing the upper limit of the level of the player character to "level 55", the upper limit of the level may be further increased to "level 60" by allowing the player character to break through the limit. The consumable medium required for limit breaking is typically the same character as the player character. Note that the characters that are the same as the player character include characters having parameters different from those of the player character, such as "level 1" characters. Hereinafter, the consumable medium necessary for breaking through this limit is referred to as a "material character". In this embodiment, the player character whose level has reached the upper limit corresponds to the first game medium. In addition, the material character required to allow the player character to break through the limit corresponds to the second game medium having a specific relationship with the first game medium.

In the game of this embodiment, there are normal gacha and special gacha as the above-described gacha. The normal gacha is a gacha that can be played regardless of whether the player character's level has reached the upper limit. The special gacha is a gacha that can be performed when the player character's level reaches the upper limit value, in other words, when the player character's limit breakthrough becomes possible. In the special gacha, compared to the normal gacha, it is easier to obtain the same character as the player character whose level has reached the upper limit, in other words, the material character that enables the player character whose level has reached the upper limit to break through the limit. ing.

Such games can be played using a game device 5, which is a home game machine such as PlayStation (registered trademark), a portable game machine such as Nintendo Switch (registered trademark), or an electronic device such as a personal computer, a smartphone, or a tablet. executed. Below, the case where the game device 5 is a smart phone is illustrated.

<Overview of Game System 1>
A game system 1 is composed of a server device 2 and a plurality of game devices 5 . The server device 2 stores game programs and game data, and manages the game data of the game device 5, more specifically, the game data for each account.

The game device 5 executes a predetermined game based on user's operation. Therefore, the game device 5 receives, specifically downloads and installs, the game program and game data from the server device 2 via the communication network 6 . Each user is associated with the game device 5 and assigned account information including identification information and a password. This account information is transmitted from the game device 5 to the server device 2 at the time of login, and is used for user authentication in the server device 2 .

Mutual communication between the server device 2 and the game device 5 becomes possible after the user authentication. After logging in, when the game device 5 receives data necessary for the progress of the game, for example, data relating to the progress of the game, from the server device 2, the game device 5 outputs game images and sounds from the display 61 and the speaker 62 based on the user's operation. , to advance the game.

<Configuration of game system 1>
The hardware configurations of the server device 2 and the game device 5 will be described below with reference to FIG. Note that each of the plurality of game devices 5 has the same configuration as each other.

<Configuration of Server Apparatus 2>
As shown in FIG. 1, the server device 2 has a network interface 21, a storage section 22, and a control section . The network interface 21 and storage unit 22 are electrically connected to the control unit 23 via the bus 29 .

The network interface 21 is communicably connected to each game device 5 via a communication network 6 such as the Internet and LAN.
The storage unit 22 includes a HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), an SSD (Solid State Drive), and the like. The storage unit 22 stores various programs including part of the game program of the present embodiment, as well as various data such as a user DB (Data Base) 221 and a lottery list DB 222 .

The user DB 221 corresponds to user information, game media given to the user, information on the player character operated by the user, consumable media that can be used in the virtual game space, etc., for each identification number of the user who plays the game. attached and stored. The user information includes information such as user name and user rank. The information about the player character is the level and status of the player character, equipment associated with the player character, and the like. The information about the player character also includes the amount of currency, items, etc. associated with the player character. Consumable media that can be used in the virtual game space are material items, material characters, and the like.

The lottery list DB 222 stores a plurality of lottery lists used when performing lottery processing corresponding to gacha. In the lottery list, information about game media and selection probabilities by lottery are associated and stored. The information about the game content includes the name, ability, parameters, rarity, level, etc. of the game content. For example, if the game medium is a player character, the parameters are strength, HP, attack power, defense power, intelligence, speed, or the like.

For example, the lottery process for the gacha corresponding to the player character of the present embodiment is performed in the order of the first lottery process and the second lottery process. In the first lottery process, when the winning player character is the player character finally associated with the user by lottery, the rarity of the winning player character is selected from a plurality of rarities of S rank, A rank, and B rank. It is a process specified by In this embodiment, the winning player character corresponds to the winning game content. The second lottery process is a process of determining one character by lottery from a plurality of player characters having the rarity specified in the first lottery process. In order to perform a lottery process corresponding to such player character gacha, the lottery list DB 222 stores lottery lists as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, for example.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the normal lottery list 222a used for the normal gacha of the player character. As shown in FIG. 2, the normal lottery list 222a defines the player character rarity, the rarity lottery probability, the character name, and the character lottery probability.

The rarity lottery probability indicates the lottery probability in the first lottery process of the corresponding rarity. In the normal lottery list 222a, the lottery probability of S rank in the first lottery process is "10 [%]", the lottery probability of A rank is "30 [%]", and the lottery probability of B rank is "60 [%]". ” are set respectively. The total value of the lottery probability of each rarity is "100[%]".

The character name indicates the name of the player character that has the possibility of winning at each rarity. Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience, a player character that has a possibility of winning will be referred to as a "lottery target character". A lottery target character of each rarity is selected in advance from a large number of characters belonging to each rarity. The player characters listed in the normal lottery list 222a correspond to lottery target game media that are likely to be lottered in the normal lottery.

The character lottery probability indicates the lottery probability of the lottery target character in the second lottery process. The total value of the lottery probabilities of the plurality of lottery target characters belonging to each rarity is "100[%]".
When the first lottery process and the second lottery process are performed using the normal lottery list 222a, the actual lottery probability of the character is a value obtained by multiplying the lottery probability of the rarity by the lottery probability of the character. For example, the actual lottery probability of character 1 is "2 [%]" obtained by multiplying the rarity lottery probability "10 [%]" by the character lottery probability "20 [%]". is.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the special lottery list 222b used for the player character special gacha. The special lottery list 222b differs from the normal lottery list 222a shown in FIG. 2 in that a "pickup character" is added to the S rank lottery target characters. The same character as the player character whose level has reached the upper limit is selected as the pickup character. In the special lottery list 222b, the lottery probability of the second lottery process for the pickup character is set to 50[%]. Along with this, the lottery probability of the other S rank lottery target characters excluding the pickup character is set to "10[%].

The controller 23 shown in FIG. 1 is composed of a microcomputer having a CPU and a semiconductor memory, and controls the operation of the server device 2 . The control unit 23 functions as information processing means 231, collation means 232, lottery means 233, change means 234, and preferential treatment means 235 by executing various programs. These means 231 to 235 correspond to an information processing section, a matching section, a lottery section, a changing section, and a preferential treatment section, respectively.

- Information processing means 231 -
The information processing means 231 transmits and receives various data to and from each game device 5 . Main data received by the information processing means 231 include game program download request information, gacha lottery request according to user's operation, account information, game data, and the like. The main data transmitted by the information processing means 231 include information for confirming that the game device 5 has received the game program, information regarding game content obtained by gacha, and the like.

The information processing means 231 executes processing for settling the charge based on the charge request received from the game device 5 via the network interface 21 . A billing request is made to restore a predetermined amount of a game parameter, such as stamina.
- Verification means 232 -
The verification unit 232 uses the user identification information received from the game device 5 to authenticate the user account.

-Lottery means 233-
The lottery means 233 executes a lottery process for associating at least one game medium among a plurality of lottery target game media with the user by lottery in response to a user's lottery request, which is a gacha execution request. Specifically, when the user performs a gacha play operation on the game device 5 , a gacha play request is transmitted from the game device 5 to the server device 2 . A lottery means 233 selects at least one game medium from a plurality of lottery target game media by lottery based on the winning probability of each game medium from the lottery list in response to the gacha execution request. The lottery means 233 associates the information about the selected game media with the identification information of the user who performed the operation that is the source of the lottery request. As a result, the user is provided with the game media that he has won by drawing the gacha himself.

For example, when the user performs a normal gacha execution operation on the game device 5 , the game device 5 transmits a normal gacha execution request to the server device 2 . In this case, the lottery means 233 selects one player character using the normal lottery list 222a shown in FIG. Specifically, the lottery means 233 uses the normal lottery list 222a shown in FIG. , A rank, and B rank by lottery to specify one rarity. After that, the lottery means 233 determines one winning player character from among the plurality of player characters having the rarity specified in the first lottery process, based on the lottery probability described in the "Character lottery probability" column. 2 Lottery processing is performed.

Further, when the user performs a special gacha execution operation on the game device 5 , a special gacha execution request is transmitted from the game device 5 to the server device 2 . In this case, the lottery means 233 determines one winning player character by executing the above-described first lottery process and second lottery process using the special lottery list 222b shown in FIG.

- Change Means 234 -
The changing means 234 consumes the consumable medium associated with the user based on the user's operation information transmitted from the game device 5, and changes the game medium selected by the user, specifically strengthening or exceeding the limit. etc.

- Preferential treatment 235 -
When the game device 5 notifies that the level of the player character has reached the upper limit, the preferential treatment means 235 preferentially obtains the same character as the player character.

Specifically, on the condition that the level of the player character reaches the upper limit, the preferential treatment means 235 provides a player whose level has reached the upper limit as a gacha that can be selected by the user in the game device 5 in addition to the normal gacha. A special gacha that makes it easy to obtain the same character as the character appears in the game. This allows the user to request execution of a special gacha within the game.

Also, the preferential treatment means 235 instructs the lottery means 233 to use the special lottery list 222b shown in FIG. 3 when performing the lottery corresponding to the special gacha. In this embodiment, when the level of the player character reaches the upper limit, it is possible to request the execution of the special gacha based on the special lottery list 222b shown in FIG. This corresponds to preferential treatment of obtaining conditions for the same character as the character.

In addition, the preferential treatment means 235 sets conditions for requesting execution of the special gacha. For example, the preferential treatment 235 uses consumption of free stones or paid stones as a condition for requesting execution of a special gacha.
Also, the preferential treatment means 235 makes the special gacha appear only during the period until the preferential treatment end condition is satisfied. In this embodiment, the preferential end condition is that either a predetermined time has passed since the level of the player character reached the upper limit, or the special gacha is performed a predetermined number of times. condition is set. If the preferential termination conditions are met, the user will not be able to request the execution of the special gacha.

Furthermore, when a request is made to perform a predetermined number of special gachas with the consumption of a predetermined number of paid stones, the preferential treatment means 235 selects the special lottery list shown in FIG. In 222b, the lottery probability of the S-rank rarity is set to "100 [%]", the lottery probability of the A-rank rarity is set to "0 [%]", and the lottery probability of the B-rank reality is set to "0 [%]". The lottery means 233 is instructed to use the set lottery list. That is, the preferential treatment means 235 ensures that the S-rank player character wins in the last special gacha. This is to give preferential treatment to a user who has consumed a plurality of paid stones, which are charged items.

<Configuration of game device 5>
The game device 5 has a display 61, a speaker 62, and a touch pad 63 externally connected or built therein. The game device 5 also has a network interface 51 , a graphics processing section 52 , an audio processing section 53 , an operation section 54 , a storage section 55 and a control section 56 . The network interface 51 , graphic processing section 52 , audio processing section 53 , operation section 54 and storage section 55 are electrically connected to a control section 56 via a bus 59 .

The network interface 51 is communicably connected to the communication network 6 for transmitting and receiving various data between the game device 5 and the server device 2 .
The graphics processing unit 52 draws game images in a moving image format based on the game image information output from the control unit 56 . The game image includes characters and various objects related to the virtual game space. The graphics processing unit 52 is connected to, for example, a liquid crystal display 61, and displays a game image drawn in a moving image format on the display 61 as a game screen.

The audio processing unit 53 is connected to the speaker 62 , reproduces and synthesizes game sound based on instructions from the control unit 56 , and outputs the game sound from the speaker 62 .
The operation unit 54 is connected to the touch pad 63 and transmits/receives data regarding operations and inputs to/from the touch pad 63 . A user can input an operation signal to the game device 5 by performing a touch operation on the touch pad 63 .

The storage unit 55 is composed of an HDD, an SSD, a RAM, a ROM, and the like. The storage unit 55 stores game data downloaded from the server device 2, various programs including part of the game program, account information of the game device 5, and the like.
The control unit 56 is composed of a microcomputer having a CPU and a semiconductor memory, and controls operations of the game device 5 . The control unit 56 functions as communication means 561, game execution means 562, lottery reception means 563, identification means 564, determination means 565, sound control means 566, and display control means 567 by executing various programs. These means 561 to 567 respectively correspond to a communication section, a game execution section, a lottery reception section, a specification section, a determination section, a sound control section, and a display control section.

-Communication means 561-
A communication unit 561 communicates with the server device 2 via the network interface 51 .
The communication unit 561 generates information that can be grasped by the server device 2 based on various operation signals received by the operation unit 54 from the touch pad 63 and transmits the information to the server device 2 . For example, the communication means 561 transmits account information, new game data download request information, gacha execution request, and the like to the server device 2 . Further, the communication means 561 receives from the server device 2 new game data transmitted from the server device 2 in response to the download request information, information on game media selected by the lottery process, and the like.

-Game execution means 562-
The game executing means 562 reads data such as virtual game space objects and textures included in the game data from the storage unit 55 or receives them from the server device 2 based on the user's operation of the touch pad 63 . The game executing means 562 generates two-dimensional or three-dimensional game image information while executing a game program using data such as virtual game space objects and textures. As the game image information is processed by the graphics processing unit 52 , the processed game image is sequentially displayed on the display 61 .

The game executing means 562 arranges the character on the game image based on the operation of the user of the game device 5, and controls the action of the character in the virtual game space according to the user's operation and the progress of the game.
-Lottery acceptance means 563-
When the user operates the touch pad 63 or the like to request the execution of the gacha, the lottery acceptance unit 563 notifies the server device 2 of the fact. For example, when the user requests that the player character play the normal gacha, the lottery accepting means 563 transmits that fact to the server device 2 . In addition, the lottery accepting means 563 accepts a request for executing a special gacha during a period from when the level of the player character reaches the upper limit to when the preferential end condition is satisfied. The lottery acceptance unit 563 transmits a request to the server device 2 to that effect when the user requests the execution of the special gacha during that period.

-Specifying means 564-
The identifying means 564 identifies the development status of the game content associated with the user. Specifically, the identifying means 564 identifies the level of the player character associated with the user.

- Determination means 565 -
The determining means 565 determines whether or not the growth status of the game media associated with the user satisfies a predetermined condition. Specifically, the determining means 565 determines whether or not the level of the player character specified by the specifying means 564 has reached the upper limit value, in other words, whether or not the player character can break through the limit. In this embodiment, the predetermined condition is that the level of the player character reaches the upper limit or that the player character can break through the limit. When determining that the level of the player character has reached the upper limit, the determining means 565 notifies the server device 2 of the fact. As a result, the preferential treatment means 235 of the server device 2 causes the special gacha to appear so that the user can request the execution of the special gacha.

-Voice control means 566-
The audio control means 566 controls the audio output of the speaker 62 based on the user's operation on the game device 5 or the like when executing the game.
-Display control means 567-
The display control means 567 controls the display output of the display 61 based on the user's operation on the game device 5 or the like when executing the game. For example, the display control unit 567 displays a character confirmation screen, a gacha execution screen, and the like on the display 61 .

Next, examples of screens displayed on the display 61 by the display control means 567 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. FIG.
The display control means 567 displays the player character confirmation screen 70 shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the character confirmation screen 70 corresponds to a game content confirmation screen including information on the first game content. The character confirmation screen 70 is provided with a character display area 700 , a material count display area 701 , a list display area 702 , an enhancement selection button 703 , and a limit breakthrough selection button 704 .

A character display area 700 is a portion where the current level of the player character and each parameter are displayed.
The material number display area 701 displays the total number of material items required to raise the player character from the current level to the level selected in the list display area 702, and the number of material items currently possessed by the user. The number is displayed for each material item.

An enhancement level list area 7020 and a scroll bar 7021 are provided in the list display area 702 .
In the enhancement level list area 7020, among the enhancement level list, the enhancement possible level that can raise the level of the player character by consuming the material item associated with the user and the material item associated with the user are displayed. A non-strengthening level is displayed at which the level of the player character cannot be increased even if all of them are consumed. FIG. 4 illustrates a case where the level that can be strengthened is "level 48" and the level that cannot be strengthened is "levels 49 and 50". In the enhancement level list area 7020, display areas 7020b and 7020c of level 49 and level 50, which are levels that cannot be enhanced, are grayed out, thereby making those levels unselectable and making those levels unselectable. We are trying to make the user aware that it is impossible to strengthen it.

In display areas 7020a, 7020b, and 7020c of each level in the enhancement level list area 7020, the corresponding level, the required number of each material item required for leveling up, and the increase amount of each parameter of the player character are displayed. there is
The display control means 567 displays the preferential treatment notification area 706 overlapping the display area of the upper limit level in the list display area 702, that is, the display area 7020c of "level 50". The preferential treatment notification area 706 notifies the user that when the level of the player character reaches the upper limit, it is possible to request the execution of a special gacha in which the probability of obtaining the same character as the player character is set high. It is an area for In addition, in this embodiment, the “pickup gacha” described in the preferential treatment notification area 706 corresponds to the special gacha. Also, this preferential treatment notification area 706 corresponds to an area for displaying that preferential treatment for obtaining the second game medium is available by satisfying a predetermined condition.

The scroll bar 7021 is a portion operated when scrolling the enhancement level list area 7020 to display a level higher or lower than the level currently displayed in the enhancement level list area 7020 .
The enhancement selection button 703 is a portion operated when raising the level of the player character to the level selected in the enhancement level list area 7020 . That is, if the user selects one of the plurality of possible enhancement levels displayed in the enhancement level list area 7020 and then operates the enhancement selection button 703, the level of the player character is raised to the selected level. be able to.

A limit breakthrough selection button 704 is a portion operated when the player character's limit breakthrough is performed, that is, when the upper limit value of the player character's level is raised. The limit breakthrough selection button 704 is grayed out as shown in FIG. 4 and cannot be operated by the user when the player character's level has not reached the current upper limit. When the level of the player character reaches the current upper limit, the grayed-out display of the limit breakthrough selection button 704 is canceled, and the user can operate the limit breakthrough selection button 704 .

When the level of the player character reaches the upper limit on the character confirmation screen 70, the display control means 567 displays the preferential treatment notification screen 71 on the display 61 prior to other screens, as shown in FIG. . The preferential treatment notification screen 71 indicates that a special gacha has newly appeared, that the player character needs to break through the limit to further strengthen the player character, and that breaking through the limit requires a material character that is the same character as the player character. is stated. Note that the "limited-time pick-up gacha" displayed on the preferential treatment notification screen 71 corresponds to the special gacha.

A transition button 710 and a return button 711 are provided on the preferential treatment notification screen 71 . In this embodiment, the transition button 710 corresponds to the transition section.
A return button 711 is a portion operated when returning from the preferential treatment notification screen 71 to the character confirmation screen 70 .

The transition button 710 is a portion operated when transitioning from the preferential treatment notification screen 71 to a screen for requesting execution of a special gacha. The display control means 567 displays the special gacha execution screen 72 shown in FIG. 6 on the display 61 when the transition button 710 is operated.
Note that the display control unit 567 operates not only when the transition button 710 of the preferential treatment notification screen 71 is operated, but also when a button for selecting a special gacha is operated on a gacha selection screen on which a plurality of gachas are displayed. Similarly, a special gacha execution screen 72 is displayed on the display 61 . On the gacha selection screen, a plurality of buttons for selecting various gachas, such as a button for selecting a normal gacha and a button for selecting a special gacha, are arranged. By selecting the special gacha on the gacha selection screen, the user can request the execution of the special gacha at any timing.

As shown in FIG. 6, the special gacha execution screen 72 includes a preferential treatment display area 720, a probability confirmation button 721, an explanation display area 722, a first gacha button 723, a second gacha button 724, and a third gacha button 725. is provided.
In the preferential treatment display area 720, a pickup character whose lottery probability is preferentially treated in the special gacha, that is, the same character as the player character whose level has reached the upper limit is displayed. Therefore, by confirming the characters displayed in the preferential treatment target display area 720, the user can easily recognize the characters that are easy to obtain in the special gacha.

The probability confirmation button 721 is a button for confirming the lottery probability of each play character in the special gacha. When the user operates the probability confirmation button 721, the display control means 567 displays on the display 61, for example, the screen of the special lottery list 222b shown in FIG.

In the explanation display area 722, it is possible to easily obtain material characters necessary for breaking the limit of the player character, the remaining time during which the execution of the special gacha can be requested, and the remaining time during which the execution of the special gacha can be requested. The number of times is displayed.
The first gacha button 723 is a button for requesting one execution of a special gacha by consuming free stones. When the user operates the first gacha button 723, one free stone associated with the user is consumed and a special gacha is performed once.

The second gacha button 724 is a button for consuming free stones and requesting execution of a special gacha ten times. When the user operates the second gacha button 724, 10 free stones associated with the user are consumed, the special gacha is performed 10 times, and bonus game media are additionally given to the user. On the special gacha execution screen 72 , game media given to the user as a bonus are displayed next to the second gacha button 724 .

The third gacha button 725 is a button for consuming paid stones to request execution of a special gacha ten times. When the user operates the third gacha button 725, 10 paid stones associated with the user are consumed, special gacha is performed 10 times, bonus game media are additionally given to the user, and rarity is sure to win one player character of S rank. On the special gacha execution screen 72, it is displayed that a game medium given to the user as a bonus and one player character with a rarity of S rank will surely win.

<Flow of Operation of Game System 1>
Next, referring to FIG. 7, a procedure of processing executed by the control unit 23 of the server device 2 and the control unit 56 of the game device 5 will be specifically described.
As shown in FIG. 7, in the control unit 56 of the game device 5, after the specifying means 564 specifies the level of the player character (step S10), the determination means determines whether or not the level of the player character has reached the upper limit. 565 determines (step S11). When determining that the level of the player character has reached the upper limit (step S11: YES), the determining means 565 transmits that effect to the server device 2 (step S12).

When the preferential treatment means 235 of the server device 2 receives notification that the level of the player character has reached the upper limit (step S20), a special gacha appears (step S21). As a result, the user can access the special gacha execution screen by operating the transition button 710 of the preferential treatment notification screen 71 shown in FIG. 72 is displayed on the display 61 to request execution of the special gacha.

After that, the lottery accepting means 563 of the game device 5 determines whether or not a request for special gacha has been made (step S13). A message to that effect is transmitted to the server device 2 (step S14). The lottery accepting means 563 determines whether or not the preferential treatment end condition is satisfied when the process of step S14 is executed, or when a negative determination is made in the process of step S13 (step S13: NO). (Step S15). As described above, the preferential end condition is that either a predetermined period of time has passed since the player character's level reached the upper limit, or the special gacha is performed a predetermined number of times. set to the conditions. If the preferential end condition is not satisfied (step S15: NO), the lottery accepting means 563 returns to the process of step S13. Therefore, every time a request to play a special gacha is made until the preferential treatment end condition is satisfied, the game device 5 transmits a request to that effect to the server device 2 .

On the other hand, the preferential treatment means 235 of the server device 2 determines whether or not the game device 5 has requested execution of the special gacha (step S22). When the preferential treatment means 235 determines that the execution of the special gacha is requested (step S22: YES), the special gacha is executed (step S23). As a result, the user can obtain the same character as the player character whose level has reached the upper limit with a predetermined probability determined in the special lottery list 222b.

If the preferential treatment means 235 executes the process of step S23 or makes a negative determination in the process of step S22 (step S22: NO), it determines whether the preferential treatment end condition is satisfied ( step S24). If the preferential treatment end condition is not satisfied (step S24: NO), the preferential treatment means 235 returns to the process of step S22 and continues whether or not an operation requesting execution of the special gacha has been performed on the game device 5. and monitor.

If the preferential treatment end condition is satisfied (step S24: YES), the preferential treatment means 235 ends the special gacha (step S25). Along with this, the special gacha cannot be selected on the game device 5, so that the user cannot play the special gacha.

In summary, the control unit 56 (computer) of the game device 5 is configured by specifying means 564 for specifying the development status (level) of the first game medium (player character) associated with the user, and It functions as determination means 565 for determining whether or not the situation satisfies a predetermined condition. In addition, when the determination means 565 determines that the growth status of the first game content satisfies a predetermined condition, the control unit 23 (computer) of the server device 2 controls the second game content having a specific relationship with the first game content. 2) It functions as preferential treatment means 235 for giving preferential treatment to acquisition conditions of game media (material characters).

<effect>
When the level of the player character associated with the user reaches the upper limit, it can be said that the player character is a character that the user has a strong attachment to. Therefore, if preferential treatment is given to the acquisition condition of the material character having a specific relationship with the player character, specifically, a relationship that allows the player character to break through the limit as in the above embodiment, the user can obtain the material character can be easily obtained, the player character can be trained using the material character. As a result, it is possible to improve the interest of the game regarding the development of the game media.

The lottery target characters in the special lottery list 222b used for the special gacha shown in FIG. The preferential treatment means 235 of the server device 2 instructs the lottery means 233 to use the special lottery list 222b shown in FIG. Therefore, the probability of lottery of a material character that enables a player character whose level has reached the upper limit to break through the limit is given a higher priority than the probability of lottery of a character other than the material character. Specifically, the preferential treatment means 235, in the second lottery process among the first lottery process and the second lottery process executed in the special gacha, selects the material character from among the plurality of lottery target characters belonging to the S rank. Gives preferential treatment to the probability of being selected.

According to this configuration, it is possible to easily realize a configuration in which preferential treatment is given to the acquisition condition of the material character that enables the player character whose level has reached the upper limit to break through the limit. In addition, in the special gacha of the present embodiment, since the lottery conditions of the first lottery process are the same as those of the normal gacha, the lottery conditions of the material characters are not given too much preferential treatment. As a result, while maintaining the interest of the lottery, it is possible to improve the interest of the game relating to the development of the game media.

The lottery means 233 of the server device 2 carries out a special gacha with preferential conditions for obtaining a material character that enables a player character whose level has reached the upper limit to break through the limit, in addition to the normal gacha.
According to this configuration, it becomes easier for the user to recognize that the conditions for obtaining the material character are given preferential treatment.

The display control means 567 of the game device 5 displays the preferential treatment notification area 706 in the display area of the upper limit level in the list display area 702 as shown in FIG. The preferential treatment notification area 706 is a display for notifying the user that it is possible to request the execution of a special gacha when the level of the player character reaches the upper limit.

According to this configuration, a user-friendly game can be provided because the user can easily recognize that the player character whose level has reached the upper limit can receive preferential treatment for obtaining the material character that allows the player character to break through the limit.
The display control means 567 of the game device 5 displays a transition button 710 capable of transitioning to a special gacha on the preferential treatment notification screen 71 shown in FIG.

According to this configuration, after the preferential treatment notification screen 71 is displayed when the level of the player character reaches the upper limit, the user can immediately play the special gacha simply by operating the transition button 710 of the preferential treatment notification screen 71. Since it can be implemented, convenience can be improved.
<First modification>
Next, the 1st modification of the game system 1 of embodiment is demonstrated.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the control unit 56 of the game device 5 of this modification further includes preferential right granting means 568 . The preferential right granting means 568 grants the user a ticket that allows various preferential treatment in the game based on the user's game behavior, billing operation, and the like. The preferential right granting means 568 grants a ticket to the user as a reward for clearing a quest or a mission, or grants a ticket to the user based on the game action of consuming free stones or paid stones, for example. In addition, in the game of this modified example, it is possible to associate a plurality of tickets with one user. In this modified example, the ticket corresponds to preferential treatment.

In the game of this modified example, when the user consumes the ticket when requesting the execution of the special gacha, the winning probability of the material character that enables the player character whose level has reached the upper limit to break through the limit is increased. is possible.
Specifically, when performing a special gacha based on a request from the game device 5, the preferential treatment means 235 of the server device 2, based on the information on the number of consumed tickets transmitted from the game device 5, is changed in the special lottery list 222b shown in . For example, the preferential treatment means 235 increases the winning probability of a pick-up character and decreases the winning probability of other characters as the number of tickets consumed increases. As an example, the preferential treatment means 235 gradually increases the winning probability of a pickup character belonging to the S rank by "5[%]" every time the number of consumed tickets increases by one, The winning probability of the character is reduced step by step by "1[%]". Therefore, when one ticket is consumed, the lottery means 233 executes the special gacha using the special lottery list 222b as shown in FIG.

The display control means 567 of the game device 5 displays a special gacha execution screen 72 as shown in FIG. The special gacha execution screen 72 is further provided with a ticket use button 726 . The display control means 567 displays the ticket selection screen 73 shown in FIG. 10 on the display 61 when the ticket use button 726 is operated.

A ticket selection button 730 and a winning probability display area 731 are provided on the ticket selection screen 73 .
The ticket selection button 730 is a button for increasing or decreasing the number of tickets consumed when performing the special gacha. The communication means 561 of the game device 5 transmits information on the consumed number of tickets selected by the ticket selection button 730 to the server device 2 when requesting the server device 2 to perform the special gacha.

The winning probability display area 731 variably displays the winning probability of the player character according to the number of tickets consumed. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, when the number of tickets to be consumed is set to "1", the winning probability corresponding to the special lottery list 222b shown in FIG. 8 is displayed in the winning probability display area 731. The Rukoto.

In this way, the preferential treatment means 235 of the server device 2 of the present modification sets the conditions for obtaining the same character as the player character whose level has reached the upper limit value in the special gacha based on the user exercising the ticket. Strengthen preferential treatment. In addition, the preferential treatment means 235 changes the degree of preferential treatment for obtaining the same character as the player character whose level has reached the upper limit, according to the number of consumed tickets exercised by the user. According to this configuration, the user can arbitrarily adjust the acquisition condition of the material character that enables the player character whose level has reached the upper limit to break through the limit, thereby further enhancing the interest of the game. .

<Second modification>
Next, the 2nd modification of the game system 1 of embodiment is demonstrated.
The preferential treatment means 235 of the server device 2 of the present modification provides preferential treatment of conditions for obtaining a material character that enables a player character whose level has reached the upper limit to break through the limit in the special gacha each time the ticket is exercised by the user. The degree is strengthened, and the time limit or number limit set for the special gacha is further relaxed.

Specifically, the preferential treatment means 235 extends the requestable period of the special gacha based on the number of tickets consumed. For example, the preferential treatment means 235 extends the requestable period of the special gacha by one day when one ticket is consumed. Also, the preferential treatment means 235 increases the number of requests for the special gacha based on the number of tickets consumed. For example, when one ticket is consumed, the preferential treatment means 235 increases the number of times the gacha can be requested by one.

According to this configuration, the user can arbitrarily adjust the time limit or the number of times of the special gacha, thereby further improving the interest of the game.
It should be noted that when a ticket exists in the game as in this modification, the preferential treatment means 235 replaces the condition of consuming free stones or paid stones as a condition for requesting execution of the special gacha with a ticket. A condition of consuming may be used. Further, the preferential treatment means 235 may use a condition of consuming a ticket in addition to a condition of consuming free stones or paid stones as a condition for requesting execution of the special gacha.

[Second embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the game system 1 of the present disclosure will be described. The following description will focus on differences from the game system 1 of the first embodiment.
<Description of the game>
In the game of the present embodiment, as the normal gacha, for example, a pick-up gacha in which the winning probability of a player character selected for a limited period of time is given preferential treatment can be performed. Further, the game of the present embodiment differs from the game of the first embodiment in that the special gacha does not appear when the level of the player character reaches the upper limit. However, in the game of the present embodiment, when the player character's level reaches the upper limit, preferential treatment is given to the same character acquisition conditions as the player character in the pickup gacha.

<Configuration of Server Apparatus 2>
The lottery list DB 222 of the storage unit 22 of the server device 2 shown in FIG. 1 stores a lottery list 222c corresponding to the pickup gacha. FIG. 11 shows an example of the lottery list 222c for pickup gacha. As shown in FIG. 11, in the lottery list 222c, there are pick-up characters 1 and 2 in addition to the normal characters 1 to 5 as the lottery target characters of S rank. The pick-up characters 1 and 2 are, for example, characters selected from among a plurality of S rank characters at a predetermined cycle.

In the pick-up gacha lottery list 222c, the lottery probabilities of normal characters 1 to 5 are set to "10 [%]", while the lottery probabilities of pick-up characters 1 and 2 are set to "25 [%]". is set. Therefore, in the pickup gacha, the lottery probabilities of the pick-up characters 1 and 2 are treated preferentially compared to the lottery probabilities of the normal characters 1-5.

- Preferential treatment 235 -
When the game device 5 notifies that the level of the player character has reached the upper limit, the preferential treatment means 235 selects the same player character whose level has reached the upper limit in the pick-up gacha lottery list 222c shown in FIG. Gives preferential treatment to the acquisition conditions of characters in

Specifically, when the game device 5 notifies that the level of the player character has reached the upper limit, the preferential treatment means 235 selects the S-rank lottery target character in the lottery list 222c as shown in FIG. Pickup character 3 is newly added. The preferential treatment means 235 selects the same character as the player character whose level has reached the upper limit as the pickup character 3 . Also, the preferential treatment means 235 changes the lottery probabilities of the normal characters 1 to 5 to "5 [%]" and sets the lottery probabilities of the pickup characters 1 to 3 to "25 [%]" respectively. This makes it easier for the user to obtain the pickup character 3 by requesting the implementation of the pickup gacha. In this embodiment, when the level of the player character reaches the upper limit, changing the pick-up gacha lottery list 222c as shown in FIG. This corresponds to preferential treatment of the acquisition conditions of material characters that are made possible.

Note that the preferential treatment means 235 uses the lottery list 222c shown in FIG. 12 only during the period until the preferential treatment end condition is satisfied. In the present embodiment, the preferential treatment end condition is either that a predetermined time has passed since the level of the player character reached the upper limit value, or that gacha using the lottery list 222c of FIG. 12 is performed a predetermined number of times. It is set to the condition that When the preferential end condition is satisfied, the pick-up gacha lottery list returns to the lottery list 222c shown in FIG.

Furthermore, the preferential treatment means 235 sets an upper limit on the number of times the gacha is performed using the lottery list 222c shown in FIG. That is, when the lottery using the lottery list 222c shown in FIG. 12 is played a predetermined number of times, the lottery list for the pick-up gacha returns to the lottery list 222c shown in FIG.

On the other hand, when the gacha is played using the lottery list 222c shown in FIG. change the probability. Specifically, the preferential treatment means 235 increases the winning probability of the pickup character 3 and decreases the winning probability of the characters 1 to 5 as the number of tickets consumed increases. For example, the preferential treatment means 235 gradually increases the winning probability of the pick-up character 3 by "5[%]" each time the number of tickets consumed increases by one, and increases the winning probability of the characters 1 to 5 by "1[ %]” step by step. Therefore, when one ticket is consumed, the lottery means 233 executes the special gacha using the lottery list 222c as shown in FIG.

<Configuration of game device 5>
-Display control means 567-
The display control means 567 displays a gacha execution screen 74 shown in FIG. 14 on the display 61 as a screen for the user to request execution of the pickup gacha. The gacha execution screen 74 is a screen for requesting execution of the pickup gacha. The gacha execution screen 74 is provided with a preferential treatment display area 740 , a probability confirmation button 741 , an explanation display area 742 , a first gacha button 743 , a second gacha button 744 , and a third gacha button 745 . These are the same as the preferential treatment display area 720, the probability confirmation button 721, the explanation display area 722, the first gacha button 723, the second gacha button 724, and the third gacha button 725 of the special gacha execution screen 72 shown in FIG. or similar, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Note that the pick-up characters 1 and 2 of the lottery list 222c of the pick-up gacha shown in FIG. 11 are displayed in the preferential treatment display area 740 shown in FIG. Also, when the user operates the probability confirmation button 741, the display control means 567 displays on the display 61 the screen of the lottery list 222c shown in FIG.

The display control means 567 changes the gacha execution screen 74 shown in FIG. 14 to that shown in FIG. 15 when the level of the player character reaches the upper limit. That is, the display control means 567 displays the pickup character 3 in addition to the pickup characters 1 and 2 in the preferential treatment display area 740 . In addition, the display control means 567 changes the contents of the bonus game media displayed next to the second gacha button 724 and the third gacha button 725, respectively. In the game of the present embodiment, when performing gacha 10 times through the gacha execution screen 74 shown in FIG. The user can acquire bonus game media. The display control means 567 further displays a ticket use button 746 on the gacha execution screen 74 shown in FIG. The display control means 567 displays the ticket selection screen 75 shown in FIG. 16 on the display 61 when the ticket use button 746 is operated.

A ticket selection button 750 and a winning probability display area 751 are provided on the ticket selection screen 75 . The ticket selection button 750 and winning probability display area 751 are substantially the same as the ticket selecting button 730 and winning probability display area 731 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 16, when the number of tickets consumed is "1", the winning probability corresponding to the special lottery list 222c shown in FIG.

<effect>
As described above, the preferential treatment means 235 of the server device 2 of the present embodiment, when the level of the user's player character reaches the upper limit, when the lottery process corresponding to the pickup gacha that is the normal gacha is executed, By using the lottery list 222c shown in FIG. 12, preferential treatment is given to the lottery conditions for the material character that enables the player character whose level has reached the upper limit to break through the limit from among the plurality of lottery target characters. According to this configuration, unlike the game system 1 of the first embodiment, there is no need to play a special gacha, so the configuration can be simplified.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment of the game system 1 of the present disclosure will be described. In the following, differences from the game system 1 of the first embodiment and the second embodiment will be mainly described.
<Configuration of game device 5>
-Display control means 567-
The display control means 567 of the game device 5 of this embodiment displays the selection screen 76 shown in FIG. 17 instead of the preferential treatment notification screen 71 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 17 , the selection screen 76 is provided with a first preferential selection button 761 , a second preferential selection button 762 and a third preferential selection button 763 .

The first preferential selection button 761 selects a special gacha different from the normal gacha described in the first embodiment as the preferential treatment obtained when the level of the user's player character reaches the upper limit value. button to get
The second preferential selection button 762 can request the execution of the pick-up gacha by consuming less free stones or paid stones than usual as the preferential treatment obtained when the user's player character level reaches the upper limit value. It is a button to get preferential treatment.

The third preferential treatment selection button 763 selects a pick-up gacha as described in the second embodiment as the preferential treatment content obtained when the level of the user's player character reaches the upper limit value. It is a button for obtaining preferential treatment that the same character is added.
The user can select only one of the preferential selection buttons 761-763.

<effect>
As described above, the display control unit 567 of the game device 5 of the present embodiment displays a selection screen that allows the user to select one of a plurality of preferential treatment contents when the level of the user's player character reaches the upper limit value. 76 is displayed on the display 61 . According to this configuration, the user can select preferential treatment conditions that suit his or her taste from a plurality of preferential treatment contents, so that convenience can be improved.

[Other embodiments]
The various control means and processing procedures described in the above embodiments are examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, its applications, or its uses. Various control means and processing procedures can be appropriately modified in design without changing the gist of the present invention.

For example, when the level of the player character reaches the upper limit, the display control means 567 of the first embodiment displays the preferential treatment notification screen 71 shown in FIG. A method of automatically displaying the shown special gacha execution screen 72 on the display 61 may be employed.

When the normal gacha and the special gacha are played, the lottery means 233, as the first lottery process, specifies an arbitrary predetermined parameter possessed by the player character by lottery instead of specifying the rarity of the winning player character by lottery. You may perform the process of doing. For example, in some games, player characters have attributes such as fire, water, and wood attributes. In such a game, the lottery means 233 may perform, as the first lottery process, a process of specifying the attribute of the winning player character by lottery. Also, the ability values of the player character such as HP, offensive power, and defensive power may be specified. In this case, a game medium having an ability value equal to or higher than a predetermined level can be identified by lottery.

Prior to the level of the player character reaching the upper limit, the preferential treatment means 235 is provided when the level of the player character reaches a predetermined threshold associated with the player character, such as "level 48" or "level 49". , Various processing that gives preferential treatment to the acquisition conditions of material characters, such as making a special gacha appear or increasing the probability of winning a material character that allows a player character whose level has reached the upper limit to break through the limit in the normal gacha. may be executed.

Depending on the game, when the level of the player character reaches the upper limit, it is possible to evolve the player character into another player character by consuming predetermined material items. In such a game, when the level of the player character reaches the upper limit value, the preferential treatment means 235 makes the material items necessary for evolution appear in a special gacha with preferential conditions for obtaining the material items necessary for evolution. You may give preferential treatment to the acquisition conditions of . In addition, the preferential treatment means 235 is replaced by a method of causing a special gacha or a normal gacha with preferential acquisition conditions for material characters and material items necessary for limit breakthrough and evolution of the player character whose level has reached the upper limit value. Alternatively, a quest with preferential conditions for obtaining material characters and material items may appear, or a shop may appear where material characters and material items can be obtained at low cost.

As described above, in a game in which the player character can be evolved, the preferential treatment means 235 preferentially treats the experience value obtainable by the evolved player character in order to facilitate the level-up of the evolved player character. , the parameters of the player character after evolution may be preferentially treated. Preferential treatment of the parameters of the player character after evolution means, for example, increasing the encounter rate of non-player characters from whom it is easier to obtain experience values. In this case, the identification unit 564 identifies the evolution state of the player character as identification of the development state of the player character. Further, the determination means 565 performs a process of determining whether or not the player character has evolved as a process of determining whether or not the growth status of the player character satisfies a predetermined condition.

In the above-described embodiment, the game device 5 is a smart phone, but the game device 5 may be an amusement machine provided at a game center or the like.
The above games can be action games, shooting games, role-playing games, simulation games, board games, puzzle games, etc., and can be applied to various kinds of games.

In the above embodiment, the case where the object is the player character was exemplified, but it is not limited to this. For example, the objects may be cards or items (equipment such as weapons and armor) used in the virtual game space.
In the above embodiment, the case where the server device 2 and the plurality of game devices 5 work together to function the game program was exemplified, but the present invention is not limited to this. All the means of the game program, that is, the lottery means 233, the preferential treatment means 235, the specifying means 564, the determination means 565, the display control means 567, the preferential right granting means 568, etc. 2 and the game device 5, or two of them that can be combined (for example, distributed processing in the server device 2 and the game device 5). Further, when the server device 2, the game device 5, and the communication terminal are made to function as one, it is possible to appropriately change which means is made to function by which device. For example, the control unit 23 of the server device 2 executes various programs for the identification unit 564, the determination unit 565, the display control unit 567, and the privilege granting unit 568 of the game device 5 illustrated in the above embodiment, It may function as these means.

Even when these other embodiments are employed, the effects of this embodiment are exhibited. Further, it is also possible to appropriately combine this embodiment with other embodiments, and other embodiments with each other.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Game system 5... Game device 23, 56... Control part (computer)
233 Lottery means 235 Preferential treatment means (preferred department)
564 ... Identifying means (identifying unit)
565 Determination means (determination unit)
567...Display control means 568...Preferential right granting means

Claims (1)

the computer,
identifying means for identifying a development status of the first game content associated with the user;
determination means for determining whether or not the development status of the first game medium satisfies a predetermined condition;
preferential treatment means for giving preferential treatment to acquisition conditions for a second game medium having a specific relationship with the first game medium when the judging means judges that the development status of the first game medium satisfies the predetermined condition; and function as a game program.

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