Server system, team formation method in network game, and information storage medium

Abstract

A play level value of each player which is changed depending on game results is stored in a player management DB. When accepting a matching request from a player terminal, all candidate teams including the player who has issued the matching request are calculated. Candidate teams of which the average level values are almost equal and which completely differ as to the players belonging thereto are determined as opposing teams.

Description

[0001] Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-51692 filed on Feb. 28, 2006, is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a server system for a network match game which is connected with a plurality of player terminals via a communication channel and forms teams of players and the like. [0003] The number of players utilizing an online network game has steadily increased along with development of communication technology: The most attractive feature of the online network game is that the player can enjoy the game by sharing a single game world with an unknown player by forming a party or the like. In the case of a one-to-one match game such as go or chess, the players can compete anytime and anywhere. [0004] A process of searching for a partner for the party or a competitor is called a matching process. Various technologies have been proposed for the matching process. For example, JP-A-2001-344372 discloses a te...

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Benefits of technology

[0048] Therefore, the players belonging to a single team can communicate during the game using a specific communication method. A team is formed of players of player terminals which satisfy the single region condition. Therefore, since a team is formed of players who tend to feel a regional affinity, the players relatively easily unite even if the players do not know one another. Specifically, if the players use the same regional dialect during communication, the players acknowledge that all players are in the same region, whereby affinity is increased, for example.

Problems solved by technology

However, the above technology cannot be directly applied to a team match game.

For example, since the technology disclosed in JP-A-2001-344372 is a technology for forming one team (party), the opposing teams cannot be coordinated.

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