Program, terminal, server, and method

Abstract

In an online game in which a gacha system is implemented, if a user who has played gacha obtains a pick-up in a pick-up gacha, the user's satisfaction with the gacha in the online game can be increased by applying preferential conditions advantageous to the user and providing subsequent lotteries. [Solution] A program for executing an online game in which a gacha system is implemented, characterized in that the program causes a computer to function as a lottery unit 132 that outputs the results of a lottery currently being offered by the gacha system, a preferential instruction output unit 134 that outputs preferential instructions including preferential conditions when a pick-up target for a lottery that has been previously made public to users of the online game is included in the lottery results in the user's lottery, and a control unit 136 that, when a preferential instruction has been output, controls the lottery unit to apply the preferential conditions and output the lottery results in the user's next and subsequent lotteries.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a program, a terminal, a server, and a method.

Background Art

[0002] In the field of online games, particularly in the so-called social games, there is known a content called so-called gacha (lottery). As an example, in gacha, by drawing with a paid virtual currency or the like as a price, a lottery result is output, and so-called digital contents such as characters that can be used in the game corresponding to the lottery result and items for promoting the game advantageously are provided to the users of the game.

[0003] In such gacha, an event such as a pickup gacha in which a lottery target called a pickup target is set may be held for a limited period. The pickup target is one or more selected from the lottery targets of the gacha, and in a normal gacha, the discharge rate (winning rate) is usually extremely low. In the pickup gacha, the discharge rate of the lottery target set for the pickup target is provided to the user in a state where it is higher than normal. Therefore, it has a feature that it is easy to attract gacha for users who want to obtain the pickup target.

[0004] In addition, for characters and items in social games, there may be a system for strengthening characters and items called so-called "totsu". In this case, "totsu" means that, for example, by obtaining the same character in gacha and overlapping the second character on the first character (so-called 0 totsu), the second character disappears, but the performance of the first character in the game can be strengthened (so-called 1 totsu). The first character after strengthening (so-called 1 totsu) can also be further strengthened (so-called 2 totsu) by overlapping the third character. Note that "totsu" may be an aspect in which an item is strengthened instead of a character.

[0005] For this reason, in so-called pick-up gacha, users generally have a desire to obtain multiple pick-up characters if they are heavy spenders or if the pick-up character is powerful in the game.

[0006] Patent document 1 describes a technology in which a program causes a computer to function as: an acceptance means 52 that accepts an instruction to execute a continuous lottery game in which a predetermined number of contents (two or more) are consecutively selected from a group of contents to be selected; a lottery means 54 that performs a first lottery process that selects a portion of the predetermined number of contents based on a first lottery probability and a second lottery process that selects the remaining contents based on a second lottery probability that is favored according to the content selected in the first lottery process; and an acquisition means 56 that allows a player to acquire the predetermined number of contents selected in the first lottery process and the second lottery process. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0007] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2021-074394 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0008] Conventional gacha systems have had things like so-called step-up gachas that give users rewards in proportion to the number of times they play the gacha, but in so-called pick-up gachas, for example, there are no rewards after obtaining the first pick-up target, so so-called light users who do not spend much money on gachas have a high psychological hurdle to so-called "promotion," and sometimes they stop playing the gacha in that pick-up gacha after obtaining the first pick-up target (0 promotion).

[0009] Therefore, the present disclosure aims to provide a program, terminal, server, and method that can increase a user's satisfaction with gacha in an online game in which a gacha system is implemented, by applying preferential conditions to the user and providing them with subsequent gacha when the user who has played gacha obtains a pickup in a pickup gacha. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a program for executing an online game in which a gacha system is implemented. The program includes a lottery unit that outputs a lottery result in a lottery being provided by the gacha system. The program includes a preferential instruction output unit that outputs a preferential instruction including a preferential condition when a featured target of the lottery that has been previously disclosed to users of the online game is included in the lottery result in the lottery for the user. The program includes a control unit that, when the preferential instruction has been output, controls the lottery unit to apply the preferential condition and output the lottery result in subsequent lotteries for the user.

[0011] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a terminal for executing an online game in which a gacha system is implemented. The terminal includes a lottery unit that outputs a lottery result in a lottery being provided by the gacha system. The terminal includes a preferential instruction output unit that outputs a preferential instruction including a preferential condition when a featured target of the lottery that has been previously disclosed to a user of the online game is included in the lottery result in the user's lottery. The terminal includes a control unit that, when the preferential instruction has been output, controls the lottery unit to apply the preferential condition and output the lottery result in subsequent lotteries for the user.

[0012] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a server for executing an online game in which a gacha system is implemented. The server includes a lottery unit that outputs a lottery result in a lottery being provided by the gacha system. The server includes a preferential instruction output unit that outputs a preferential instruction including a preferential condition when a featured target of the lottery that has been previously disclosed to a user of the online game is included in the lottery result for the user. The server includes a control unit that, when the preferential instruction has been output, controls the lottery unit to apply the preferential condition and output the lottery result in subsequent lotteries for the user.

[0013] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for executing an online game in which a gacha system is implemented on a computer is provided. The method outputs a lottery result for a lottery being provided by the gacha system. The method outputs a preferential instruction including a preferential condition when a featured target of the lottery that has been previously disclosed to a user of the online game is included in the lottery result for the user. When the preferential instruction has been output, the method controls the lottery unit to apply the preferential condition and output the lottery result for the user's next and subsequent lotteries. [Effects of the Invention]

[0014] According to each of the above-described embodiments, if a user who has played gacha obtains a pick-up item in a pick-up gacha, preferential conditions are applied to the user and subsequent lotteries are offered, thereby increasing the user's satisfaction with gacha in online games.

[0015] It should be noted that the above summary of the disclosure does not list all of the necessary features of the present disclosure, and subcombinations of these features may also constitute inventions. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0016] [Figure 1]An example of the configuration of a system 1 in which a gacha server 100 is operated is shown in outline. [Figure 2] 1 shows an example of the functional configuration of a gacha server 100. [Figure 3] An example of the flow of lottery processing by the gacha server 100 is shown in outline. [Figure 4] 9 illustrates an example of a hardware configuration of a computer 900. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0017] The present disclosure will be described below through embodiments of the invention, but the following embodiments do not limit the scope of the invention according to the claims. Furthermore, not all of the combinations of features described in the embodiments are necessarily essential to the solution of the invention.

[0018] Figure 1 shows an example of the configuration of a system 1 operated by a gacha server 100. The system 1 has the gacha server 100, a user terminal 200, and a game server 300, which are connected via a network. The system 1 provides online games, social games, etc. to the user terminal 200 via the game server 300, and provides a gacha system as part of the content of the online games and social games via the gacha server 100.

[0019] The following describes an example in which a user draws a lottery (gacha) in a so-called social game, and the lottery result includes a featured item. The gacha server 100 provides the functions of the online game provided by the game server 300 and the lottery (so-called gacha) provided as content on the social game.

[0020] When the gacha server 100 receives a lottery operation from a user, it executes a lottery currently being provided in the gacha system and outputs the lottery results to the user. The lottery may be one or more lottery objects randomly selected from the lottery objects disclosed to the user in advance for each lottery and output as the lottery results. The lottery objects are provided for use by the user in the online game and may be so-called characters or items that give the user an advantage in the game. The characters and items may have individual properties such as specific rarity or abilities.

[0021] The winning rate (so-called drop rate) may be set individually for each lottery item. The winning rate may be set significantly lower for lottery items that are more attractive to users. The lottery result may be the content selected by lottery from among predetermined lottery items.

[0022] The gacha server 100 outputs preferential treatment instructions including preferential conditions when a featured target in a lottery previously disclosed to users of an online game is selected as a result of the user's lottery. The preferential treatment instructions may be applied to the user's next and subsequent lotteries. The featured target may be a target with a higher probability of winning in the lottery currently provided by the gacha system compared to a normal lottery. The featured target may be a powerful, high-rarity character, a highly valuable item, an avatar with a popular design, or the like that is likely to be popular among users. The featured target may have attributes identified by notations such as ☆5, SSR, UR, etc.

[0023] The preferential conditions may include at least one of conditions that give the user an advantage in the lottery, such as discounting the price of the lottery, increasing the drop rate of the featured item, and reducing the ceiling number of lottery draws until the featured item is definitely drawn. The preferential conditions may also be, for example, an increase in the number of slots available for the lottery result. For example, if the lottery result is 10 slots in a so-called 10-series gacha, receiving the preferential conditions may increase the lottery result to 15 slots for the same price as the 10-series gacha.

[0024] When a preferential treatment instruction is output, the gacha server 100 controls the lottery unit 132 to apply the preferential treatment conditions to the next and subsequent lotteries for the user and output the lottery results.

[0025] The user terminal 200 may be any device used by a user, such as a smartphone, tablet, personal computer, or home game console, for example.

[0026] The game server 300 may be any type of server that is operated by a social game operator and provides users with a social game playing environment. The game server 300 may have the functions of the gacha server 100 built in.

[0027] 2 shows an example of the functional configuration of the gacha server 100. The gacha server 100 includes a communication unit 110, a processing unit 130, and a storage unit 150.

[0028] The communication unit 110 exchanges information with the user terminal 200 and the game server 300 via the network.

[0029] The processing unit 130 performs processing related to the operation of the gacha system. The processing unit 130 includes a lottery unit 132, a preferential treatment instruction output unit 134, and a control unit 136.

[0030] The lottery unit 132 outputs the results of the lottery currently being provided by the gacha system.

[0031] The preferential treatment instruction output unit 134 outputs a preferential treatment instruction including preferential conditions when a pick-up target of a lottery that has been disclosed in advance to users of the online game is drawn as a result of a user's lottery. The preferential treatment instruction may be output for each user who has drawn the lottery.

[0032] The pickup target may be at least one of a character that the user can possess in the online game and an equipment item that the user can equip to the character in the online game. The pickup target may also be an item that the user can use in the game.

[0033] The performance of the featured target may be enhanced by combining a first featured target and a second featured target of the same type. When a preferential treatment instruction is output, the featured target may be output as an item that can enhance the featured target instead of the featured target. The featured target may be enhanced by overlapping the same characters, so-called "bumping."

[0034] The preferential conditions may be at least one of a discount on the lottery fee, an increase in the rate at which the pick-up item is released, and a reduction in the ceiling number of lotteries that must be held before the pick-up item is definitely released.

[0035] Discounting the price of a lottery may mean, for example, reducing the amount of money required for one lottery draw. Increasing the drop rate of a featured item may mean, for example, doubling the drop rate of a featured item. Reducing the ceiling number of draws, which is the number of draws required to confirm the release of a featured item, may mean, for example, reducing the ceiling number of draws from an initial setting of 100 to 90.

[0036] The preferential condition may be at least one of the following: if a picked-up target is further released, the picked-up target is released in an enhanced state, and an accessory slot corresponding to the picked-up target is released.

[0037] The phrase "a featured target is released in an enhanced state" may refer to a situation in which a previously enhanced featured target is released in an online game that implements a so-called "strengthening system" that allows a single character to be strengthened by stacking multiple identical characters, etc. Specifically, this refers to a situation in which, when a featured target is released the first time, the first featured target (so-called 0-star rating) is provided to the user, and when a featured target is released the second time, an enhanced featured target (so-called 1-star rating) is released to the user. By stacking the unenhanced featured target (so-called 0-star rating) originally released to the user on a later-released enhanced featured target (so-called 1-star rating), the user can keep a further enhanced featured target (so-called 2-star rating) at hand.

[0038] The accessory slot may be at least one of equipment that is effective for the character when the featured target is a character, a character for which the equipment is effective when the featured target is equipment, and an item that the user can use in the online game. The preferential conditions may be increased each time a featured target is obtained.

[0039] Equipment that is effective for a character may be, for example, a type of weapon that can be equipped by that character, something that further strengthens a skill that is characteristic of that character, or something that compensates for a weak point in performance.

[0040] The preferential conditions may further include, when a pick-up target is released, at least one of the following: a discount on the lottery fee, an increase in the release rate of the pick-up target, and a reduction in the ceiling number of lotteries set, which is the number of times the pick-up target must be released until it is confirmed.

[0041] The preferential conditions may be a combination of the above-described conditions. For example, the preferential conditions may be such that the drop rate of the featured item is increased, and if the featured item is dropped, an additional slot corresponding to the featured item is dropped, and if the featured item is dropped again, the upper limit of the number of draws until the item is definitely dropped may be reduced.

[0042] When the preferential treatment instruction has been output, the control unit 136 controls the lottery unit 132 to apply the preferential treatment conditions to the next and subsequent lottery draws for the user and output the lottery results.

[0043] The storage unit 150 records the preferential treatment instruction. The storage unit 150 may store at least one of information required for the lottery process and application of the preferential treatment instruction.

[0044] Figure 3 shows an example of the flow of the lottery process of the gacha server 100. In the lottery process, the gacha server 100 accepts lottery entries from users of an online game, outputs the lottery results, and if the lottery results include a featured item, conducts subsequent lotteries for that user under preferential conditions. In Figure 3, the start state of the gacha server 100 is explained as a state in which a user has opened a lottery screen in an online game, for example, and is about to start a lottery.

[0045] In step (step may be abbreviated as S) 102, the lottery unit 132 accepts a user's lottery entry. Specifically, the lottery unit 132 accepts, for example, an operation by a user of an online game to tap a button for executing a lottery on a lottery screen within the online game.

[0046] In S104, the lottery unit 132 outputs the lottery result. Specifically, the lottery unit 132 outputs the lottery result of the gacha lottery to the display unit of the user terminal 200.

[0047] In S106, the preferential treatment instruction output unit 134 determines whether or not there is a pick-up target. Specifically, the preferential treatment instruction output unit 134 determines whether or not the pick-up target is included in the lottery result output in S104. If the preferential treatment instruction output unit 134 determines that there is a pick-up target, the process proceeds to S108. If the preferential treatment instruction output unit 134 determines that there is no pick-up target, the process proceeds to S110.

[0048] In S108, the preferential treatment instruction output unit 134 outputs a preferential treatment instruction.

[0049] In S109, the lottery unit 132 accepts lottery entries from users. Specifically, the lottery unit 132 accepts a second lottery entry from the same user who accepted the lottery entry in S102.

[0050] In S110, the lottery unit 132 determines whether or not a preferential treatment instruction is present. Specifically, if a preferential treatment instruction is output in S108, the lottery unit 132 determines that a preferential treatment instruction is present, and if a preferential treatment instruction is not output, the lottery unit 132 determines that a preferential treatment instruction is not present. If the lottery unit 132 determines that a preferential treatment instruction is present, the process proceeds to S112. If the lottery unit 132 determines that a preferential treatment instruction is not present, the process proceeds to S114.

[0051] In S112, the lottery unit 132 applies preferential conditions to draw a lottery. Specifically, for example, the lottery unit 132 draws a lottery based on preferential conditions including at least one of discounting the price of the lottery, increasing the rate at which the pick-up target is released, and reducing the ceiling number of lotteries set, which is the number of lotteries until the pick-up target is definitely released.

[0052] In S114, the lottery unit 132 performs a lottery without any preferential conditions. Specifically, the lottery unit 132 performs a lottery based on the same conditions as the previous lottery.

[0053] In S116, the lottery unit 132 outputs the lottery result.

[0054] According to one aspect of the above-described gacha server 100, the gacha server 100 outputs the results of a lottery currently being provided in the gacha system, and when a featured item in a lottery that has been previously disclosed to users of an online game is included in the lottery results of the user's lottery, the gacha server 100 outputs preferential treatment instructions including preferential conditions, and when the preferential treatment instructions are output, the lottery unit controls the user to apply the preferential conditions to the user's next and subsequent lotteries and output the lottery results. The preferential treatment conditions are at least one of discounting the cost of the lottery, increasing the rate at which the featured item is released, and reducing the ceiling number of lotteries set, which is the number of lotteries until the featured item is definitely released.

[0055] For this reason, the gacha server 100 makes it easier for users to obtain multiple pick-up items that they have been able to draw, making it easier to perform so-called "bulge strengthening," thereby lowering the psychological hurdle for users to enter the lottery multiple times and increasing users' motivation to enter the lottery.

[0056] According to one aspect of the gacha server 100, the gacha server 100 outputs the results of a lottery currently being provided in the gacha system, and when a featured target of a lottery previously disclosed to users of an online game is drawn in the lottery results of the user's lottery, the gacha server 100 outputs preferential treatment instructions including preferential conditions, and when the preferential treatment instructions are output, the lottery unit controls the user to apply the preferential conditions to draw subsequent lotteries for the user and output the lottery results. The preferential treatment conditions are at least one of the following: when a featured target is drawn again, the featured target is drawn in an enhanced state, and an accessory slot corresponding to the featured target is drawn.

[0057] Therefore, the gacha server 100 can prevent users from dropping out of a lottery in which a specific currently offered pick-up item is picked up by, for example, obtaining one pick-up item, by providing the user with a lottery under more favorable conditions after the user has obtained the pick-up item.

[0058] (Other embodiments) The preferential instruction output unit 134 in the gacha server 100 may output a preferential instruction if the characters and items owned by the user include a featured target in a lottery currently being offered in the gacha system. Specifically, if a user already owns a featured target in a lottery currently being offered in the gacha system, the gacha server 100 can output a preferential instruction in advance from the first lottery, allowing the user to draw the lottery with preferential conditions applied from the first draw. This can encourage users who already own the featured target to strengthen their character by promoting the featured target, making it easier for them to draw the lottery.

[0059] <Basic computer configuration> 4 is a block diagram showing the basic hardware configuration of a computer 900 that functions as the system 1, the gacha server 100, the user terminal 200, and the game server 300. The computer 900 has a control unit 901, a memory unit 902, a communication unit 903, an input unit 904, and an output unit 905. The control unit 901, the memory unit 902, the communication unit 903, the input unit 904, and the output unit 905 are electrically connected to one another via a communication bus 910.

[0060] The control unit 901 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit, also called a processor), and is a device that controls each unit of the computer 900 and also reads and executes various programs stored in the storage unit 902.

[0061] The storage unit 902 includes a main storage device such as a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) and an auxiliary storage device such as a hard disk, and is a device for storing various programs for executing the operating system and various applications of the computer 900, as well as data used by these programs. The processes shown in the various flowcharts above are realized by the control units 901 of each of the computers constituting the system 1, the gacha server 100, the user terminal 200, and the game server 300 executing the programs stored in their respective storage units 902.

[0062] The communication unit 903 is a device for communicating with external devices, and transmits and receives data according to instructions from the control unit 901. Each of the computers constituting the system 1, the gacha server 100, the user terminal 200, and the game server 300 uses this communication unit 903 to communicate with other devices, including the network NW shown in FIG.

[0063] The input unit 904 is a device that receives input from outside and supplies it to the control unit 901, and is configured to include, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, and a camera. The output unit 905 is a device that outputs the processing results of the control unit 901 to the outside, and is configured to include, for example, a display and a speaker.

[0064] <Program> Here, a program for realizing each functional unit of the system 1 according to this embodiment will be described.

[0065] The system 1 is implemented in a computer 900. The operation of each component of the system 1 is stored in the form of a program in the auxiliary storage device of the storage unit 902. The control unit 901 reads the program from the auxiliary storage device of the storage unit 902, loads it into the main storage device of the storage unit 902, and executes the above-mentioned processing in accordance with the program. The control unit 901 also allocates a storage area corresponding to the above-mentioned storage unit 150 in the main storage device of the storage unit 902 in accordance with the program.

[0066] Specifically, the program is a program for executing an online game in which a gacha system is implemented on a computer 900 that has a processor and a memory unit, and is characterized by having a lottery unit that outputs the lottery results in a lottery being offered by the gacha system, a preferential instruction output unit that outputs preferential instructions including preferential conditions when a pick-up target of a lottery that has been previously made public to users of the online game is included in the lottery results in the user's lottery, and a control unit that controls the lottery unit to apply the preferential conditions and output the lottery results in the user's next and subsequent lotteries when the preferential instruction has been output.

[0067] The above operational flows are not limited to being performed independently, but can be performed by combining two or more operational flows. For example, some steps of one operational flow may be added to another operational flow, or some steps of one operational flow may be replaced with some steps of another operational flow. In each flow, it is not necessary to perform all steps, and only some steps may be performed. Furthermore, the order of steps in each flow may be changed as appropriate.

[0068] A program may be provided that causes a computer to execute each process according to the above-described embodiments. The program may be recorded on a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium can be used to install the program on a computer. Here, the computer-readable medium on which the program is recorded may be a non-transitory storage medium. The non-transitory storage medium is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a storage medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM. Furthermore, circuits that execute each process performed by the device according to the above-described embodiments may be integrated, and at least a part of the device may be configured as a semiconductor integrated circuit (chipset, SoC).

[0069] The functions performed by the apparatus according to the above embodiments may be implemented in circuitry or processing circuitry, including general-purpose processors, special-purpose processors, integrated circuits, ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits), CPUs (Central Processing Units), conventional circuits, and / or combinations thereof, programmed to perform the described functions. Processors include transistors and other circuits and are considered to be circuitry or processing circuitry. A processor may also be a programmed processor that executes a program stored in a memory. In this disclosure, a circuit, unit, or means is hardware that is programmed to perform or executes the described functions. The hardware may be any hardware disclosed herein or any hardware known to be programmed to perform or execute the described functions. When the hardware is a processor, which is considered to be a type of circuitry, the circuit, means, or unit is a combination of hardware and software used to configure the hardware and / or processor.

[0070] As used in this disclosure, the terms "based on" and "depending on / in response to" do not mean "based only on" or "depending only on," unless expressly stated otherwise. The term "based on" means both "based only on" and "based at least in part on." Similarly, the term "depending on" means both "depending only on" and "depending at least in part on." The terms "include," "comprise," and variations thereof do not mean including only the listed items, but may mean including only the listed items or may include additional items in addition to the listed items. Additionally, the term "or," as used in this disclosure, is not intended to mean an exclusive or. Furthermore, any reference to elements using designations such as "first," "second," etc., as used in this disclosure does not generally limit the quantity or order of those elements. These designations may be used herein as a convenient method of distinguishing between two or more elements. Thus, a reference to a first and a second element does not imply that only two elements may be employed therein or that the first element must precede the second element in some way. In this disclosure, where articles are added by translation, such as a, an, and the in English, these articles shall include the plural unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0071] The above describes the embodiments in detail with reference to the drawings, but the specific configuration is not limited to the above, and various design changes can be made within the scope that does not deviate from the gist.

[0072] (Appendix 1) A program for executing an online game in which a gacha system is implemented, a lottery unit that outputs a lottery result in a lottery currently being provided by the gacha system; a preferential treatment instruction output unit that outputs a preferential treatment instruction including preferential conditions when a pick-up target of the lottery that has been disclosed in advance to users of the online game is drawn in the lottery result of the user's lottery; A program characterized by causing a computer to function as a control unit that, when the preferential instruction is output, controls the lottery unit to apply the preferential conditions and output the lottery results in the user's next and subsequent lotteries.

[0073] According to the program, when a user who has played gacha obtains a pick-up in a pick-up gacha, preferential conditions advantageous to the user are applied and subsequent lotteries are offered, thereby increasing the user's satisfaction with gacha in online games.

[0074] (Appendix 2) The program described in Appendix 1, wherein the preferential conditions are at least one of discounting the price of the lottery, increasing the drop rate of the pick-up item, and reducing the ceiling number of lotteries that must be held before the pick-up item is definitely released.

[0075] By making it easier for users to obtain multiple pick-up items that they have been able to draw, and making it easier to perform what is known as "strengthening," the psychological hurdle for users to draw gacha multiple times can be lowered, and the user's motivation to draw gacha can be increased.

[0076] (Appendix 3) The program described in Appendix 1 or 2, wherein the preferential conditions are at least one of the following: when the featured target is released, the featured target is released in an enhanced state, and an accessory slot corresponding to the featured target is released.

[0077] By offering a lottery (gacha) with more favorable conditions to the user after the user has obtained the featured item, it is possible to prevent the user from abandoning the lottery. For example, in a lottery for a specific featured item currently being offered, it is possible to prevent the user from abandoning the lottery by obtaining one of the featured items.

[0078] (Appendix 4) The program described in any one of Appendix 1 to Appendix 3, wherein the pickup target is at least one of a character that the user can possess in the online game and equipment that the user can equip to the character in the online game.

[0079] This makes it easier for users to strengthen featured characters or items, increasing satisfaction with the gacha system of online games.

[0080] (Appendix 5) The program described in any one of Appendix 1 to Appendix 4, wherein the accessory slot is at least one of the equipment that is effective on the character when the pickup target is the character, the character for which the equipment is effective when the pickup target is the equipment, and an item that the user can use in the online game.

[0081] This makes it easier for users to strengthen characters and equipment that may be picked up in online games, making it easier for users to progress through the online game, thereby increasing user satisfaction.

[0082] (Appendix 6) The program described in any one of Appendix 1 to Appendix 5, wherein the preferential conditions further include at least one of the following: when the pick-up target is drawn, a discount on the price of the lottery; an increase in the draw rate of the pick-up target; or a decrease in the ceiling number of draws, which is the number of draws until the pick-up target is definitely drawn.

[0083] Since users can enjoy overlapping preferential conditions, it is possible to further increase users' satisfaction with the gacha system of online games.

[0084] (Appendix 7) The program according to any one of appendices 1 to 6, wherein the pick-up target can have its performance enhanced as the same pick-up target by combining a first pick-up target and a second pick-up target of the same type.

[0085] In online games that use a system in which the same characters obtained from gacha are strengthened together, the user's satisfaction with the gacha system of the online game can be increased.

[0086] (Appendix 8) 8. The program according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein when the preferential treatment instruction is output, the pick-up target is released in place of the pick-up target as an item that can strengthen the pick-up target.

[0087] For example, in an online game that uses a system in which the same characters obtained from gacha are strengthened together, it is possible to prevent confusion between the character you want to strengthen and the character you will use to strengthen it.

[0088] (Appendix 9) A terminal for executing an online game in which a gacha system is implemented, a lottery unit that outputs a lottery result in a lottery currently being provided by the gacha system; a preferential treatment instruction output unit that outputs a preferential treatment instruction including preferential conditions when a pick-up target of the lottery that has been disclosed in advance to users of the online game is drawn in the lottery result of the user's lottery; a control unit that controls the lottery unit to apply the preferential treatment condition to the next and subsequent lotteries for the user and output the lottery results when the preferential treatment instruction has been output; A terminal comprising:

[0089] (Appendix 10) A server for executing an online game in which a gacha system is implemented, a lottery unit that outputs a lottery result in a lottery currently being provided by the gacha system; a preferential treatment instruction output unit that outputs a preferential treatment instruction including preferential conditions when a pick-up target of the lottery that has been disclosed in advance to users of the online game is drawn in the lottery result of the user's lottery; a control unit that controls the lottery unit to apply the preferential treatment condition to the next and subsequent lotteries for the user and output the lottery results when the preferential treatment instruction has been output; A server comprising:

[0090] (Appendix 11) A method for executing an online game in which a gacha system is implemented on a computer, comprising: a lottery unit that outputs a lottery result in a lottery currently being provided by the gacha system; a preferential treatment instruction output unit that outputs a preferential treatment instruction including preferential conditions when a pick-up target of the lottery that has been disclosed in advance to users of the online game is drawn in the lottery result of the user's lottery; a control unit that controls the lottery unit to apply the preferential treatment condition to the next and subsequent lotteries for the user and output the lottery results when the preferential treatment instruction has been output; A method having the following. [Explanation of symbols]

[0091] 1: System 100: Gacha server 110: Communications Department 130: Processing section 132: Lottery Section 134: Preferential instruction output unit 136: Control unit 150: Storage section 200: User terminal 300: Game Server 900: Computer 901: Control unit 902: Storage section 903: Communications Department 904: Input section 905: Output section 910: Communication bus NW: Network

Claims

1. A program for executing an online game in which a gacha system is implemented, a lottery unit that outputs a lottery result in a lottery currently being provided by the gacha system; a preferential treatment instruction output unit that outputs a preferential treatment instruction including preferential conditions when a first pick-up object included in the pick-up objects of the lottery that have been disclosed in advance to users of the online game is drawn in the lottery result of the user's lottery; when the preferential treatment instruction has been output, causing the computer to function as a control unit that controls the lottery unit to apply the preferential treatment conditions and output the lottery result in the next and subsequent lottery in which the lottery unit accepts a consideration for the lottery from the user; The program is characterized in that the preferential conditions are at least one of increasing the drop rate of a second pick-up target that is the same type as the first pick-up target and that, when combined with the first pick-up target, enhances its performance as the same pick-up target, and reducing the ceiling number of draws that must be made before the pick-up target is definitely released.

2. 2. The program according to claim 1, wherein the preferential condition is at least one of the following: when the featured target is released, the featured target is released in an enhanced state; and when an accessory slot corresponding to the featured target is released.

3. 3. The program according to claim 2, wherein the pickup target is at least one of a character that the user can possess in the online game and an item of equipment that the user can equip to the character in the online game.

4. The program of claim 3, wherein the accessory slot is at least one of the equipment that is effective on the character when the pickup target is the character, the character for which the equipment is effective when the pickup target is the equipment, and an item that the user can use in the online game.

5. 2. The program according to claim 1, wherein the preferential conditions further include at least one of the following: when the pick-up target is drawn, a discount on the price of the lottery; an increase in the draw rate of the pick-up target; or a decrease in the ceiling number of draws, which is the number of draws until the pick-up target is definitely drawn.

6. 2. The program according to claim 1, wherein the pick-up target can have its performance enhanced as the same pick-up target by combining a first pick-up target and a second pick-up target of the same type.

7. The program according to claim 1 , wherein when the preferential treatment instruction is output, the pickup target is discharged as an item capable of strengthening the pickup target instead of the pickup target.

8. A program for executing an online game in which a gacha system is implemented, a lottery unit that outputs a lottery result in a lottery currently being provided by the gacha system; a preferential treatment instruction output unit that outputs a preferential treatment instruction including preferential conditions when a pick-up target of the lottery that has been disclosed in advance to users of the online game is drawn in the lottery result of the user's lottery; When the preferential treatment instruction is output, the lottery unit causes the computer to function as a control unit that controls the lottery result to be output by applying the preferential treatment condition in the next lottery for the user and thereafter; The preferential treatment condition is at least one of the following: when the featured target is released, the featured target is released in an enhanced state; and when an accessory slot corresponding to the featured target is released; the pickup target is at least one of a character that the user can possess in the online game and an equipment item that the user can equip to the character in the online game, The accessory slot is a program that is at least one of the equipment that is effective on the character when the pickup target is the character, the character for which the equipment is effective when the pickup target is the equipment, and an item that the user can use in the online game.

9. A program for executing an online game in which a gacha system is implemented, a lottery unit that outputs a lottery result in a lottery currently being provided by the gacha system; a preferential treatment instruction output unit that outputs a preferential treatment instruction including preferential conditions when a pick-up target of the lottery that has been disclosed in advance to users of the online game is drawn in the lottery result of the user's lottery; When the preferential treatment instruction is output, the lottery unit causes the computer to function as a control unit that controls the lottery result to be output by applying the preferential treatment condition in the next lottery for the user and thereafter; A program in which, when the preferential treatment instruction is output, the pickup target is discharged as an item capable of strengthening the pickup target in place of the pickup target.

10. A terminal for executing an online game in which a gacha system is implemented, a lottery unit that outputs a lottery result in a lottery currently being provided by the gacha system; a preferential treatment instruction output unit that outputs a preferential treatment instruction including preferential conditions when a first pick-up object included in the pick-up objects of the lottery that have been disclosed in advance to users of the online game is drawn in the lottery result of the user's lottery; a control unit that controls the lottery unit to apply the preferential treatment condition and output the lottery result in the next and subsequent lottery in which the lottery unit accepts a consideration for the lottery from the user when the preferential treatment instruction has been output; and Equipped with The preferential conditions are at least one of increasing the drop rate of a second pick-up target that is the same type as the first pick-up target and that can be combined with the first pick-up target to enhance its performance as the same pick-up target, and reducing the ceiling number of draws that must be made before the pick-up target is definitely released.

11. A server for executing an online game in which a gacha system is implemented, a lottery unit that outputs a lottery result in a lottery currently being provided by the gacha system; a preferential treatment instruction output unit that outputs a preferential treatment instruction including preferential conditions when a first pick-up object included in the pick-up objects of the lottery that have been disclosed in advance to users of the online game is drawn in the lottery result of the user's lottery; a control unit that controls the lottery unit to apply the preferential treatment condition and output the lottery result in the next and subsequent lottery in which the lottery unit accepts a consideration for the lottery from the user when the preferential treatment instruction has been output; and Equipped with The preferential conditions are at least one of increasing the drop rate of a second pick-up target that is the same type as the first pick-up target and that can be combined with the first pick-up target to enhance its performance as the same pick-up target, and reducing the ceiling number of draws that must be made before the pick-up target is definitely released.

12. A method for causing a computer to execute an online game in which a gacha system is implemented, comprising: a lottery unit that outputs a lottery result in a lottery currently being provided by the gacha system; a preferential treatment instruction output unit that outputs a preferential treatment instruction including preferential conditions when a first pick-up object included in the pick-up objects of the lottery that have been disclosed in advance to users of the online game is drawn in the lottery result of the user's lottery; when the preferential treatment instruction has been output, causing the computer to function as a control unit that controls the lottery unit to apply the preferential treatment conditions and output the lottery result in the next and subsequent lottery in which the lottery unit accepts a consideration for the lottery from the user; The method is characterized in that the preferential conditions are at least one of increasing the drop rate of a second pick-up target that is the same type as the first pick-up target and that, when combined with the first pick-up target, enhances its performance as the same pick-up target, and reducing the ceiling number of draws that must be made before the pick-up target is definitely released.

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