Dynamic Outcome Probability Adjustment for Player Retention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Players in online slot machine games often stop spending after becoming discouraged due to lack of winning, as existing systems do not provide sufficient incentives to maintain engagement.
Innovation Solution
A system that adjusts outcome probabilities in favor of players who have made in-game purchases, ensuring they experience substantial winning initially and motivating further purchases.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional predetermined payout tables are used in slot machine games, then the game operation is simple and fair, but player engagement decreases and spending stops after initial discouragement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic outcome probability adjustment where the system monitors player content levels and automatically modifies winning probabilities in real-time. When player content drops below a threshold, the system increases outcome probabilities to generate wins, then gradually reduces them as player content recovers. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction by maintaining simple game operation while continuously adapting to player state to sustain engagement and spending.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes a feedback loop that continuously monitors player content levels and uses this information to adjust outcome probabilities. The feedback mechanism detects when players are approaching content depletion thresholds and triggers probability adjustments accordingly. This feedback-driven approach maintains operational simplicity while ensuring players receive timely wins to sustain their spending behavior.
2Productivity
If outcome probabilities are adjusted to ensure player wins, then player engagement and further purchases increase, but the system complexity increases due to probability adjustment mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the parameter of outcome probabilities based on player content levels rather than altering the fundamental game structure. The system modifies numerical parameters (winning probabilities) dynamically while keeping the core slot machine mechanics intact. This approach increases player purchase frequency through targeted probability adjustments without requiring complex architectural changes to the game system.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-setting probability adjustment thresholds and adjustment schedules. Before players experience content depletion, the system has already configured the probability adjustment mechanisms and threshold levels. This preliminary configuration reduces runtime complexity by eliminating the need for complex real-time decision-making algorithms during gameplay.
3Reliability
If initial wins are guaranteed after purchases, then player satisfaction increases, but the long-term game fairness and randomness are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic probability adjustments that cycle through different phases: high-probability period immediately after purchase to guarantee initial wins, followed by a gradual transition to normal probabilities. This periodic structure ensures reliable player experiences during critical retention periods while preserving long-term randomness and fairness as the system cycles back to standard operation after the promotion period expires.
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AI summary
One aspect of the disclosure relates to providing durational promotions to players in an online game. The system may adjust the outcome probabilities of winning in a slot machine type of game once the player's content drops below a predetermined threshold so that the player will experience some substantial winning in the initial period. The system may adjust the outcome probabilities of winning in the slot machine type of game for a period of time once a player has purchased content to continue to play the game. This may temporarily adjusting outcome probabilities within the game in favor of a player that has recently made a purchase. This may facilitate positive player experiences subsequent to making purchases, thereby increasing further purchases and/or the likelihood thereof.