Information processing system, server, storage medium storing information processing program, and information processing method

A server comprising:

• a transceiver that is configured to communicate with a terminal device that is capable of executing an application program for a video game that includes plurality of virtual objects usable therein;
• a storage medium configured to store:
• information regarding the plurality of virtual objects that are eligible to be used within the video game, and
• a number of points available for use by a corresponding user of the application program;
• at least one hardware processor that is configured to:
• accept, based on a provided first user input, a first instruction to start a draw to acquire at least one virtual object out of the plurality of virtual objects that are eligible for use within the video game;
• in response to the first instruction, determine a plurality of selection candidates wherein each one of the plurality of selection candidates is selected according a corresponding probability value, wherein each one of the plurality of selection candidates is associated with one of a plurality of different attributes, with each one of the plurality of virtual objects having one of the plurality of different attributes;
• cause, for each one of the plurality of selection candidates, a graphical display element to be output that is based on which one of the plurality of different attributes is associated with the corresponding selection candidate, wherein the same graphical display element is output for each selection candidate that is associated with the same one of the plurality of attributes;
• accept a first selection instruction to select a first one of the plurality of selection candidates;
• in response to the first selection instruction, award a first virtual object based on the selected first one of the plurality selection candidates and decrease the number of points available for use by the corresponding user of the application program by a first amount;
• accept a second selection instruction to select a second one of the plurality of selection candidates, wherein the first one of the plurality of selection candidates is excluded as a selection choice for selection by the second selection instruction;
• and
• in response to the second selection instruction, award a second virtual object based on the selected second one of the plurality selection candidates and decrease the number of points available for use by the corresponding user of the application program by a second amount, wherein the second amount is less than the first amount.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing therein an information processing program to be executed on a computer of a server capable of communicating with a terminal device, which is capable of executing an application program for a video game that includes plurality of virtual objects usable therein, wherein the server includes a storage medium that stores (a) information regarding the plurality of virtual objects that are eligible to be used within the video game, and (b) a number of points available for use by a corresponding user of the application program, the information processing program comprising instructions that cause the computer to:

• accept, based on a provided first user input, a first instruction to start a draw to acquire at least one virtual object out of the plurality of virtual objects that are eligible for use within the video game;
• in response to the first instruction, determine a plurality of selection candidates wherein each one of the plurality of selection candidates is selected according a corresponding probability value, wherein each one of the plurality of selection candidates is associated with one of a plurality of different attributes, with each one of the plurality of virtual objects having one of the plurality of different attributes;
• cause, for each one of the plurality of selection candidates, a graphical display element to be output, to a display device coupled to the terminal device, that is based on which one of the plurality of different attributes is associated with the corresponding selection candidate, wherein the same graphical display element is output for each selection candidate that is associated with the same one of the plurality of attributes;
• accept a first selection instruction to select a first one of the plurality of selection candidates;
• in response to the first selection instruction, award a first virtual object based on the selected first one of the plurality selection candidates and decrease the number of points available for use by the corresponding user of the application program by a first amount;
• accept a second selection instruction to select a second one of the plurality of selection candidates, wherein the first one of the plurality of selection candidates is excluded as a selection choice for selection by the second selection instruction;
• and
• in response to the second selection instruction, award a second virtual object based on the selected second one of the plurality selection candidates and decrease the number of points available for use by the corresponding user of the application program by a second amount, wherein the second amount is less than the first amount.

A method to be executed on an information processing system including a server capable of communicating with a terminal device, which is capable of executing an application program for a video game that includes plurality of virtual objects usable therein, the method comprising:

• storing, to a storage medium coupled to the server, information regarding the plurality of virtual objects that are eligible to be used within the video game;
• storing, to the storage medium, a number of points available for use by a corresponding user of the application program;
• accept, based on a provided first user input, a first instruction to start a draw to acquire at least one virtual object out of the plurality of virtual objects that are eligible for use within the video game;
• in response to the first instruction, determine a plurality of selection candidates wherein each one of the plurality of selection candidates is selected according a corresponding probability value, wherein each one of the plurality of selection candidates is associated with one of a plurality of different attributes, with each one of the plurality of virtual objects having one of the plurality of different attributes;
• cause, for each one of the plurality of selection candidates, a graphical display element to be output that is based on which one of the plurality of different attributes is associated with the corresponding selection candidate, wherein the same graphical display element is output for each selection candidate that is associated with the same one of the plurality of attributes;
• accept a first selection instruction to select a first one of the plurality of selection candidates;
• in response to the first selection instruction, award a first virtual object based on the selected first one of the plurality selection candidates and decrease the number of points available for use by the corresponding user of the application program by a first amount;
• accept a second selection instruction to select a second one of the plurality of selection candidates, wherein the first one of the plurality of selection candidates is excluded as a selection choice for selection by the second selection instruction;
• and
• in response to the second selection instruction, award a second virtual object based on the selected second one of the plurality selection candidates and decrease the number of points available for use by the corresponding user of the application program by a second amount, wherein the second amount is less than the first amount.