System and method for providing durational promotions to players
AssigneeKabam, Inc.
InventorHarmanpal Dhaliwal
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Abstract
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.
Claims12
A system for providing temporary adjustments of probabilities associated with outcomes of certain operations performed by players in an online game in a game space, wherein the players include a first player, the system comprising:
- one or more physical computing processors configured by machine-readable instructions to:
- execute an instance of the online game in the game space;
- receive commands and/or instructions to perform one or more operations within the online game, wherein the commands and/or instructions are received from the players, wherein the one or more operations include a first operation of a first operation type, wherein individual outcomes of the one or more operations of the first operation type are determined based on a first outcome probability;
- facilitate a particular first purchase by the first player of one or more particular virtual items for use within the online game;
- temporarily adjust, subsequent to the particular first purchase, the first outcome probability for the first player, such that the first outcome probability for the individual outcomes of the one or more operations of the first operation type by the first player are temporarily adjusted to a second outcome probability before reverting to the first outcome probability, wherein the second outcome probability is more favorable to the first player than the first outcome probability, wherein the one or more operations of the first operation type are performed within the online game in response to one or more particular commands by the first player;
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- revert the second outcome probability for the individual outcomes of the one or more operations of the first operation type by the first player to the first outcome probability.
A computer implemented method for providing temporary adjustments of probabilities associated with outcomes of certain operations performed by players in an online game in a game space, wherein the players include a first player, the method being implemented in a computer system that includes one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions, the method comprising:
- executing an instance of the online game in the game space;
- receiving commands and/or instructions to perform one or more operations within the online game, wherein the commands and/or instructions are received from the players, wherein the one or more operations include a first operation of a first operation type, wherein individual outcomes of the one or more operations of the first operation type are determined based on a first outcome probability;
- facilitating a particular first purchase by the first player of one or more particular virtual items for use within the online game;
- temporarily adjusting, subsequent to the particular first purchase, the first outcome probability for the first player, such that the first outcome probability for the individual outcomes of the one or more operations of the first operation type by the first player are temporarily adjusted to a second outcome probability before reverting to the first outcome probability, wherein the second outcome probability is more favorable to the first player than the first outcome probability, wherein the one or more operations of the first operation type are performed within the online game in response to one or more particular commands by the first player;
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- reverting the second outcome probability for the individual outcomes of the one or more operations of the first operation type by the first player to the first outcome probability.
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