Collaborative diplomacy mechanics
View Patent ↗A collaborative diplomacy mechanics system for an online game is described. A player selects an ally to be engaged in a combat mode of an online social game against an enemy. The profile of the selected ally is retrieved. An ally power up weapon is generated based on the profile of the selected ally. The ally power up weapon is applied against a combat unit of an enemy of a player in the combat mode. The ally power up weapon can also be applied on a combat unit of the player in the combat mode.
1. A system comprising:
one or more computer processors; and
one or more memories having stored thereon instructions for causing the one or more computer processors, when executing the instructions, to perform operations comprising:
accessing a game profile of an ally of a player of a computer-implemented multiplayer online game, the ally of the player being a human player associated with the player in a user network;
selecting, based at least in part on the game profile of the ally, a specialty effect for the ally from a plurality of different candidate specialty effects deployable in competitive engagements; and
without active participation of the ally, making the specialty effect of the ally available to the player for only a single deployment during any one competitive engagement by performing operations comprising:
generating a game user interface for a particular competitive engagement that does not include the ally as a participant;
receiving user input via the game user interface selecting deployment of the specialty effect of the ally;
responsive to the user input, deploying the specialty effect of the in the competitive engagement; and
thereafter, for the duration of the competitive engagement, making the specialty effect of the ally unavailable for deployment via the game user interface.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the competitive engagement comprises a combat event in which the player combats one or more opponents.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the specialty effect of the ally comprises a special power-up weapon that has enhanced combat capability relative to regular combat capabilities.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein deployment of the specialty effect comprises applying the special power-up weapon against at least one combat unit of the one or more opponents.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the selecting of the specialty effect for the ally is based at least in part on a game level of the ally, as indicated by the game profile of the ally.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the selecting of the specialty effect for the ally is based at least on a specialty skill of the ally, as indicated by the game profile of the ally, the specialty skill being one of a plurality of specialty skills available to players of the game.
7. The system of claim 6 , wherein each player of the game is allowed only one of the plurality of specialty skills.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further configured to enable the player to select the ally from a plurality of candidate allies who are members of a social network graph of the player.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the instructions are further configured to generate a reward to the ally in response to selection of the ally for assisting the player in the competitive engagement.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein an attribute of the reward is variable dependent on an outcome of the competitive engagement.
11. A method comprising:
accessing a game profile of an ally of a player of a computer-implemented is multiplayer online game, the ally of the player being a human player associated with the player in a user network;
in an automated operation using one or more computer processors configured therefor, selecting, based at least in part on the game profile of the ally, a specialty effect for the ally from a plurality of different candidate specialty effects deployable in competitive engagements; and
without active participation of the ally, making the specialty effect of the ally available to the player for only a single deployment during any one competitive engagement by performing operations comprising:
generating a game user interface for a particular competitive engagement that does not include the ally as a participant;
receiving user input via the game user interface selecting deployment of the specialty effect of the ally;
responsive to the user input, deploying the specialty effect of the ally in the competitive engagement; and
thereafter, for the duration of the competitive engagement, making the specialty effect of the ally unavailable for deployment via the game user interface.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the competitive engagement comprises a combat event in which the player combats one or more opponents.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the specialty effect of the ally comprises a special power-up weapon that has enhanced combat capability relative to regular combat capabilities.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein deployment of the specialty effect comprises applying the special power-up weapon against at least one combat unit of the one or more opponents.
15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the selecting of the specialty effect for the ally is based at least in part on a game level of the ally, as indicated by the game profile of the ally.
16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the selecting of the specialty effect for the ally is based at least on a specialty skill of the ally, as indicated by the game profile of the ally, the specialty skill being one of a plurality of specialty skills available to players of the game.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein each player of the game is allowed only one of the plurality of specialty skills.
18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further configured to enable the player to select the ally from a plurality of candidate allies who are members of a social network graph of the player.
19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the instructions are further configured to generate a reward to the ally in response to selection of the ally for assisting the player in the competitive engagement.
20. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions for causing a machine, when executing the instructions, to perform operations comprising:
accessing a game profile of an ally of a player of a computer-implemented is multiplayer online game, the ally of the player being a human player associated with the player in a user network;
in an automated operation using one or more computer processors configured therefor, selecting, based at least in part on the game profile of the ally, a specialty effect for the ally from a plurality of different candidate specialty effects deployable in competitive engagements; and
without active participation of the ally, making the specialty effect of the ally available to the player for only a single deployment during any one competitive engagement by performing operations comprising:
generating a game user interface for a particular competitive engagement that does not include the ally as a participant;
receiving user input via the game user interface selecting deployment of the specialty effect of the ally;
responsive to the user input, deploying the specialty effect of the ally in the competitive engagement; and
thereafter, for the duration of the competitive engagement; making the specialty effect of the ally unavailable for deployment via the game user interface.