OB Forum Trophy Suggestions

[Michael]

Hey all!

I need your input! We have developed a trophy system in these forums to encourage people to help others, demonstrate our founding principles, and outfit and explore.

Early trophies are awarded automatically by completing goals in the forums like posting, receiving likes, posting articles in specific forums. Higher level trophies are completed outside the forums and require validation. I need your suggestions for trophies! The should fall into three main categories:

1. Adventurer - these are travel, distance, or trip related. Examples might be completing a 1500 mile trip, or navigating 3 countries.
2. Innovator - for thinking outside the box, making overlanding easier with a DIY project, inventing overland gear or offering tips or how-tos
3. Challenger - for successfully navigating the obstacles overlanding presents. Winch recovery, water crossing,

So, in these categories, what trophies should we have from easy to hard?

Please use this format:

Category : Trophy : Discription

For example: Challenger : Winchless Recovery : Recover your stuck vehicle without using a winch.

Here is a link to a spreadsheet where you can add your suggestions if you are inclined!

Trophy Suggestions

Go!

 

[timberwolf_120]

Adventurer:Legendary: conquered the rubicon trail

 

[O.Dfj]

Adventurer: trail runner: complete 5 trail runs with atleast 5 forum members.

 

[O.Dfj]

Adventurer: ghost hunter: find and take pictures of abandoned cabins,mines,or towns. Yes bodie counts but its cheating.

 

[O.Dfj]

I like @timberwolf_120 idea but to expand on that, what about famous trails like mojave road, or some of the back country discovery routes.

 

[maktruk]

Odie, knockin' it out of the park...

 

[O.Dfj]

Odie, knockin' it out of the park...

Im just suggesting things i have already done lol.

 

[Steve]

Adventurer: trail runner: complete 5 trail runs with atleast 5 forum members.

That might be fine when there are a bunch of you in an area. But in this part of the country, there aren't five members in half the surrounding states, let alone getting them together for just one ride. That's probably the case for any member east of the Rockies. Goals have to be achievable by all members, not just those in certain areas.

The same goes with specific drives (Rubicon, et al) that take vehicles that are modified well beyond stock. Overland Bound's founding tenant is "It doesn't matter what you drive"

Just my 2 cents.

 

[timberwolf_120]

That might be fine when there are a bunch of you in an area. But in this part of the country, there aren't five members in half the surrounding states, let alone getting them together for just one ride. That's probably the case for any member east of the Rockies. Goals have to be achievable by all members, not just those in certain areas.

The same goes with specific drives (Rubicon, et al) that take vehicles that are modified well beyond stock. Overland Bound's founding tenant is "It doesn't matter what you drive"

Just my 2 cents.

Stock jk rubicons can go through rubicon I'm just saying :) but I see q hat your saying and these trophy should NOT BE obtainable by all cause that would defeat the purpose if everyone had them. May as well be the same as now where nobody has any.
That's just me .02

 

[O.Dfj]

That might be fine when there are a bunch of you in an area. But in this part of the country, there aren't five members in half the surrounding states, let alone getting them together for just one ride. That's probably the case for any member east of the Rockies. Goals have to be achievable by all members, not just those in certain areas.

The same goes with specific drives (Rubicon, et al) that take vehicles that are modified well beyond stock. Overland Bound's founding tenant is "It doesn't matter what you drive"

Just my 2 cents.

Yea that might be a problem now but as the community grows hopefully this will become easier.

 

[Toyotadirtdevil]

Do you have to be offroad the entire time. I drove my model A from Ca to Idaho to Yellowstone to on a dirt road to get to Mt . Rushmore to Crazy Horse to Columbus, OH the to Michigan to NC to AR to TX to NM to AZ to NV to CA

 

[maktruk]

Adventurer: trail runner: complete 5 trail runs with atleast 5 forum members.

Alabama Hills
Barney Riley
Poker Flat
OTG2

Almost there!

There's a couple of minor Hollister runs that I won't even count...

 

[maktruk]

Innovator: Mechanic

Host a mod day at your shop or garage :-)

 

[O.Dfj]

Alabama Hills
Barney Riley
Poker Flat
OTG2

Almost there!

There's a couple of minor Hollister runs that I won't even count...

Im at 4 i will be at 5 after nevada trip if atleat 5 members go lol
Barney riley
Poker flat
Corral hollow
Otg2

 

[O.Dfj]

What about hosting a fellow member who is passing thru. Would that be adventurer like a two for one deal. You get something for hosting someone and they get something for being a guest on the road.

 

[Kelly]

What if, when someone joins the forums, or becomes a member, you have a "How did you hear about us" field in the signup form. Then you could award points/trophies for how many members we've referred.

We should have "business cards" with the OB logo, web address, and our Forum Name/Member Number, to give out to people we meet who have Overland'ish vehicles, or show interest in what we do.

 

[Kelly]

As a "Newbie", I may never catch up to some of the original members, but what if you had a "Trending" trophy? Like, "Who got the most likes this week"? Or, "Who posted the thread with the most comments this month?"

 

[Michael]

Do you have to be offroad the entire time. I drove my model A from Ca to Idaho to Yellowstone to on a dirt road to get to Mt . Rushmore to Crazy Horse to Columbus, OH the to Michigan to NC to AR to TX to NM to AZ to NV to CA

No, not at all! OB is not an "off road club" though we certainly enjoy those destinations. Driving across country counts just as much as the Rubicon.

 

[Michael]

What about hosting a fellow member who is passing thru. Would that be adventurer like a two for one deal. You get something for hosting someone and they get something for being a guest on the road.

Awesome! That seems like Ambassador track, and is great.

 

[Michael]

@Steve @timberwolf_120 Since OB is really world wide , trail specific trophys will exclude a bunch of folks in the forums. Though we are CA based, we don't want to build things into the forum Trophys that emphasizes one region over the other. I think the fringe benefits of that fact are enough (we get to see each other)! The "Challenge" track is specifically for the more adventurous, or accidentally adventurous :) I'd like to take the challenges the Rubicon presents, and make them applicable to any location. "Cross-axel two boot transition" for that time you were fully articulated, and tipped, two tires off the ground, from your passenger rear to your driver front. This way it can happen anywhere. Not that we won't have OB trail badges somewhere. That might be cool.

What do you think?

M