Upgrade Fundraiser

[Okuma]

Yeah, there needs to be supporter levels. Grey, bronze, silver, gold, red-white-blue. There's definitely opportunity to get more than $25/ea

People love bling. Give us some options to bling out our side panels and people will pay. This is why games like Fortnite print money. People love that stuff. The old guys here will say they don't care.. but they do.

Yeah I definitely need to brainstorm on a new system. The difficult thing is coming up with benefits to make things worth it so maybe the answer is stuff to jazz up your avatar area.

 

[7pt62THOR]

Yeah well they're all kind of stupid but that's kind of the point around here. Never take ourselves too seriously.

Mods seem to do just that.

 

[Petro_58]

What No Hen shooting Flaming Eggs out the Ass? I kind of like the Eagle though. And the Vet/ Active Military Idea. I never served, and have always regretted it, but my Dad was a Career Marine and Vet of Korea, Vietnam. But then I guess ya need to keep it simple. I like the Lifetime buy, so I'm in.

 

[Okuma]

I really wish these were in addition to the rank tag. Or maybe have a cooler supporter tag to upgrade to. No way I'm changing from the Hen of Fame. I'm in for at least $25, but I'll just donate it.

Once we get to the point of working out the final designs for the upgrade I'll see about being able to have both somehow. No guarantee but I will look into it.

 

[mark5019]

The upgrade is upon us! I'm hoping to have everything ready to go in the next 2-3 months so it's time to get the donation can out and ask for money. I hate asking for money, but this time I have at least something small I can offer for it. We've created three new custom "Rank Icons" that go under your name on every post.

You can purchase them here: https://www.theoutdoorstrader.com/account/upgrades

The upgrade cost is looking to be about $6,000 if everything goes according to estimates. I raised about $1,000 from auctioning some lowers in December so we have $5,000 to go.

If you give $25 towards the upgrade you can have one of these custom icons under your name on every post to show everyone else how much better you are than them. If you buy more than one then you will be able to choose between them whenever you want to. If you buy one of these you will have it forever, it is not limited to any amount of time.

I'm also open to creating some more custom icons if people like them. I can also make these limited edition and limit each one to a certain number if people like that idea. Just let me know your thoughts and I'll adjust things if I need to.

The new ranks will not show up until the upgrade. They will replace your current rank icon and show up under your name on every post. The exact final size is unknown right now, but will probably be similar to what we have now. I have them posted larger below so you can see them better.

You can purchase them here: https://www.theoutdoorstrader.com/account/upgrades

Flaming Wolf Icon
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Bear Icon
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Eagle Icon
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We will also have redesigned Supporter and Lifetime Supporter badges after the upgrade. The lifetime supporter cost will most likely go up after the upgrade so if you'd like to get in at $100 now is the time.

 

[mark5019]

I paid $25 to help

 

[Sharpsburg]

Good cause. Thx for a great site!

 

[letusbuyyourcar]

Hell we are family just put it on your tab.

Yeah I probably should but I'm currently trying to get OUT of debt.

 

[7pt62THOR]

Possibly "IN" for branch of service badge, but.....

 

[BIKER13]

Dang wish I could help