Opal Card Achievement Awards

LfLamous on 29/08/2014 - 16:19

Now that Sydney Trains is tracking our every movement I feel like there should be some wort of bonus scheme along the lines of what is already in place on Google Play, Apple Game Center or Xbox Live etc whereby "Achievements" are earned for completing certain milestones in travel. These could be rewarded by a different coloured light upon scanning or even a different tone… potentially even resulting in a new coloured Opal card? I haven't thought extensively about this but have had a few ideas:

Full Time Fool : Traveled every work day of the month
Triple Play: Three trips in a day.
Weekend Warrior: Clocking up 4 trips on the weekend

Line Legend: tapping off at every station in a train line/bus route
Two Line Terror: as above but two lines.
The Station Master: Visiting every stop on every line on the Sydney trains network

Ozbargainer: 8 single stop bus trips on a Monday

This would definitely make me more excited about public transport… anyone got some good ones or an idea about how this could happen?

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Comments

  • Eivad on 29/08/2014 - 16:43
    +2

    Achievement hunter detected

    But in all seriousness, despite how unlikely this is it would be pretty cool.

  • [Deactivated] on 29/08/2014 - 16:55

    Ozbargainer: 8 single stop bus trips on a Monday

    lol

    • amkssg on 29/08/2014 - 23:13
      -1

      Actually, that wouldn't work.
      "8 single stop bus trips" counts as 1 journey.
      And you pay for the first 8 "Journeys" in a week, not "trips".

      • ben1680 on 03/09/2014 - 16:19

        I will work, as long as you space each trips more than 1 hour apart.

      • ynot1985 on 03/09/2014 - 17:03

        8 single stop bus trips on a Monday

        it should work

        the limit is $15 /day and any trips after that does not count

        if you do 7 one stop bus rides that's 2.10x7 =$14.70, so when u start your 8th trip you are still under $15 . It will go pass $15 when you get off but by then your 8th trip has already been registered

        this is on the condition you space it out 1 hr at a time… almost like working 9-5 and ducking out every hour of the workday to catch a 1 minute bus ride

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