After seeing the /gift command in action I thought why not make this some sort of permanent system like /mail is.
I'm not entirely sure how this would work but sending items (like parcels) with some sort of 'PO Box' system, where players could simply type in a command, a players name and a box would appear and they could drop in the items to be sent. The receiver of the gift would get a mail message to notify a 'parcel' had arrived for them.

This, I believe would be a cool system if you need to give items to a player who is offline or unable to get to you at that time. This could also help towards the economy buy charging players for using the system (like shipping costs).

I am not sure if I am the only one who would like to see this or if it is entirely possible to do, that's why I'd like to hear the community's opinion on this.

We have plans to introduce/keep a system similar to the current gifting system. That was always part of our plan, however hearing that you like the idea too is really nice.

I agree with everything except the shipping costs.

Basically, keep a more limited command like /gift where the receiver needs to empty the inventory to open the box so that it becomes too slow to use as a default delivery system.

This helps when wanting to send a little appreciation gift to someone or even just to send something that you already know they'll need without the need to tell them beforehand and arrange a proper trade.

This inventory limitation alone should be enough to prevent a substitution of the auction system, or maybe even limit the system to just 1 slot no matter what but still free of charge.


A proper drop box system instead should have some minor fee and offer both a payment for the package and a"return" option.
In case of return the fee should still be payed by the initial sender, to prevent easy spamming.