Topic

Gift & Storage Boxes

The idea is that we can buy boxes from the vendors in varying sizes (and perhaps, theme/wrappings). They fit in a single inventory slot (within a bag, not a primary slot) and can hold a set amount of items. A small gift box may only hold one stack of something, a medium one might hold 8, and a large one may hold 16 stacks. 

The box would have the following verbs: Open & Peek Inside

* Open would only work if the box had stuff in it and the player had enough inventory slots to hold the contents of the box.

* Peek Inside would open a popup akin to the trade popup where you can add and delete stacks.

Possibilities:
Toy vendors could sell fun looking gift boxes in various sizes and themes

Hardware & Tool vendors could sell big brown moving boxes (which would drastically ease the moving process... letting us, essentially, put 16 boxes filled with 16 inventory slots in a bag)

Grocery & Garden vendors could sell "tupperware"-esque boxes, gift boxes that are more food oriented, and/or storage boxes that look like apple boxes & milk crates

Benefits:
It would let us drastically increase our carrying capacity but would not allow those items to be fully functional or require an overhaul to the inventory system. It would also allow us to mail more than one item without doing another major overhaul of the mail system. And it could ease some of the moving struggles (but at a bit of a cost --- using friends would still be more fun & cheaper). Boxes would also be of immense help to my little ingame flower & gift delivery business and, others, with a similar idea (handing over a box is quicker & easier than handing over a half a dozen items).

Issues:
It lets us drastically increase our carrying capacity which may have some market/game play implications I'm not thinking of. To offset this, perhaps a player gains something akin to the "pooped" or "full of pie" buff if they carry around too much stuff for too long -- they could slow down and lose energy & mood at a quicker than normal rate.

Posted 14 months ago by Vera Strange Subscriber! | Permalink

Replies

  • +1
    Posted 14 months ago by arizoo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • oh yes:) special bags with compartiments! i would love them:)
    but why only in brown? o.O could be in a new color...
    Posted 14 months ago by mira gaia maia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Oh mira gaia maia, I definitely think there should be different colors/themes :) 

    I really like the idea of "tupperware" sorts of boxes for food gifts and maybe some with a little squiggly line type design for fun gifts (I'd love to be able to give folks birthday presents!). And maybe special boxes for the holidays... Lemadan presents! (err, um, how does one celebrate Lemadan? *runs to the general forums to find out*)
    Posted 13 months ago by Vera Strange Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Resurrecting this thread to say that I would love to have gift boxes!
    Posted 13 months ago by Rebelwerewolf Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I actually thought of gift boxes this morning and it's nice to see I'm not the only one.  :)  It could be something you could craft yourself with Tinkering (1 plank, 1 paper?). 

    As for colors, wouldn't it be fun to have a painting skill?
    Posted 13 months ago by spindle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think of the existing fortune cookies, and the ability to put a note inside them, as a precursor to this sort of an item. Those work, so it's only a matter of time until we get gift boxes.
    Posted 13 months ago by Eleanor Rigby Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Naw, I think it would be great to get a gift box that we could give but, with a 1 use only type thing.  Just like the fortune cookies.  ^_^
    Posted 13 months ago by ♪♥~ Auren ~♥♪ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Love this. Very well thought out.
    Posted 12 months ago by fefee Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I would love something like this especially if you could lock it to the intended recipient for leaving gifts in front of houses or scavenger hunts.
    Posted 12 months ago by knitten Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1
    Posted 12 months ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Let the record show that there are gift boxes now.   :)
    Sadly, you can only buy them, not make them.  :(
    Posted 12 months ago by spindle Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Will gift boxes come back? I'd like to start making gift boxes for new users.
    Posted 12 months ago by Lapsus Linguae Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Don't recycle them, and you can still use your old boxes.
    Posted 12 months ago by Scarlett Bearsdale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I'd really like to see a general purpose gift box available year round at the toy vendor.

    It could totally work exactly like the Glitchmas boxes did, with a different wrapping design.
    Posted 12 months ago by WindBorn Subscriber! | Permalink