Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-38190462-20190116140437/@comment-35901641-20190121152213

Well you guys weren't that much help to me, ha ha!

I am appreciative of gifts but I don't want someone to send one for the sole sake of reciprocating, especially when they are a relatively new player and would be better served to keep it for themselves or as a gift for another friend who requests it. Sending a pass or saying a quick thank you in their name is more than enough.

Another, and more selfish, reason for not wanting unsolicited gifts is that I don't want to worry that I miss "thanking" someone. For example, if I open the game and have a full gift box (I hate when that happens!), I would like to believe that by having nothing in my wish list, the "most" I would have missed out on would be access passes and not a random gift from a well-meaning friend. For the times I do put something in my WL, I am extra careful to not let the gift box get full, knowing how great folks are about sending what you request. I also hate those times I have accidentally hit "accept all" and then seen a CI go flying by and have no idea who sent it.

So, in kind of a strange twist, I think wanting my friends to NOT send unsolicited gifts is partly selfish of me. But I don't think it is completely selfish. Even if there was no gift box limit and I always knew what person sent something, tell there are just some gifts that would be of more use to someone else. It's also great to know that if/when there came a time that I actually needed it, it is possible to wishlist it at that point.