Gifts

Every now and then we send something to your account: an event freebie, a community prize, or an apology when we get something wrong. It all arrives in the same place.

Where it is

The Gifts button, in the side bar. When something is waiting, the button gets a badge with the number, and the board opens by itself the first time you come in. If you close it without claiming, the gift stays there.

How to claim

The board shows the message and exactly what you are going to get, with the amount of each item. Just hit Claim and it all lands in your backpack right away.

Nothing is claimed for you. The gift only leaves the board when you press the button.

When a claim is refused

Your backpack has a limit on different types of item, not on amount. A gift of 40 potions takes no room at all if you already have potions: it just joins the stack you already own. But an item you do not have yet needs a free slot.

If there is not enough room, the whole claim is refused and the screen tells you how many slots are missing. Store something in the depot and try again. The gift is not lost: it keeps waiting.

That is why claiming is a button and not automatic. If we pushed items straight into the backpack of someone who is offline, whatever did not fit would vanish with nobody seeing it.

Deadline

Most gifts have no deadline. When one does, the date shows next to the button as claim by. Once the date passes, the gift leaves the board.