I like to watch players networth to see who is online etc... and I have seen 100K networth growth with openning of gifts Dec 25. I would say that the #2 player today in realm 82 will have posted a 142K networth gain in 24 hours
. He could be an amazing player and did it without gifts, but 140 K is a massive boost. Its like he was playing RISK and turned in his cards for extra armies.
I know other players have referred to the risks of the gift system, so I add my own. Seems balance can be lost... go farmer