Question about Thank you for Waiting boxes

Hello Everyone!
So I hope this is an appropriate place to ask this. So my friend and I recently heard about this server and started today. I started shortly before he did and in the mail received the Capotia belt and the Thank You for Waiting boxes. My friend that started playing to day as well though did not receive the boxes or belt. I logged on shortly after the server came back up and he about 2 hours after. Was it a bug that I received the boxes or did I just log on at the right time some how?

 

I believe your friend started playing after the DDOS attack. These boxes are the compensation the players have received for the long wait (along with other extras).