Wow this post is almost split 50/50
I thought i’d be saying chests as i’d use them more if storage blocks were not a thing. However storage blocks have won me over from the visual display of the items. So if I was picking between shelves and chests i’d probably use more shelves but it’d be close. I picked 50/50.
I will be using storage blocks much more than both, but chests when I wanted a private set of items to not be on display.
I think the new worlds during the hunt have completely proved that we need more storage options. 4 cube blocks will just not cover it with all the colors that will be available. We need some type of mine craft chest like we talked with… Otherwise people will be spending sooooooooo and sooooooo many plots of just trying to create an area to hold the items they want for building. So please get these in game Devs… more storage…
I don’t want to lose storage shelves either… we should have all just more ability for items to be stored…
I want both. Both have pros and contras so only having one will not sattisfy all needs 
Shelves are great for those of us who are more comfortable visually identifying items, however I find that for the large amount of things needed to sufficiently produce higher end items cheapest via bulk we really need way more storage in a compact space. The 2x2 is too small.
It doesn’t matter if the contents is not viewable, we can make/buy signs to label.
If chests are introduced can devs please make them (and inventory) sortable?!
I would love to have shelves to show more expensive things off, and then some larger storage options for rocks, and soils and trunks
I feel like both deserve a place. On one hand it does give mass storage to otherwise crowded spaces filled with countless stacks of various (highly abundant) materials. For builders in particular this would be a godsend since we have this bad habit of hoarding every rock we come across on the off chance it’ll work in a future build.
Shelves make an excellent showcase/babies-first-storage-unit. So I think that it would definately pay to give more advanced players or even moderately advanced players the option of building chests while still maintaining shelves as the early alternative. I personally would likely use more shelves than chests, however more items would be stored via chests.
For those worrying about how to go about sorting and trying to remember what is in where. KKeep in mind that shelves would still exist. I recommend using them as a marker for what is stored where and when the shelf is out you can pull more out of the chest to replace it. Or use a sign, for me personally its not all that much effort but for some its too much.
Personally I like my structure to look good aesthetically but still maintain function. A hall of randomly assorted junk on the walls to me is an eyesore. I don’t like eyesores but am willing to put up with them in the hopes of one day being able to fix said eyesore. That being said I don’t expect to be right, just to voice my opinion on a long debated subject.
Im still partial to shelfs. Only because i like to see at a glance what i have. But maybe they could implament both. Who knows. Just think shelves make more sence. But i do have to agree that chests offer more storage… but on the defence of shelves… it offers more creativity for builders to create storage.
I have a suggestion . Why don’t you make a mix of both? for example it is a box that has a shelf . when you open it’s inventory it has a part that is hidden and has a “Showcase” part. You can store stuff in it and u can decide which ones are visible. I hope I was able to describe what is in my mind.
In other words : It is the same as a chest with big inventory that you can choose 4 items to be visible. This way they both hold lots of items and u can also see 4 items to know what this chest contains.
Hi guys!
I would like both in the game.
sorry for my bad english,but i’m italian 
Give me both and give me more as pedestal for trophies, barrels for liquids. And I will make a decision on what is best for me.
If you really only think of one possibility Shelves or Chests so re-read what is a sandbox here -
Actually, anyone who does not know English has bad English. So it’s okay that your Italian 
Hahaha 
thank you!!
This post aged well. 
Took a few years, but closed storage is here, and I couldn’t be happier.
As someone who’s suffering both Autism and ADD, that single visual indicator helps greatly; Which is why I was hoping chests could have a toggle for similar; A single visual of what the chest contains the most of. Would require far less data since it’s a flat 2D texture, instead of the 3D model.
EDIT: And just now I noticed the thread is +1 year old. Frick.
Lol you got me too with the necro
Lol I just voted. Haha thinking this was new
I literally changed my vote like 9 times 
i just dont know. I love being able to see my stuff… But being able to pack more into each one would be amazing… I want both.
dies from indecision
Edit: Oh for goodness sake. This isn’t new 
I just voted too thinking it was a new thread and then saw Oct 17 
