Path of Exile gets big numbers for Bestiary league as it tweaks capturing beasts

What does Path of Exile need to do in order to attract players? It seems like adding in a monster-capturing gameplay league did wonders, as the day-one numbers for the new Beastiary league were record-setting for the game. Players were posting queue positions and discussing the queue to enter, but the queues in question appear to have been short by all player testimony. There were just a lot of people eager to get in and start playing.

Of course, the launch of all the new mechanics also prompted numerous adjustments and hotfixes, with a rather major change allowing a three-second capture window for beasts. The developers also ran a poll regarding whether or not the game should feature nets permitting the capture of dead beasts, with the current voting indicating that these nets should be added but at a higher rarity. So it seems like a lot of people have lots of ideas about the capturing and training of a brand-new array of potential pets.