Whats the point of the Menagerie?

You have a tiny arena with the blood altar in it then the other 99% of the area doesnt appear to have a purpose. Don't get me wrong I have nothing against it, it looks great, I love the look of the split levels in the Depths, just wondering if theres a use for it later on?

Guess is there for those who like to RP?

Havent captured a monster since lvl11, never even went to the menagerie

I went into one of them. Looked around and decided it was all kind of a waste of time and energy on GGG's part. Absolutely not needed.

Quoting meself:

"Menagerie is GREAT!

Since the very start of me playing PoE I wanted to be able to have a good look on rare and unique mobs, but it was kinda impossible cause they attack from the very edge of the screen so you have to defend yourself and you kill them very quickly. I even started a spectres build so that I can get some mobs and test them and see how they fight.

Now I can catch them and have a good look at them mobs and read all the mods. Some of them really cool (the monsters, not the modifiers)! GG!"

I suppose you think hideouts are useless as well?

I mean, you could just talk to the NPC's in town. there's absolutely no point in players having a hideout if yada yada yada....

One of the biggest things about ARPG's is collecting stuff, and displaying it if possible.

I enjoy capturing some of the unique monsters and then have a look at what makes them all that different.
You'd be surprised how detailed some of the unique beasts are... or how big the great white beast really is compared to other gagantuans.

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FCk42 wrote:
I enjoy capturing some of the unique monsters and then have a look at what makes them all that different.

Me too!

I am enjoying it.

Agree with OP.

I wandered through there when it first opened and haven't gone back and doubt if I ever will.

It's straight to the blood arena every time.

I mean, it looks great and all, but I agree it seems like a huge waste of resources for some aesthetics that are completely meaningless to the game.

The hideout argument is weak. Once you start mapping, you practically live in your hideout with benches and map portal and dailies. Wtf are you going to do daily in your menagerie. LARP a zookeeper?