The preparation for bringing Sea Monsters to Puzzle Pirates began over 6 months ago, prior to the release of the Iron Monger Puzzle and even Brigand Blockades. Many aspects of pieces included in prior updates were put in place to make the addition of Sea Monsters to the game possible in a way that we thought would be fun for the players. Treasure Haul, as an example, has always been intended to play a significant part in the first Sea Monster experience. Its inclusion prior to the addition of Sea Monsters followed concerns that adding too many entirely new features to the game at the same time might prove disruptive, especially if those additions provided ways to earn PoE. It was also, of course, also important for us to provide new and interesting features with each release.