Arena War Workshop Question

[TheArkhamArtist]

Ok so I'm relatively new to online and I was wondering that if I bought the new Arena War Garage (I almost have just enough money for the bare bones version with no cosmetics or extra garages), would I be able to upgrade it and customize it with extra floors of garages or would I have to get it all at the beginning for like 3M if I want everything? Thanks

[Parross]

Yes i think It's the same as for offices, nightclubs and stuff you can renovate it!

[TheArkhamArtist]

Ok thank you! I was worried I was going to have to end up spending even more money than i had to haha

[Caped Crusader]

This is just my own speculation, but I feel like the Arena Workshop will probably get a sale price in the near future. If your money is tight, I'd suggest waiting until at least next Tuesday to see, if not maybe two weeks. I've been burned myself once or twice buying something expensive on a weekend to then find the same thing get a 30% or 40% discount just a couple days later.

[Nobody]

Don't bother with it. You won't make back the money you put in to it. Only buy if you have everything else

[Caped Crusader]

Originally posted by Nobody:

Don't bother with it. You won't make back the money you put in to it. Only buy if you have everything else

This is also very true. Arena War is not at all a good way to make money in-game and the vehicles are very expensive. In my case I bought the Workshop plus Deathbike and Arena Issi, which overall cost me around $6m, maybe a bit more. However, if the OP likes those game modes more than other stuff in GTA Online, I say spend your money on what you find fun.

[TheArkhamArtist]

Ahh I'll probably wait then to buy it till its on sale. I'm not a CEO yet tho is that better? I do enjoy Arena War more than a lot of things so far tho so idk

[Caped Crusader]

Lots of players definitely recommend either Import/Export of vehicles or having a CEO office and/or Bunker to run cargo. I/E is probably easiest if you're just starting out. I personally enjoy playing Heists more and you can get a high-end apartment to host those for just $200k (Del Perro Heights Apt 7). However, don't buy the Facility for the Doomsday series of heists until you're at least level 100-120. Those can be quite difficult if you don't have the best weapons and armor.

You might also keep an eye on the loading screen slides for targeted offers. I started playing Online a few weeks before the Doomsday Heist DLC arrived and a couple weeks after it did there was a "Just for You" offer to get a rebate on buying the Facility including the interior upgrades. I think 40% off, but I don't know for sure if those are still a thing. I just feel like if those are still going on, you might see one for the Arena Workshop.

[TheArkhamArtist]

How do u do the import/export? I have enough for CEO office (I already have the high end apartment and did the bank heist already) so should that be my next step? thanks for the info about the rebate im going to hold off on the workshop for now

[Caped Crusader]

Thinking about it, you do need the CEO office to get started with import/export. You go to the laptop at your desk there and purchase a vehicle warehouse. If I remember correctly, the price range for those is $1-3m, the more expensive ones being located on the map in spots where the deliveries are easier. You can change your warehouse later, but as I understand it that wipes the inventory of vehicles you have stored there.

To steal a car for I/E, you start that from the CEO office laptop. The office assistant will give you the target, then you go grab it and take it to the warehouse. There's practically always a gun fight doing so, but nothing too extreme. The annoying thing is that once you deliver, you have to go back to the CEO office to source another vehicle to add to your collection. The way many players maximize their profit from I/E is to get a full inventory of vehicles at the warehouse, 10 low end, 10 mid range, and 10 high end, then you only sell the high end cars so that's all you have to steal going forward. Just be careful when moving them around, as the costs to repair can add up substantially, potentially eatting away a healthy portion of the possible profit.

When delivering, if you're in a lobby with a fair amount of players, you just have to worry about attacks from them. However, if you're in a small or mostly empty lobby, attacking NPCs will spawn during deliveries. There are crews you can join that are all about running different cargo and keeping lobbies friendly and private, so that might be worth looking into, but I don't have experience with them directly myself.

[TheArkhamArtist]

Wow that's a lot of helpful information thank you very much!

[Caped Crusader]

You're very welcome!