Is the arcade and the casino heist worth it?

[Big]

Again, a returning player and have saved enough for an arcade finally. But I found out it’s quite a lot (900k) for what Little I have saved.

My question: is there much setup costs and is everything in the end worth it?

[XxTTHREExX]

I think so... Requires a minimum of 2 to run it, & all the preps can be done in invite session. As long as you're semi-decent at it the payouts can be better than Pac Standard.

[Sleepless]

For the first question: Theres no setup cost for the first time doing the casino heist but if you're doing it for the second time or more you will get a 25k setup fee

For the second question: I'd personally say yes it is worth it (even with randoms if you can believe that) because this heist just give you so much cash when compared to other money making methods (you could make 1.6 mil in 2-3h) and don't worry about the heist being hard for the first several times playing it (you'll get used to it). The downside of this heist is that it'd get repetitive once you've done it for like 6-7 times.

[🆃🆁🅰🅽🅲🅴🆁]

Someone told me to buy it 2 days ago, i had no idea i could make that much just by grinding this heist.

I've found 2 other people and we're doing the preps solo, and then we just do the finale together, yesterday i made 6,000,000$ the minimum just by attending this heist.

[Dr. Peeper]

Also, if you have Amazon Prime you get free Twitch Prime, if you have Twitch Prime you get a free Arcade. (Crappy location but free is free)

[ShelLuser]

Originally posted by Big:

My question: is there much setup costs and is everything in the end worth it?

It depends on the kind of player you are. The arcade itself gives you access to the Casino heist which can be fun. First run is free so there's that, and as mentioned above all the setup missions can be done solo.

But there's more to the arcade than that though it gets expensive. The monitoring station can be an excellent grinder tool to manage all of your businesses from a remote location (so outside your office, MC club house or one of the properties itself).

And then there's the drone station... a nano drone which can be launched from any location on the map and in most missions too (not all). Those drones have a nice range (approx. 2 - 3 blocks around your position) and can be an ideal way to scope out a situation or to eliminate hostile NPC's from a distance.

SO all in all the arcade can definitely be worth it and for a variety of reasons.

(edit): last two expansions will need to be purchased separately from the Arcade and they're not exactly cheap.

[Dr. Peeper]

Originally posted by ShelLuser:

Originally posted by Big:

My question: is there much setup costs and is everything in the end worth it?

It depends on the kind of player you are. The arcade itself gives you access to the Casino heist which can be fun. First run is free so there's that, and as mentioned above all the setup missions can be done solo.

But there's more to the arcade than that though it gets expensive. The monitoring station can be an excellent grinder tool to manage all of your businesses from a remote location (so outside your office, MC club house or one of the properties itself).

And then there's the drone station... a nano drone which can be launched from any location on the map and in most missions too (not all). Those drones have a nice range (approx. 2 - 3 blocks around your position) and can be an ideal way to scope out a situation or to eliminate hostile NPC's from a distance.

SO all in all the arcade can definitely be worth it and for a variety of reasons.

(edit): last two expansions will need to be purchased separately from the Arcade and they're not exactly cheap.

I love the terminal station BUT, BUT, BUT - It is not the same as being in the MC Business. You can be pulled out of that Terminal and Arcade for a raid as soon as starting an MC Club.. The Arcade does not protect you while you are in the MC Business. IOW, no creating and leaving MC club just to order supplies from arcade and prevent raids. This has been a deal breaker for a few friends and they no longer use the terminal.

I really like the Casino Heist and the fact that you can do it with 2 people is even better. Though it can be hard to get all cash, gold, and diamonds with 2 people the Artwork is a piece of cake.

Always go with crap guns, crap cars, best hacker which you unlock by destroying all 50 Signal Jammers on the map.

[76561198822630780]

Yes i'd say it's worth it you can make quite the big bucks

[ShelLuser]

Originally posted by Dr. Peeper:

I love the terminal station BUT, BUT, BUT - It is not the same as being in the MC Business. You can be pulled out of that Terminal and Arcade for a raid as soon as starting an MC Club..

Same can also happen while you're inside an MC business which is why it's best practice not to remain an MC president for too long.

[Dr. Peeper]

Originally posted by ShelLuser:

Originally posted by Dr. Peeper:

I love the terminal station BUT, BUT, BUT - It is not the same as being in the MC Business. You can be pulled out of that Terminal and Arcade for a raid as soon as starting an MC Club..

Same can also happen while you're inside an MC business which is why it's best practice not to remain an MC president for too long.

I have never received a raid inside an MC Business. If walking into business, starting MC, order supplies, disband MC, then exit the MC Business. Never once. But arcade will do it the second you start your MC or hit resupply if a raid is queued up.

Your statement about not being in it longer than you have to, very true. But I do not think you can be bumped out of your Meth lab while actually in it with an active raid. *Nor has a single friend of mine.

[in]

it's very well worth it. with casino heist you can make more money per time than everything else combined. for best outcome have at least one friend with another arcade to run them back to back with each doing their own preps. if you have decent gear (mk2) and get a hang of it you can do all preps in around 50min+/- solo, then run 2 finales in half an hour splitting 2+mil each time.

[ShelLuser]

Originally posted by Dr. Peeper:

I have never received a raid inside an MC Business.

I have. I always become an MC pres. by accessing the business computer and if that triggers a raid then the business will behave as if it was shut down even though it's not. You'll get an error when trying to buy supplies ("you need to wait for your personal to arrive") and you'll get an error about the business needing to get restarted when trying to sell. Trying to disband the MC gives an error about a mission in progress even though you don't get to see one.

Once you leave the business then the actual raid triggers. I've only seen this happen once.

But alas... this thread is about the arcade, not MC raids.

[Dr. Peeper]

Originally posted by ShelLuser:

Originally posted by Dr. Peeper:

I have never received a raid inside an MC Business.

I have. I always become an MC pres. by accessing the business computer and if that triggers a raid then the business will behave as if it was shut down even though it's not. You'll get an error when trying to buy supplies ("you need to wait for your personal to arrive") and you'll get an error about the business needing to get restarted when trying to sell. Trying to disband the MC gives an error about a mission in progress even though you don't get to see one.

Once you leave the business then the actual raid triggers. I've only seen this happen once.

But alas... this thread is about the arcade, not MC raids.

Weird. In my thousand+ hours of playing that has never once happened to me or my friends who are up in the 7k hour range. But it will happen around twice a real life day if using Arcade terminal and playing a lot.

[stoneyoda]

no,dooms day act 2 is still much faster and easier...
it pays out 1 mil per heist and wont take you more then 5-10 mins per heist
the casino heist is probably the worst heist in the game. pays out ♥♥♥♥ and is annoying, the arcade heist is probably better then pacific but requires way to many set ups and if you don't do them all then you don't earn asmuch. just doing all the set ups will take you a few hours.
sure once you get them all done you can do the "disconnect heist glitch" to keep your heist like you can with all the others. but the max payout is 4mil and if you want the max payout you also need to do it silent. its just so much work for less payout perhour in the end.
arcade heist will take you a min of 30 mins per heist and that if everything goes right.
the payouts between dooms day act 2 and arcade are similar but dooms day is still more profitable per hour.the building has other uses then just a hiest. and act 2 is so much easier then any other heist in the game. you are much better off buying a facility then a arcade.
the arcade terminal is pointless when you are making 10-15 mil in 4-5 hours from dooms day lol

[M.D Geist]

The casino heist is ABSOLUTELY worth it if you have people to do heists with you, it is a very easy moneymaker if so.

[in]

Originally posted by 604Explosive Charge:

no,dooms day act 2 is still much faster and easier...
it pays out 1 mil per heist and wont take you more then 5-10 mins per heist
the casino heist is probably the worst heist in the game. pays out ♥♥♥♥ and is annoying, the arcade heist is probably better then pacific but requires way to many set ups and if you don't do them all then you don't earn asmuch. just doing all the set ups will take you a few hours.
sure once you get them all done you can do the "disconnect heist glitch" to keep your heist like you can with all the others. but the max payout is 4mil and if you want the max payout you also need to do it silent. its just so much work for less payout perhour in the end.
arcade heist will take you a min of 30 mins per heist and that if everything goes right.
the payouts between dooms day act 2 and arcade are similar but dooms day is still more profitable per hour.the building has other uses then just a hiest. and act 2 is so much easier then any other heist in the game. you are much better off buying a facility then a arcade.
the arcade terminal is pointless when you are making 10-15 mil in 4-5 hours from dooms day lol

Dude just get recovery or money drops, compared to that bOgDaN sUcKs