ARC Raiders is right to focus on casual rather than professional players—even Ninja agrees

Embark Studios is one of the most community-oriented development teams out there, focusing on what the general player base wants instead of only listening to so-called “authority” figures.

Streamer Ninja, who in some other live-service circles would be considered as one such figure, is now fully advocating for ARC Raiders’ continued “casual” focus.

“Cater to the f**king casuals, pro play is secondary,” Ninja said in a recent stream (thanks CDL Hater Central). He highlighted how the game is primarily casual in nature, and stated that it’s these players who are “spending money and playing the game,” whereas pros are in the minority. He added that he formerly advocated for more focus on professional play, which he thought would lead to more balance overall, but has since changed his mind.

I think ARC Raiders and any online shooter out there should genuinely always focus on the casual side of things. Professional play is entirely separate and exists on a plane far removed from the one everyone else is on. The builds are never the same, neither are the strats and tactics, and no matter how much casuals try to mimic pro players in casual environments, it’ll never result in the same kind of gameplay.

These two categories are so separate that they should never mix, and some developers understand this well. Pros play on standalone servers, have tight-knit queues and environments to operate in, and are kept largely separated from casuals, who make up the vast majority of each game.

What’s more, ARC Raiders is an extraction shooter, and its potential as a huge esport isn’t so great. Sure, you can form a competitive scene around the game, but it’s not a team-based title like Counter-Strike 2 or League of Legends, which serves to drive the “casual” point further. Casual play is at the very heart of the experience, and so it would make no sense as to why Embark should ever cater to this small minority of so-called professionals.

A lot of voices are, unfortunately, advocating for the latter, but Embark has maintained good communication with the broader community so far, catering to its needs and woes, instead of ignoring them and only listening to a gatekept clique of streamers and pros.

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Earning cash in My Winter Car is pretty essential if you’re looking to complete the project car as quickly as possible, but having an infinite amount is a different discussion.

Having infinite money makes things ten times easier, as you can buy as many parts for the Corris Rivett as required. However, that also automatically reduces all the challenges of building the vehicle from scratch. As you might have expected, having an infinite pool of wealth isn’t possible in the vanilla version of the game.

Best ways to get infinite money in My Winter Car

There are two possible ways to get an infinite pool of money in My Winter Car. Both methods can be considered as cheating, but it doesn’t matter, as there’s no multiplayer. If you use the methods to get an infinite amount of cash, you’ll complete the Corris Rivett build quite quickly, and that’s that.

Use Mods

Certain My Winter Car mods allow you to have an infinite amount of money in the game. To do so, you have to download and activate the mods. The FL2S BOX mod, available from NexusMods, is your best shot. It offers a bunch of extra benefits that include infinite money.

The mod also offers God Mode activation, which makes the game really boring. There are a few other mods available on NexusMods that also offer you infinite money, but with fewer game-breaking advantages.

Use MSCEditor

The My Summer Car Editor, or MSCEditor in short, is usable with the current build of My Winter Car. This tool allows you to modify the save game file and various values. This includes the money you have. Once you save and confirm the change, reloading your save will end up with whatever amount you put.

The same task can also be done with the Developer Toolset mod that enables the dev console. You can then use console commands to get as much money as you want.

While it’s really easy to get unlimited money in My Winter Car, doing so is just going to ruin the fun. The Corris Rivett has almost 200 parts to get, and the charm is to slowly earn the money and buy them. There are different ways you can work, which include working at the Futufon Office. While this method is slower, it allows you to enjoy the grind and feel the thrill of gradually building up your project car.

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