Business Bay, the auction area that sits beyond Lucky Beach in Storage Hunters: Open World, launched to heavy criticism and was patched within a day. The follow-up update reworks the things players complained about most, from steep net worth gates to a spread-out layout that made farming slow. The core of the area is unchanged, but almost every friction point has been tuned down.
Quick answer: The buff lowers the net worth needed to enter all three Business Bay auctions, moves the eight auction buildings into two groups of four so you can farm four at once from the center, and adds Certificates of Authenticity and Diamond Safes to the loot pool.
Lower net worth requirements for Business Bay auctions
The biggest change is the entry gate. Every tier now asks for less net worth than it did at launch, which brings the area within reach of more players who have already cleared Lucky Beach. The entry fees themselves stayed the same; only the net worth thresholds moved.
| Tier | Auction | Entry fee | Net worth to enter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | High End Apartment | $400 | $17,500,000 |
| Tier 2 | Luxury Hotel | $550 | $30,000,000 |
| Tier 3 | The Pointer | $800 | $50,000,000 (down from $60,000,000) |
The Pointer saw the clearest cut, dropping its requirement by $10 million. Reaching the listed net worth is the only condition to unlock each door, so the moment your total crosses the threshold you can pay the entry fee and bid.
Condensed layout lets you farm four auctions at once
Business Bay opened with eight auctions spread far apart, which forced long trips between each one. The buff pulls the buildings closer together and splits them into two clusters of four. Park a vehicle in the middle of a cluster and you can reach and work all four auctions from a single spot instead of driving back and forth.
This is the single largest quality-of-life gain for grinding the area, since it cuts travel time and keeps your loading vehicle within range of every unit you win.
New loot added to the Business Bay pool
Two high-value items were missing from the initial release and have now been added to the area’s loot pool: Certificates of Authenticity and Diamond Safes. Both were left out by mistake at launch, so their inclusion restores the payout ceiling players expected from an endgame auction zone.
Overall loot quality feels slightly better as well, though that impression is hard to confirm and may just be variance rather than a deliberate rate change.
Recover items with the Lost & Found box
If you win an auction and drive off before loading everything, the leftover items are not gone. Business Bay has a Lost & Found box that holds anything you left behind. After a win, a prompt tells you exactly how many items remain, and you retrieve them from that box.
You know a claim worked when the auction result screen shows the winning bid and confirms the unit was sold to you. A sample Tier 3 win at The Pointer closed at $27,500, followed by a notice that five items were left behind and could be collected from the Lost & Found box.
More tweaks expected through the week
The developers are still watching how players progress through Business Bay and plan to keep making small adjustments across the week. That means the numbers and layout above reflect the current state of the area and could shift again as further tuning lands. You can enable the Notify Me option on the Storage Hunters: Open World Roblox page to catch server updates when they go live.
