If you came here expecting much you’ll be severely disappointed, but you should stay anyways since you’re here for a reason, also a minor so have common sense.
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No way… with all my heart I want to believe this until death, I just need to see.
FORTNITE HAS RELEASED THE PIRATE SHOP ODDS
• 1 in 1,562,500 - Weekly Gold Outfit
• 1 in 137,500 - Pirate Shop Access
• 1 in 7,813 - Weekly Vehicle & Decal
• 1 in 568 - Weekly Pickaxe or Backbling
• 1 in 391 - Weekly Jam Track
• 1 in 272 - Weekly Loading Screen
• 1 in 127 - Gizmo (any)
During Treasure Hours, including the one earlier today, these treasures have a boosted rate:
• Pirate Shop Access: 1.5x
• Weekly Gold Outfit: 7.5x
• Weekly Vehicle & Decal: 10x
"The new treasure this season is found in chests just like other items. Treasure drop rates from chests are constant since season launch and don’t vary throughout the day, except during Treasure Hours. Other than Gizmos, you can’t get the same treasure twice."
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Free this and free that, it’s design is innately predatory, it hides odds and chances, can be changed at a whim for people to get it, spread word, and incentive people to waste hours, at times they might have it disabled, it’s scummy and harmful, abhorrent business practice.
This Pirate Shop Token really has players so upset, they're hoping the FTC takes action. Well, here are a few things to note:
+ The Pirate Shop Access Token does NOT require any purchase to find.
+ Everyone is given an equal chance of finding it.
+ Anyone can find the Pirate Shop Token.
+ Whether the odds are known or not, it does not take away from the hunt being equal for all players.
+ Players are not forced to play Fortnite.
+ Players should be held accountable for their own self control. If they can't get off the game, or become addicted, that's not on the responsibility of Epic Games.
+ FOMO has been a part of the game since the very beginning with item shops, new seasons, etc.
+ Fortnite is a FREE game, giving out a FREE prize.
I can understand why players are frustrated that they are not finding the Pirate Shop Token, but going the length of saying the FTC should get involved is a bit much. However, if Fortnite locked the token behind the battle pass, that would be different. The token is free, anyone can find, and if you're getting too frustrated you can always choose to not play the game or hunt for the token.
I'm sure there can be an argument made for "manipulative marketing tactics" to lure players onto the game, but I think it would be pretty hard for anyone to really make a solid case against Epic Games.
Anyways, I'll be searching for the token in the meantime. Happy hunting everyone!
As a community we have the right to heavy compensation, such scummy business tactics can’t got undressed nor without repercussions, it’s paints a picture allowing this behaviour from epic.
#RevealTheOdds @Fortnite
🚨 FORTNITE TREASURE HUNTERS GAME FILES REVEAL A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH PIRATE SHOP ACCESS.
New findings from build 43.00 expose how Fortnite's Treasure Hunt rewards are handled behind the scenes, and the lack of transparency is ridiculous.
🏴☠️ PIRATE SHOP ACCESS IS TREATED DIFFERENTLY.
Out of all 16 rewards, Pirate Shop Access (DelilahTreasure_6) is the ONLY prize configured as PreRollOnly.
Every other reward uses AttemptPreRoll.
But that's not even the most concerning part.
⚠️ SERVER CONTROLLED PRIZE INVENTORIES
The files reveal that rewards are distributed through server prize pools containing:
⏰ Start and end times
📦 StartingInventory
📉 RemainingInventory
🎁 Separate Regular and Power Hour prize lists
This raises a MASSIVE question.
Can players spend hours opening chests while Pirate Shop Access is unavailable in the active prize pool or its inventory is exhausted?
The files don't reveal the remaining stock or confirm whether these limits apply globally or per match.
🔍 HOW CHEST ROLLS WORK
The game requests a prize roll when a player first interacts with a Treasure Hunt chest, or when the chest is destroyed before being opened.
This does NOT prove that a Pirate Shop token is assigned to a specific chest when the match starts.
It does, however, show that prize selection involves server-controlled systems that players cannot see.
Players are grinding hundreds or even thousands of chests without knowing the actual odds, available prize inventory or how Pirate Shop's exclusive pre-roll behavior affects their chances.
Epic needs to explain this system.
How much inventory is available? Can it run out? What exactly does PreRollOnly change
For one of Fortnite's most valuable rewards, this level of uncertainty is unacceptable.
📁 Source: DT_DelilahTreasureHunt_Prizes, build 43.00
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I love tofu Chris as much as the next guy really but this is damage control at its finest, he has undoubtedly saw the tweets and the #ReleaseTheOdds , and chose to ignore em. That’s as simple as it is.
Why is my childhood game resorted to being a scummy engagement farming waste? I’m done till they A. Release finite odds observable in the files increased for compensation.
B. Give the token away for compensation/add a pity system.
#ReleaseTheOdds @Fortnite
ADDING MORE FROM THE GAME FILES ON HOW TREASURE HUNT PRIZES ACTUALLY WORK
Prize table is DT_DelilahTreasureHunt_Prizes (build 43.00). 16 prizes total
Pirate Shop Access is the only one set to PreRollOnly. All other 15 are AttemptPreRoll
This means the Pirate Shop token is the only prize determined exclusively before the chest opens. The other 15 can be considered during the pre-roll but aren’t restricted to that phase
Other prizes
- 10 cosmetics (Major/Supreme): 2 gold outfits, pickaxe, back bling, 2 jam tracks, 2 loading screens, 2 gold car decals. One-time only. They drop from Treasure Hunt chests and get added to your account through a quest reward.
- 5 Sprite Gizmos (Standard): Lucky Locator, Relic Finder, smuggler’s key, etc. Can be won multiple times, go straight into match inventory.
Roll behavior
- Prize roll is requested the first time a player tries to open a Treasure Hunt chest (or if destroyed before opening).
- Roll finishes first, then the chest opens and drops normal loot.
- Gold chest animation is skipped for Standard tier prizes.
- No per-match limit in the files (PerMatchMaxAmount: -1).
Server pools
- Prizes come from pools with start/end times + StartingInventory / RemainingInventory.
- Each week has separate RegularPrizes and PowerHourPrizes lists.
#Fortnite | Thank you @dballen21
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Fuck it, been playin’ since season 2 chapter 1, ready to quit Fortnite, the enigmatic nature and ambiguity of this token paints a scummy picture, a jarring contrast to what I grew up with, I’ll come back when the odds come.
#ReleaseTheOdds @TimSweeneyEpic
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GIVE ME THE TOKEN NOW TIM SWEENY, NOW, THIS HAS GONE ON FAR TO LONG, WE HAVE SURPASSED CAT AND MOUSE TO NOW HORIZONS OF LIFE AND DEATH, GIVE ME THIS; MY LIFE IS YOURS EVERMORE, FORSAKE ME, MY DEATH IS ON YOUR HANDS, I WILL FORSAKE YOUR SOUL UNTIL I PERISHHHH
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I’m Scottish, and enjoy living, I wouldn’t want to die and be labeled British doing so, I would never sacrifice anything for them let alone my life.
Brits who avoid WW3 call-up could face 'shame' and even employment issues
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Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The UK has no conscription and the government has no plans to reintroduce it. The article speculates on hypothetical future scenarios which it states are not currently being contemplated.
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Just be cracked on mobile, brutal
FORTNITE PIRATE TOKEN METHOD (CONSOLE ONLY)
My community (discord.gg/reshade) has just made me aware that this method STILL hasn't been patched. It can still be used to find lobbies with little to no players without counting as "bot lobbies," allowing you to open 200 chests per game.
I've also been told that simply queuing into Solos with crossplay disabled may work as an alternative, without needing the full method
#Fortnite
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I feel as if Fortnite needs a pity system for this coin, some peak or open 2 and get it some 2,000 and get nothing.
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