Last week, Fortnite built a digital ark to weather GTA 6, introducing a new mechanic that has seen millions flock back to the game in the hopes of winning big: the Pirate Shop.
Pirate Shop tokens are scattered across each game, and when found, they allow you to swipe everything in the Item Shop over a two-week period completely for free. It’s a novel idea, but already, the community is burning out, while dataminers have been unable to uncover the odds or how the system works, prompting speculation that Epic has been disabling tokens on the fly or that only a limited pool exists.
Finally, the official Fortnite Status account has disclosed the drop rates and put the speculation to bed: you have a 1 in 137,500 chance of finding a token.
“You asked for info on drop rates, so here’s how it works. The new treasure this season is found in chests just like other items,” Epic explained. “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.”
Fortnite launched the first Treasure Hours event on November 7,…
