The Fortnite "Treasure Hunter" mini-season is changing player behavior in random squads Battle Royale. Since any team member opening a chest gives the whole squad a chance at rare rewards, some players are no longer prioritizing victory, instead focusing on finding and opening as many chests as possible.
Chest rewards include the gold A$AP Rocky skin, the Mercedes G-Wagon skin, and the extremely rare Pirate Shop Pass Token. This token allows players to use nearly the entire Item Shop for free during two weeks in 2026 and another two weeks in 2027.
Based on personal experience from around 100 random squad matches, one author categorized common teammates into five types: "Chest Openers" who ignore combat and even stay in the storm to keep looting; "Lone Wolves" who operate separately from the team; "Hunters" who actively prey on returning players busy opening chests; AFK players who stop moving after landing and wait for teammates to trigger rewards; and regular players who stick together, loot cautiously, and strive for victory.
Claims suggest that this event has increased the player count to five times that of the previous week, though this data still requires platform records for verification. The Pirate Shop Pass Token only appears during the One Piece-themed mini-season, which runs until December 5th, with current changes in player behavior occurring within the context of this limited-time event.