Fortnite Crew overhauls December 5: more V-Bucks, last Crew Pack, OG Pass ends

Epic’s Fortnite news post is the file: “Starting December 5, Fortnite Crew is getting an update.” Jay Peters at The Verge dated the same change November 4 at 6:44 p.m. UTC. Chris Scullion at VGC followed November 5 at 11:35 a.m. Current Crew, as VGC and the live Crew page still print it, is $11.99 a month with 800 V-Bucks and a monthly Crew Pack. Epic’s December 5 post is the replacement sheet, not a price cut.

The V-Bucks ladder Epic printed

Epic: monthly V-Bucks “start at 1,000 per month, and go up as you stay subscribed, reaching 1,600 V-Bucks at 12 months.” The same post’s More V-Bucks section names the rungs. VGC reprints the month bands without the metal names. Peters’ Verge brief stops at “1,000 V-Bucks per month instead of 800” plus more if you stay subscribed. The table below is Epic’s, not a tracker.

Tenure is consecutive months in the past 12 months. Epic’s example: subscribe June 15 and stay on, and the December 15 billing date is 7 months — Silver. Already subscribed on December 5? Epic says you do not need to do anything. Lapsed? Resubscribe between December 6 and December 31, 2026, 11:59 p.m. ET and the starting tier is your most recent continuous stretch in those 12 months. Epic’s resubscribe example: a 3-month stretch earlier in the year starts at Bronze (1,200). After that New Year’s cutoff, “no prior subscription periods will be taken into account and you will start at the Core tier.” Check the in-game Crew tab on December 5 for the live placement.

What ends December 5

• OG Pass: “will end on December 5 with a dramatic conclusion at the end of Chapter 1: OG Season X.” Next line: “The Next Era of Fortnite OG drops in late 2027.” Peters reprints the late-2027 clause. No 2027 calendar day.
• Crew Pack Outfits: ending. “The final one will be December’s pack.” Epic FAQ: the final December Crew Pack “will be granted for subscribers throughout all of December.”
• Legacy Styles: “All Legacy Styles will be granted in December for Crew Packs (Outfits, Pickaxes, and Back Blings) you own, whether or not you’re currently subscribed.” VGC shortens that to leftover Legacy Styles on owned Crew Pack Outfits. Epic’s list is outfits, pickaxes, and back blings.

What Epic says is not changing

• Price stays $11.99 USD.
• Battle Pass, Music Pass, LEGO Pass, and Rocket Pass Premium are still included.
• XP: Crew members get +20% Fortnite XP. Non-Crew squadmates get +10% while playing with you. “Crew XP boosts don’t stack with each other, and neither do party boosts. Players in your party without Crew get one 10% boost, no matter how many Crew members are in the party.”

Pass lineup on that same post, through year-end: November 12 Music Mini-Pass; December 5 LEGO Mini-Pass; December 5 Fortnite Battle Pass. Future Music and LEGO passes “will return to their regular size and come out more often” after those mini-passes. This desk’s current island brief is still Treasure Hunters: https://respawnhq.net/articles/fortnite-treasure-hunters-november-1 Yesterday’s Pirate Shop file is the scam warning, not a Crew rewrite: https://respawnhq.net/articles/fortnite-pirate-shop-access-scam-warning No shopping links.