I don't actually think people really care about samples anymore

@M3RKBYKIRK And in case it wasn't obvious, any sample recovered by your team is acquired by the whole team, not just whoever picks it up. 10 samples recovered in the map by someone on your team? You get 10 samples, they get 10 samples, etc.

@M3RKBYKIRK Everyone in your team can see them.

Someone on their way to a position near the evac? Hand them your samples to drop off if you're going into danger. Mission seems tougher than usual? Drop off your samples at evac or an easy-to-reach location in case where you're going is too hot to recover lost samples from after. Even dropping them just outside of a enemy-infested region is better than dying with the samples in the region and making them extremely difficult to recover.

Every time someone gets a little bit arrogant and think they can make it while holding a large sum of useful samples, they always seem to lose them in the worst locations, like in a well-packed nest or down a random hole or off the side of the map. They're not always recoverable in those situations, besides the issue of the mission timer ending soon.

Preserve your samples when you can't be preserved, and do your duty for managed democracy!

clearly a post by a rogue helldiver

I got killed by the host then kicked for trying to save the rest of the squad some time. And the guy was higher status than me too. Some people...

the samples you drop are only visible to the person who drops them

youre getting baited

Your English is so bad I don't know what the fuck you're saying.

Great guide.

I just wish I could beam this knowledge into the heads of every other Helldivers 2 player, because it's makes the game significantly simpler.

Gonna do that with the supers. After I find them of course. Then once drop off play the mission seriously.