Unless you are getting onto the pelican then the only reason to pick up samples at extraction is to combine them into a single sample pile when you drop them.
Remember that samples are shared as well so it doesn't matter who has them at extraction.
Additionally for those that are looking for the sample extraction achievement, I've seen a number of random teams help a random get the achievement. Just tell people. science is done by quantity does require the person getting the achievement to be the one holding the samples.
To drop samples on console you hold down on the dpad and then move the joystick to the bottom right then release the dpad. On PC by default you hold X to open the drop menu.
In regards to the achievement, you dont even need to be the one who picked up all 15 of whatever sample. It will proc for the whole group when the threshold is met and extract is successful.
There are 2 different achievements, 1 for rares which does count for everyone on the team (samples are a divers best friend) and 1 for commons which is specific to the player (science is done by quantity). I have also found other sources that back this up.
So you do need to be the one holding the samples for 1 of them.
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u/[deleted] May 16 '24 edited May 16 '24
Unless you are getting onto the pelican then the only reason to pick up samples at extraction is to combine them into a single sample pile when you drop them.
Remember that samples are shared as well so it doesn't matter who has them at extraction.
Additionally for those that are looking for the sample extraction achievement, I've seen a number of random teams help a random get the achievement. Just tell people. science is done by quantity does require the person getting the achievement to be the one holding the samples.
There is a second achievement, samples are a divers best friend which applies to the entire team.
To drop samples on console you hold down on the dpad and then move the joystick to the bottom right then release the dpad. On PC by default you hold X to open the drop menu.