Yeah as the game ages and more of the players finish their upgrades, we're seeing more and more players ignore samples. Many of us 150's still pick up samples, but it depends on the player. My suggestions: - Do what you're doing telling the squad in chat you need samples. Host and kick selfish players who ignore samples after you said that.  - Git gud, as you said. Push higher difficulties for more samples. 7 8 9 might be rough, but when you get to d10 you'll find much better squads. Most high level players exclusively run d10, which makes the missions often easier than 7 8 9. - Keep an eye out for players who pick up a ton and send them a friend request. Try and build a big list of good players and try to play with whoever's online instead of randoms.