Collector limpets are considerably more volatile.

[kris44dad]

I'm collecting materials while sitting dead in space and my collector that I just launched expires depositing into the cargo bay. How does that even happen?

 

[Vedmo]

If you have something targeted when you deploy a limpet it only gathers that item then expires.

If you have nothing (a limpet can grab) targeted when you deploy the limpet it will gather everything in range.

 

[kris44dad]

That must be it.

 

[viper666]

That one catches a lot of people out. Seems like a stupid idea to me, having them expire if you target a specific item you want.

 

[Factabulous]

Seems like a stupid idea to me, having them expire if you target a specific item you want.

Tell that to people doing black box missions who just need to grab one more before the pirates arrive

I'm sure they added it into the pilots handbook

 

[777Driver]

That one catches a lot of people out. Seems like a stupid idea to me, having them expire if you target a specific item you want.

A toggle function would be better. I wouldn't call it a stupid idea, if I only want to pick up a single item, I select it, limpet expires after pickup. If I want to pick everything up that is not filtered out, I leave everything unselected.

 

[Bigmaec]

I often stumble over this too, when I go through the stuff I want to grab and forget to deselect the mat. One more lost limpet.

It's an annoyance, but one that is avoidable for sure.

 

[GreyAreaUK]

I often stumble over this too, when I go through the stuff I want to grab and forget to deselect the mat. One more lost limpet.

It's an annoyance, but one that is avoidable for sure.

Yep, same. I generally fall for it when I've been scrolling through the contacts for mats, think "yep, they're useful" and then forget to de-select. Cue swearing.

 

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

Yup, personally, I think single collection should also recall the limpet, not waste it, assuming you have cargo space.
(Cargo should take priority if you only have 1 space left.)