So when is DE gonna make the loot pool indevidual instead of it being for everyone in the squad?

[Invisibleaxeman]

You're waiting for a smeeta buff to get more steel essence, while being fully aware that the steel essence on the floor can disappear at any time, which it did.  Presumably your friend knows this too, but he chose to go for an extended toilet break while you left your steel essence on the ground.   Looks a lot like gambling and losing.

[RazerXPrime]

Lol @ op

[Guybrush88]

The loot buff didn't trigger even once during the entire 40mins before your loot stopped spawning?

[Letter13]

If you intentionally avoid picking up loot, you really shouldn't be surprised when said loot expires. That's not a DE problem, that's a you problem.

Just pick it up. Problem solved. Disregarding the 'meta' for essence for all of 2~4 minutes isn't going to irreversibly damage your account.

Just pick up the loot.