The Octopod Annihilator

[DrunkenPirate]

Started a new playthrough last night and noticed something, when you destroy the Octopod Annihilator at the end of the Viaduct junction seige, it drops loot but you never get the chance to pick any of it up since the game then goes into a Cutscene with Prisoner Seven, immediately after which an FMV sequence plays summing up the past half hour or so, then you're automatically transported to the Secret Lair with no way to go back and pick up your loot.

[Geotarrr]

Reported in Mantis.

[Wüstenfuchs]

So, I got this problem today, after like 1 month and a half of it being reported... SAD...

[76561198000784172]

Switch Katarina to full pickup mode and she will take all of it.

Also not always. It goes into cinematic mode only after two things:
All Harker forces all dead (if Annihilator is last then it will trigger cut scene)
Harker forces will get into Lair entrance - this case no matter if You killed Octopod or not.

[Wüstenfuchs]

Автор сообщения: de99ial

Switch Katarina to full pickup mode and she will take all of it.

Also not always. It goes into cinematic mode only after two things:
All Harker forces all dead (if Annihilator is last then it will trigger cut scene)
Harker forces will get into Lair entrance - this case no matter if You killed Octopod or not.

Thanks for your informative answer, still a bug (we should be able to pick the loot no matter the circumstances) that shouldve been fixed a while ago...

[datguy13]

It's not a bug. The Mantis report was a quality of life suggestion because players wanted to be able to visually confirm collecting the loot from the monster. Besides, it's not broken, because you should be able to kill the Annihilator before the last wave is finished and the loot auto-collects when you complete the area and the game automatically transports you to the next zone. You can also collect the loot by pressing the "G" hotkey for auto-collection as soon as you kill it.

[Wüstenfuchs]

Автор сообщения: datguy13

It's not a bug. The Mantis report was a quality of life suggestion because players wanted to be able to visually confirm collecting the loot from the monster. Besides, it's not broken, because you should be able to kill the Annihilator before the last wave is finished and the loot auto-collects when you complete the area and the game automatically transports you to the next zone. You can also collect the loot by pressing the "G" hotkey for auto-collection as soon as you kill it.

Thanks for the G key tip, didnt know it XD

[76561198000784172]

Still easiest way is to put Katarina into full pick-up mode.

[datguy13]

Автор сообщения: de99ial

Still easiest way is to put Katarina into full pick-up mode.

True. It's personal preference for some people though; they don't like having to clear out her inventory by checking each item.

[76561198000784172]

I am one of them (i prefer pick drop, look at it and then throw it to Katarina backpack) but in case of Octopod i turn on her kleptomaniac ability just not to miss anything.

[datguy13]

Автор сообщения: de99ial

i turn on her kleptomaniac ability

LOL! Now that's a good turn of phrase.

[DrunkenPirate]

So, the latest patch now supposedly puts the items you would have gotten from the octopod annihilator at the Seige of Viaduct Junction.
Just did this quest with a new Bounty Hunter created earlier today, the thing never spawned. All lanes were clear, the NPC's never killed it and I never got any loot.

Cutscene with Prisonser Seven then started followed by the FMV sequence, after that I'm standing in the Lair wondering wtf just happened.

[non.such]

Have to say I’ve had the same problem as DrunkenPirate {I can't believe I said that}. I've done this six times in the last week, with the six different Van Helsing callings. The first time, I found and annihilated the Octopod. Then the next five, never saw a thing {maybe it heard the rumors and bugged out}. Prisoner 7 shows up, makes me an offer I can't refuse…and I'm back in the lair. So, five FAILED quests.

[datguy13]

It's a known issue reported on Mantis.