I hear the same ole reply, over and over again. OP raises a valid question and people attack OP. How original. OP, I agree. These attitudes are present in every game though. I have found some awesome folks through random matchmaking, so I don't really understand the no matchmaking for even the highest/hardest game modes. I believe it's time to open the game wide open. One thing I'll disagree slightly on is Trials. It's gated bc the rewards are supposed to be better and top-tiered for you to prove you are worthy. That said, Adept weapons should be available everywhere in the hardest content BUT there should be matchmaking so randoms like myself have access.