Trials of Osiris is no longer something new and whimsical. It has become part of our weekly rituals. The glory days of feeling a radiant glow in your chest because you finally got your first Adept weapon is a great memory, but has long since passed. You must recognize that there is high-quality, endgame-defining loot on the line, often for both PvP as well as PvE (think Reed's Regret at the time of launch, or the new heavy Grenade Launcher with Bait and Switch.) That means being gatekept by whether or not you have powerful friends is fundamentally anti-competitive and in poor spirit. It would be very upsetting to alot of people for very good reason. With that sort of incentive and loot on the line, it certainly does make for excitement at the prospect of flawing your card, but it doesn't breed positive competitive spirit. It breeds a sense of elitism and gatekeeping where LFGing party leaders will check Trials Reports of anyone who asks and kicks people who they don't think can carry. While I would enjoy a more spirted and sportsmanlike Crucible experience, I don't think gatekeeping Trials freelancers for the sake of projected atmosphere is healthy for the game, full-stop. That energy should instead be put into improving the Competitive Division. The best compromise I would possibly be able to argue with you is a return of the Freelance playlist, so there's 3v3, or Solos Only. This would also placate the people calling for the removal of Duo queue due to its perceived advantages.