So, long story short, I'm done with smashing my head against the wall in a meaningless and vain attempt at trying to earn a singular adept weapon. In its current form, the passage does not adequately provide the experience Bungie intended for it. Trials matchmaking is too volatile in its current form, at least in regards to solo queue, to allow the passage to function. Personally, I've played probably close to 20 or so matches this weekend and I've not gotten past 2 recorded wins on my card. While I'm not the greatest crucible player, I'm also not the worst, and even when I manage to eek out a win during a match, that win is then made meaningless when I end up losing the following match. The constant cycle of loss streaks followed by 1 win and then another loss just destroys any possibility of actually getting to the 7 wins on the card. So, until something changes with either the passage itself or trials matchmaking, I'm done with the passage of persistence. I'd rather bash my head against the wall getting vendor standing than trying to get a single adept weapon.