So, first about the game mode and what it shows to me: 1.) The zone is either useless or completely game-breaking (yes, it is a tiebreaker) 2.) The majority of solo players in Trials seem to massively favor to NOT PLAY THE ZONE. (From a strategic point of view solo players doing that are basically EFFECTIVELY throwing the match) 3.) The solo players complain about bad chances to win against stacks but yet do not: - use voice chat - play WITH their team (some really go tunnel vision dead walk) - use better gear based on map (running double primary as a bad player in pvp is a HORRIBLE idea) Now what the community shows to me (at least on console): 1.) Inability to use the voice chat and call strategies, engagement, retreat or ANYTHING via the ingame voice chat AVAILABLE TO ALL PLAYERS 2.) Play with the team when being a bad player (I had so many matches just today on friday with people sneaking around like it is fukn pve) 3.) Use movement or long range abilities/guns to keep Stasis Hunters on Range and outplay them. 4.) No team shot at all from most random players (guys, come on, this is a multiplayer game. If you want to win you could at least try helping and not just run straight to death) Now a note to myself, yes, I am totally aware that I am going in at my very own risk when playing solo. But fact is that the players in this game, even the competent ones are not interested in using the voice chat to coordinate with the team or play together most the time. And that is WHY you fail to win as a team. Seriously, it is not that hard to put in some smartphone headphones with an integrated mic and join the team chat to make call outs. What are you afraid off? The anger of your teammates at worst? Hearing callouts in a language you don't understand? Even listening ALONE would help players, you don't even have to talk. Joining the ingame chat will increase your chances massively. Also, playing together and covering each other. This is not a "lone wolf" mode. You are supposed to help each other in a team, not run away and abandon a team mate unless that one is doomed. Half of you complaining solo players would do much better if you would come down from your high egocentric horse and play like actual, smart human beings. --------------------------- Edit: Aside from this weekends experience, here are some ideas of how to make the trials experience better 1.) A full rank reset from Trials requires 10k XP/points/however you call it. Cut this down to 5000 XP or maybe even 2500 XP and keep the current gains (not the xp boost we have this weekend, the regular numbers). It feels totally unrewarding once you have hit brave/heroic to level up because it takes so long. That is why 1st week felt so much better. Loot should rain not stagnate the higher you get. Even if you lose. 2.) Force Voice Chat (for the reasons named above). Since I can't communicate with Playstation players as an xbox player unless they use the voice chat, I think voice chat should be forced. So put the mic automatically on when playing solo in Trials. You can still mute them when flying in or in between rounds. 3.) Try matching same platform with same platform in a match when playing solo. That means, if I am xbox and I have 2 other players on xbox in the match and the other 3 players are playstation solos, then it should be automatically xbox vs playstation team, simply because people still can use the OS-Voice chat system of the specific platform they play on.