Camate, sorry....Bang! ~shoots the messenger and gets a defending ring~

Anyway, the problem here isn't the fact of the number so much as the trial itself. Wording it in a way that says "Stage 1 will be set in such a way that most users with appropriate gear will complete" is vastly different from the trial that has been given. Emp has already had to collect items off VWNM for the last 3 trials, about the only positive to this is that they are getting items off content still done. Mythics and relics are being forced to continue to do content that no one wants to do in excess quantities because the trial requires an amount of fights per weapon user while offering little of nothing to the individuals helping because the drops are so outdated they aren't particularly useful to the individuals at all.

What was so wrong with collaborative kills? Is SE afraid that allowing people to get their lvl 99 to stage 1 is that overpowered? Stage 1 and stage 2 should not just be different amounts, but different requirements too. Especially if the "made as so that the majority of users will complete stage 1" comment is true.