Which fight were you shouting for? Problem is if no one really needs it or wants anything from it, you're screwed. Also with those fights, the fact that you have to use merits on them makes it worse, because people are less likely to want to help out just to help. They would rather spend their merits on fights they want/need.

So I agree with you that something needs to be done. Either make it so only the party leader needs KI to enter the fight, or reduce the merit cost to 5 or something. Personally I don't feel that the merit cost is too high now, but good luck getting a group for "puppet in peril" fight because hardly anyone wants anything from it. I will also see people shouting for AAEV or something because they need those specific rems chapters, but no one wants any of the gear from EV, so no one will join. The system sucks now. It's outdated content that needs to be adjusted.

Oh and I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure trusts are allowed to be called in those fights. They can be in the SKCNM fights.