Which trials are people having trouble with? From what I`m seeing there`s only 2 trials on each elemental path which require weather. Even then it doesn`t force you into one element. After that point you have the option of doing the trials on the appropriate days. That`s where the patience comes in.

Then again, maybe i`ve just been hardened by the game and can`t see the perspective. After the OA2-4 weapon with nearly 4000 mobs to kill, after 50 fistule discharge and 50 bukhis wings, the elemental trials don`t seem that bad at all, even the fire path I took.