Quote Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth View Post
The hard modes for level capped Trials are the story modes, hence no drops.
Which is a bad design choice, since these are required to progress the MSQ or sidestory quest, and yet have no incentive for doing them more than once. It's not awful now, but in a year or two, trying to get a group to clear these trials is gonna be a nightmare unless you can get some friends together, or get lucky with trial and mentor roulette filling your group for you.

It wouldn't take much, just a few shiny objects of questionable practical value; the fanbase is quite easily motivated by glamour.