Heres the issue. According to the forums no one wanted to run it. This is a problem for people wanting to advance the story. Story mode isnt focused towards the hardcore crowd. Its designed to accesible to casuals whether you like it or not. If casuals cant beat it, theres an issue. Hardcore players are treated to coil and soon to be Alexander or something similar. 3.0 is gated by this expansion. What do you think will happen when 3.0 comes out? No one will ever want to run the Trial again making it harder for people who have yet completed it even more difficult. If you think 3.0 should be some badge of honour or something for completing SoF, then you need to get over yourself.