Why is there no automatic ilvl sync for old Trials?

[Niwashi]

If they did this then new players would not be able to get it done and progress the story. If they made it so it could not be rushed then all those level 60s in high gear would not run it anymore, the time vs tome bonus would not be worth the it to them and the que times would be tremendously long.

So increase the tome bonus (or any sort of high level reward) to match the increase in expected time. Then it would get run and run correctly, so that new players not only get the game to think they did the run so they can skip over it and do further quests, but they get to actually do the run. Sounds far better than the current version.

It's working as intended. Trials should become easier when the content is outdated so more players can clear it and progress.

Slightly easier, sure, but not face-roll meaningless. A proper iLevel sync still allows it to get easier as more people would be at the max iLevel rather than the minimum iLevel.

[Alahra]

I suspect it's because there's generally been no pressing need for it. The reason most dungeons have item level syncs is to keep gaps between low-geared tanks and high-geared DPS narrow enough that threat doesn't become an issue.

Since most Trials are single target affairs and there are two tanks, however, it's much less of an issue in Trial fights.

[Gokuhan]

This also creates a massive difficulty imbalance in the Trial Roulette, leading to stuff like people instantly quitting the more recent Trials because they'd rather take the penalty and re-queue later hoping to get something like Ifrit Hard.

No, people leave because new people want to go in blind on very old content, so there needs to be a a few minutes of explanation first followed by wipes when your fresh meat fails to follow mechanics.

[Odett]

No, people leave because new people want to go in blind on very old content, so there needs to be a a few minutes of explanation first followed by wipes when your fresh meat fails to follow mechanics.

It's not even that stuff needs to be explained, it's that 5 wipes later, people are dying to the same things without any communication going on because they still think they can ignore mechanics, and to their defense, they've been able to do so until this point. That's the main reason why I'm against nerfing old content. Can't get through it? Learn it and practice.