This has baffled me for a long time.

Now I don't expect normal mode trials to get unque models for loot or anything, but them getting nothing always seemed odd. A suggestion might be say weapons of the same ilvl as dungeons in the same patch. IE give normal Suzaku 355 weapons, not neccisarily even with new models. Definitely not the EX models don't want to take away from the ex weapons being earned.

As it stands, there's really no incentive to rerun normal mode trials. No loot. Better ways to get tomes. Do it once for story and never again unless you get it in trial roulette. Just feels weird.