The amount of runs to level trust should be lower.

[Barraind]

No idea what you're talking about here, as squadrons are incredibly fast. They're overpowered, and on top of being overpowered they get a +60% damage boost, while trusts aren't and don't even AoE. They're better than trusts by far.

Squadrons are fantastic, if you pay even a small amount of attention to their masteries and positioning them. They're generally much faster than a random party at that level, and can be told to attack and be re-positioned.

Trusts are a step down from squadrons. I really dont know why squadrons couldnt have been updated for 70 and then 80, and the trust personae worked into the squadron mechanic. It would have been significantly better/easier.