No... I love doing it with the NPC... I truly do. I wouldn't want them to change.
What I would want them to change is use the scions and NPC who were not even at the scene suddenly appear because a trial is upcoming and need a body.
We all know the NPC are phantoms in the duty, please deploy MSQ as it was supposed to be - and make NPC optional to pick from whether they are around or not.
I am heavy supporter of NPC as it teaches me the fight as I wipe and learn and get better. Immersion is nice too. It only gets ruined when the NPC appear out of nowhere.
DT scions has become about "we need body check so we are here for the fight, but otherwise we quietly sit behind."