I could see the playerbase on pc suffering because of rampant cheating. Though on console man, things are nice. Nice big playerpool with the sweats out in full swing. My only complaint is ddosers and lack of adept weapons/ornaments/lighthouse specific cosmetics etc. As for the skill gap in the population, it was a thing in D1 as well. Trials still pulls those folks as long as the reward and prestige is there. Is that the case for every player? No, but it’s sizable. Other than that, if you don’t like the idea of trials, don’t play. Not every game mode is for every player.