There are 2 changes that need to be made in Trials. SBM and a Lockout after flawless completions. I am a 1.26kd, Slightly above average, who can't go flawless anymore due to the current system. I cant imagine how the lesser skilled players feel. There will always be stacked teams with hundreds of flawless completions that live in the Playlist that ruin the experience. It has created a toxic environment in the community, especially in lfg, as you can't even join a group if you don't meet their requirements. My suggestion is, once you have gone flawless on a character, you are now locked out of the general Playlist on that character, and can only face other teams that have gone flawless that week. (Perhaps add a triumph, or cosmetics for those players to chase). I feel like that would greatly reduce the issue that Trials is currently having, and would make the flawless experience more accessible to people as the weekend progressed. My second suggestion (cause I feel like the first suggestion would fix most problems) would be to implement some sort of skill based matchmaking, throughout the cards entirety. There are so many mismatches currently, that you might as well just leave the game if you're at the bottom end. It would still be a difficult feat for .5 kds to go flawless playing other similar skilled players. These fixes would greatly improve the accessibility, player base and enjoyment of trials, because currently there is only 1-2% of participants that don't have an issue right now. Thanks for reading!
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0.5-1.5 is considered average.