Bungie invigorated trials by allowing players to go to the lighthouse by getting a total of 7 wins with however many losses. Even with a poor streak you’d get an adept weapon which was great.
I’m far from amazing at PvP but I grinded my way to 7 wins twice with a 2 streak and a 3 streak and got a tier 2 and a tier 3 weapon! It makes the lighthouse element pointless!
You should get a minimum of 1 tier 5 gear simply for getting there or we will see trials population fall again with an already diminished population!
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I see things a little differently. It should generally be tied to win streaks. A 7 - win streak guarantees Tier 5. A 5 - 6 streak guarantees Tier 4 with a chance of Tier 5. And so on. Power level shouldn't play a role. The number of drops should be the same as last season. A shower of loot.