I do find it odd that it's not a requirement. But the again, you do get that exotic emblem for going flawless in Trails anyway. I guess that's why it's not a requirement? Also I suck at elimination in Destiny, especially since the exotic hand cannons got even stronger because of the attack power 365 stat when HoW dropped. That and the two weeks my friends and I attempted, we didn't get far. The second week we tried, we didn't even get a single victory and a friend raged quit after the first 3 matches getting a loss. So I'm probably never gonna look for a group to attempt Trials ever. I really wanted that Warlock helmet too.