Face the same teams twice in a row. Face fireteams as 3 solos multiple times in a row. Im in california, don't tell me the player pool is too small, but if it is, that says a lot about the devs decision making.
Lobby balancing also is an atrocity. I know the BDF will be here like "its trials you should be able to beat any random team out there as a solo player no matter who they put on your team." but thats rubbish.
The old model was much much better. The new model feels more like a slot machine than pvp.
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I've always said that if there's a solo-friendly mode for trials it should be 1v1, not matchmade 3v3.