Did you expect to be able to get what others got by spending 400k coupons/ingots for 2k only because the trials are out?

On paper using vials may even be more expensive than buying the frags directly and no they didn't reduce the rates you were just exceedingly lucky on your first try.

The average expense to get all the trials/breaks at max without the help of fragments is around 1000 advanced trial potions and around 1500/2000 advanced protections.