That's clearly a bug... VRs aren't intended to actually be gotten from trial drops, you're supposed to save up emp merits for them or spend inf to upgrade rares. You should report that.
(Warning: Post may contain sarcasm.)
[Admin] Emperor Marcus Cole: STOP!
[Admin] Emperor Marcus Cole: WAIT ONE SECOND!
[Admin] Emperor Marcus Cole: WHAT IS A SEAGULL DOING ON MY THRONE!?!?
tonight, right now, I just got my first VR across all accounts and characters.
yay!