No More Tanks for Garuda EX?

[givemeraptors]

I wouldn't say a ranged DPS is more exciting, maybe more relaxed, more safe

Really? I feel anything but safe as a ranged DPS (except maybe Bard). DPS are generally low on the healing priority list which makes dodging AoEs much more stressful in general in my experience. Occasionally when I heal I won't even bother dodging because I am fully in control of my own health. I will never just sit there and eat an AoE as a DPS. Tanks are...well, tanky.

OP, i don't understand how you are being blocked off from content? Simply because people don't want to do the fight, namely tanks? Thats not SE blocking you out, they can't make people do a fight if people don't have an interest in it. At this point, a lot of players, even casuals, have beaten garuda ex and are probably stuck on titan id guess. if not, they've moved on to levi and mog ex. The echo buff is in effect, no reason you shouldn't be able to go into duty finder and beat the fight. party finders don't magically make players better at the game.

I beat this last night, so my problem is solved. But I think it would be a good move by the developers to work the EX primals like the Binding Coil and allow players who haven't cleared previous primals to be taken into future EX primals by someone who has cleared it. That way we can at least get into practice parties for Levi EX or King Moogle EX and aren't left behind when all the experienced players move on to the next content.