Ifrit EX and future content

[Ryuko]

Man, I guess SE really did learn from the 1.21 fiasco involving black mages and garuda

Oh man. Yep.

For people who don't know what that was like: when Garuda (hard) was first introduced in 1.0, you could bring in a group of BLM, a tank, and a healer. The BLM would alternate between pushing hard and holding back at certain points of HP, effectively lengthening the fight (because of the way her mechanics triggered). If you did it right, you could kill her BEFORE she even went into the next phase.