I remember my first Ifrit EX clear. I was an i80 WAR way back in mid-2.1 and there was no Echo...

Now, no one even tries Ifrit EX without i90+ and at least 2 Stacks of Echo...

These old fights were completed originally by people in much weaker gear than what people have now (Ah, T1 in barely i70 gear with a Relic), and it wasn't just the hardcore that did these. Were most of the people "above average"? Yeah. But now with more gear and the Echo buffs...there should be no issues with completion.

Stop asking for carries people.