There's no problem with the "Hard Mode" primal trio being easy since they aren't really story content and the Extreme versions are there for the high end players.

The problem is actual story content that isn't ilvl synced and is ruined for new players who don't have a group of friends willing to gear down and join them. While 4 man dungeons are synced, the three instances at the climax of the 2.0 story aren't, nor are any of the later trials.

If I got to the Praetorium as a lone player, had to DF it and all the players just ran ahead and killed everything before I even could finish the cutscenes, I would have quit the game right there and unsubscribed. Square Enix MUST fix this.