COMBAT NEEDS FIXING

[ShinMetsu]

There are many, many FATEs that have pure fodder that are soloable, you don't have to bite off more than you can chew.

Well damn, i like to challenge myself. Now what?
Now i summon my chocobo and stand there getting smacked in the face and eating sh** so f***ing hard while my chocobo squeezes out every last choco cure he can.
Because there is no way to avoid incoming damage besides popping cooldowns.
The closest thing we've got to active mitigation is probably WAR's Inner Beast.

And there is something frustrating about not being able to do anything about incoming damage and just having to eat it all.

[Settiesama]

Well damn, i like to challenge myself. Now what?
Now i summon my chocobo and stand there getting smacked in the face and eating sh** so f***ing hard while my chocobo squeezes out every last choco cure he can.
Because there is no way to avoid incoming damage besides popping cooldowns.
The closest thing we've got to active mitigation is probably WAR's Inner Beast.

And there is something frustrating about not being able to do anything about incoming damage and just having to eat it all.

You make it sound like you want to eliminate the need of tanks and just have every job be able to endure all the damage. If you need someone to help you, then you shouldn't be trying to solo it. Only solo what you can. Test yourself sure if you want, but don't complain about the way the game is if you lose. FATEs with those kinds of bosses were designed with multiple people going at it in mind, they have plenty of others for soloers. Hunts A and S were designed for parties. All other open world fodder is soloable by everything, and if you still can't win, then you need to look at your gear or usage of skills.