As someone who never considered themselves up to par with endgame prior to Stormblood, I've actually accomplished more than I thought I was capable of, thus I do not think there is an issue with the fights. Rather I find the issue lies in the players and their unwillingness to improve to a standard that would allow themselves to complete said battles. You can't keep blaming the game for your own shortcomings. Moreover, I'm quite honestly tired of the cries of "toxicity" and "elitism" that supposedly plagues endgame. If you're really running into it that frequently, you have to ask yourself what the common denominator is in all of those groups... I'm just saying.