Primal battles: the loot problem

[ElHeggunte]

Go in with 8 people from a FC for higher chances at getting what you want.

That would only keep you from having to roll against someone else. It doesn't fix the issue of Ifrit frequently dropping the weapon for classes who aren't even in the group. 90% of my kills has the weapon going to waste because it drops for someone who already has it or no one in the group could use it.

how is the Ifrit wep compared to the one from GC?

Depends on your class and the rest of your gear. If you have a lot of GC items your GC weapon's set bonus might make it worth using, though the Ifrit weapon has a superior ilvl and overall stats.