Because the storyline allows for Primals to be repeatedly summoned and defeated (so having defeated one isn't stepping on others' plots), and because PCs as written by the main scenario quest are a subset of combat-capable characters, I feel it's entirely reasonable to have defeated Primals ICly. Taking down a Primal is not special for PCs, at least not PCs that fall into the category of "have the Echo" (which is a subset of adventurers, who are subset of combat-capable characters, who are subset of PC race characters, who are subset of characters in the world -- PCs are a rare breed, indeed). It is, unfortunately, a war of attrition against a force that has seemingly infinite resources, which is why the Scions and the Garleans alike are both looking for ways to solve the problem once and for all. Clearly, defeating the Primals in battle is not that solution. You may win and minimize the loss of life, but some loss of life or minds is inevitable. Defeating the Primal is only a stopgap measure, and the major threat is not "a Primal might be summoned" but "Primals will be summoned so often that they can't be stopped and ultimately consume all of the Aether." To dismiss this is to toss away a pretty major point of the main scenario quest, IMO.
No one who's taking down Primals IC is really claiming to be far ahead of other PCs in power, since by the lore and the quest lines, the option is open to any PC and the ability for one PC to do it doesn't restrict others from doing so (assuming they don't claim to have destroyed the Primal utterly so it can't be resummoned, but that's a whole other problem; defeating a Primal is merely dispersing its physical form).
No one who's taking down Primals IC is really claiming to be far ahead of other PCs in power, since by the lore and the quest lines, the option is open to any PC and the ability for one PC to do it doesn't restrict others from doing so (assuming they don't claim to have destroyed the Primal utterly so it can't be resummoned, but that's a whole other problem; defeating a Primal is merely dispersing its physical form).
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