Garuda Normal Needs a nerf

[Kayote]

Meh, other than the plumes being a little easier on the DPS check I dont think it needs anything. Thats where most wipes happen; plumes dont die fast enough, destroying too much of the stones, causing a wipe (or too many deaths) everytime she does her big center attack. Thats it, Garuda is like level 40+ isnt she? They gotta cut the umbilical cord sometime. If you cant beat Garuda youre not beating Ravana, thats for sure.

[LineageRazor]

If you cant beat Garuda youre not beating Ravana, thats for sure.

Well, there's one big difference - 4-man vs 8-man. On Garuda, you get a derpy healer or a derpy tank, and things are gonna be rough, cuz they're the only tank and healer you have. On Ravana, you have another tank or healer to cover the slack. Heck, the first time I won Ravana, one of the two healers got knocked off the edge at the first opportunity...

I'm by no means agreeing with the OP that the fight needs to be changed. There SHOULD be a wake-up boss or two early on. I think that Steps was tweaked way too hard, as well, even if I understand why they did it. Nevertheless, I'm not sure I'd suggest that Ravana hard (or ANY Primal hard mode) is actually harder than Garuda normal.

[kudokun3]

No nerf for Garuda Normal please. This fight is just another test for new players how to play their jobs and to learn boss mechanics. At LV45 you can make Jobquests to get Artefact-Gear for head, arms, legs and shoes. With this and other Gear pieces on same level (or little bit lower) you should have at least good stats to prevent some damage. Same with weapon which you can get from your Grand Company to kill feather adds faster when you know your job.