My ls is learning it now....AFTER the blm burn thing was fixed. I really didn't even suggest we try it pre-fix simply because, to me, it wasn't worth it. Sure, we could have gotten a quick achievement and farmed the weapons...BUT what were we gonna do when a new person in the shell wanted to fight it? Say No? That being said, we've maybe set aside 5-6 times now post patch to attempt to learn to kill her. Of the group,2-3 have cleared the content (w/ BLM burn), but the rest do not. We've been adjusting our gears/jobs and strategy accordingly so that now we safely skip the second phase and are getting closer to taking down both of her adds before we wipe. But as we only try once every 5-6 days or so, and are learning as we go, it's taking us some time. Some people would say 'well, you all suck, that's why you haven't beaten her yet.' I'd argue that we just haven't spent enough time to learn the fight and our respective roles in it yet.

But people judge how they judge. Also, unlike Moogle/Ifrit where experience players are STILL doing the content, very few experienced players kill Garuda...so we don't have parties of 6+ experienced players teaching the 'noobs' like we did before. This also keeps people from learning/achieving the battle. Yes, there IS a DPS check...and yes, you need to know how to keep the damage up and the plumes down, but at the end, most people who have this down, just need to learn the battle mechanics (where to stand, when to rest mp/when to burn/when to save tp, run etc). And this takes practice...practice most people in game aren't motivated to do atm.