Garuda's Difficulty

[Taika]

Our LS is currently learning how to win the fight and we've made progress on every run we've had. You don't have to have the best gear to win the fight, that's for sure. We got through Aerial Blast on our first run (not on first try though), then learned how to do more dmg in phase 1 and survive the phase 2. On our last runs we've gotten to the clone part and have struggled with killing the melee clone and evading the tornados which we didn't get until 3 times in a row on our latest run. We're slowly getting there and it's been a great project for us as a group.

Even though I haven't killed her yet I can say you don't really need to have the best gear to beat the fight. Our LS is very casual, we don't have a single dark light piece and our gear is single or double melded. You do need to be able to hit her and hit her hard enough to get through AB and kill the clones fast enough, but that really isn't too difficult to achieve. What you need the most is for everyone to know what they're doing and be able to follow the strategy and do their best.

Also, I do see other groups there trying the fight and even winning. People are doing this, but mostly in linkshells (as it takes time to learn and most PUGs aren't that cooperative).

In short: There's nothing wrong with the fight difficulty, it definitely shouldn't be nerfed, and if your group really is that well geared and skilled you just haven't taken enough time to learn the strategy. Practice, practice, practice.