not really, my bard with craft stuff and max crit in every piece of gear has ~35% crit rate (parsed about 100 boss fights) while other bards with dl/ilvl90 only reach ~20-22% crit, which makes a significant difference in the end

up to now every dl/90 bard was in terms of overall dmg behind me and I wouldnt call my playstyle better then theirs, dont forget the +700 hp and additional survivability