My only issue as a bard in 2.1

[Sapphic]

Until 4 man content is removed, there is no room for a support role, SE can balance 2 melee and 2 mage ranged dps, but get an Archer in the mix they have no Clue what to do.

SE planned classes while drunk, and made them in the dark...

Even 5 man, a pure support is a waste over a 3rd DPSer. It's only in large groups, aka raids, that pure support vastly outweighs the loss of a DPS overall. Depending on the support abilities of course. Starting to think that outside coil (inside if party geared enough) better to roll as ARC and be more versatile as DPS due to the increased number of cross class skills as compared to BRDs with support buffs that for the majority of content are wasted slots on the action bars.