Regardless of using WM at just the start of the fight bards are now Gimped. Every other class got a significant DPS boost that didn't change the core of how the class was played. The problem is even if we keep WM up we're no where near the rest of the DPS classes. I know bard isn't meant to be top DPS but they're so bad right now people are actually refusing to take bards into DPS checks like Bismarck EX. I have a few questions for SE.

1) Why kill bard's mobility?
2) WHY remove our auto attack potential in both the Barage nerf and WM?
3) Why does Bard damage scale so poorly with new gear?

A few things I can think to fix it. If they really want us as a turret they need to buff several things. Make WM an instant cast, allow it to have auto attacks again and buff the damage bonus of WM to at least 30%. The auto attack addition is the biggest thing they need to put back.