I would be fine if MCH had WM/Gauss barrel mechanics but Bard with WM does NOT feel like Bard.

It feels like ... a shoddy weak black mage. Like half a black mage, the cast time punishment WITHOUT the massive crazy AoE damage and single target burst.

I really think WM getting a buff HELPED A BIT, no doubt... but seriously ... it still doesn't feel like Bard. It feels horrible and clunky and everything wrong.

Leveling Bard up till WM is totally Bard-like, then getting WM it's like "What the hell did I suddenly pick a bloody black mage? WTF is this?!!?!?!?"