I chose BRD for swift gameplay, if I wanted to cast I would have chosen a Mage.

[Melinabean0]

but REAL Bards will know that THOSE aren't what the true issue is.

Just curious, if a Bard actually likes the changes and can adapt to said changes, does that mean they aren't REAL Bards?

Because that's very clearly ridiculous.

Isn't the cast being instant kind of like it can be used to stance dance? Turn off for heavy dodging sections and turn on for focus fire?

Stance dancing is a lot of fun on healers with cleric stance. To be honest it seems Wanderer's Minuet can really spice up their play style if you learn when to turn it on and off at the right times.

That's how I've been using it and it has indeed been fun for me.

That's what SE is trying to teach my fellow bards but it seems like they really don't care about that :/
In Neverreap for example, I used to hate that dungeon but I learned that when the boss moves around and that I have to kill adds while moving I don't use WM.
When those phase are over, I bring WM back to burn him.

Also, this. It's all about timing and learning when to use it appropriately.