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

[StouterTaru]

Someone who clearly didnt read the whole post to see the issues with how the cast times butcher the playstyle or how the example ability achieves the same result at the expense of mobility and mobility only.

And you never explained how a cast bar butchers the playstyle for bard. You just call it clunky and rant about it. What do you sacrifice other than mobility with it?

Instant hits on mobs? You're still on the GCD so that only matters when you miss a deathblow.
Weaving 2 skills oGCD?
Anything else?