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

[Raist]

Only if you throw in the very best in group support, an amazing jacket model, and armor that's reinforced tissue paper instead of tissue paper. Really, though. I wish I only lost 30% bonus damage when I have to remain in motion for awhile.

BRD can't do damage at all while in WM and moving--so in that regard you are on equal footing with a casting class. Remember.. WM disables auto attacks. Aside from applied DoT's, the ONLY way you do damage is from your weapon skills when WM is up---which now have casting timers that require you to stop moving to fire them off.