Quote Originally Posted by Ferrasper View Post
Being mobile was never an aspect of the class to me. What made bard a bard was the actually skills we used(straight shot, bloodletter, venomous bite,windbite etc...), and that wasn't changed at all in HW. In fact, we got some QoL improvements(Iron Jaws) along with some nice new spells. WM doesn't limit us much at all.
Mobility is an important aspect of the job, between kiting and being able to attack while repositioning. Sometimes telegraphs do aim for you mid-shot and it was nice to be able to continue setting up DoTs or buffs while doing so. Mobility may not be the sole defining aspect of ARC/BRD gameplay, but it is an aspect that lured people to the job. That's not mentioning the use of procs and how the job is designed around off-GCD procs and abilities.

The whole mess smells of shortcuts taken and poor implementation.

PS: Iron Jaws isn't much of a QoL change, especially when you consider that if BRD still had its mobility and instant shots, Iron Jaws wouldn't be needed at all as you'd still be able to fluidly refresh DoTs.