Bard in the party... thoughts?

[Jetstream_Fox]

I love seeing a bard in my group

Then I change my mind because he won't ever sing songs at the right time, if at all, so I'm stuck with no tp on a massive aoe pull as a melee dps because I was counting on the bard to play their job

Invigorate do you use it? Maybe I'm misunderstanding but why would you be using melee aoes? They're nothing but tp drains you should just be single targeting. Paeon is more geared toward tanks who can't get tp back quick, then it's usually used as a last resort if many people have to be revived. Ballad and Foe are the only two songs that truthfully have any real impact on the entire party.

[AskaRay]

Invigorate do you use it? Maybe I'm misunderstanding but why would you be using melee aoes? They're nothing but tp drains you should just be single targeting. Paeon is more geared toward tanks who can't get tp back quick, then it's usually used as a last resort if many people have to be revived. Ballad and Foe are the only two songs that truthfully have any real impact on the entire party.

If the party is mostly melee (and your healer isn't doing anything), then Paeon is the way to go.
I frequently will use it if it's me + a melee and the tank's pulled like fifty mobs. They just melt away.