Unfortunately, BRD has drifted from an "active party support" class to an "incidental party support" class, which I think creates a lot of discontent. I don't choose to play my songs, so if I buff the party 1% damage or 100% it doesn't really register with me. Whereas the older songs were actively managed and felt like part of the class.

We do have battle voice and the new party damage buff, but those are on long cooldowns and conserved for burning phases.