I have played Bard since 1.0 as my main. This is the worst bard has ever been. It went from being smooth with flow, and some excitement, to a really clunky AOE based rotation that doesn't even feel good in the first place. I don't really care about damage, I care about how it feels and how the skills interact with each other. Bloodletter feels horrific with the half charge, I feel like I have to save it up for Radiant Finale, which is a cool move that doesn't last long enough to discharge all banked moves. Sidewinder feels terrible now without interaction. Wind and Venomous bite are useless during the majority of dungeons and encounters now, where previously it was fun to balance them with your songs.

I am strongly considering changing classes because of how much I dislike this.