Quote Originally Posted by ForteNightshade View Post
The sad reality is they completely killed that unique mechanic in Endwalker. Whereas in prior iteration, DoT were a core component of Bard's actual kit, they now function exactly like healer DoTs. You set and refresh them with Iron Jaws at 3-6 seconds. No procs, no interaction with Sidewinder and no DoTing multiple targets. Not only that but the increased duration means you're pressing them even less. Bard is wholly unpopular right now due in no small part how every little unique gameplay element it had was squeezed out. You're a Burst Shot spammer and almost nothing else. The hilarious irony is despite them likely doing this in the name of accessibility, Bard remains the single most punishing job to make any sort of mistake on. It's incredibly rigid and if you misalign buffs or god forbid die, you're completely boned for the entire fight going forward.

While Summoner may have been lobotomized, Bard is just a shell of itself; playing the same way but with no real identity or quirk. Getting rid of the DoTs wouldn't even matter any longer because they do nothing.
When I saw SE removing the DoT interaction with the Bard kit and the removal of DoTs on Summoner my first thought was they are priming the game for the complete removal of DoTs. I honestly think Bard will have them removed in the next expansion.