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I dont mind such a change and do feel it is appropriate, Bard DPS is not maximized by sheer number it's maximized by the sheer mobility. Mobility is what exponentially increases your DPS potential even if you do low base damage, with less hindering you from dpsing you have more up time and well I think you get the idea. With that being said, rightfully trust that SE will give us a cooldown and add interruptions to those moves (bloodletter and Misrery's End) to significantly decrease up time. However prepare yourself for the worst, which in your case and I admit even mine would be the horrifying event of lowering the direct potency altogether. I don't think any class that does dps wants to be purposefully weak and at a disadvantage, it sets the stage for unneeded player discrimination, bias, and stereotype.