Yeah Bards have it easy, though we can not sprint out of AOE. No range DPS should do more than melee, that is just strange. I play Monk/Bard/Smn for dps and and never complained that my dps was low or I had to drop even lower as a bard. As a summoner though you just apply dots and watch the damage, a little unfair imo. Hell, Bards don't even use Allegen gear, all our bis are basically 90% myth at least smn can rock the cool gear :/ Still with that said removing thunder is a bit puzzling, not the end of the world but why not just adjust potency of existing spells?