I originally selected Bard because it was listed as more support and not straight DPS. For me, I would like to see the return of Conjurer as the second class, this would open up healing options, rezzing options and make the Heal LB a logical extension. It would also remove some of the "Bard has too much DPS" issues as we would lose access to either Dragoon or Monk Skills
Just to be clear, I would not advocate the Bard taking the healing slot in 4 or 8 man groups. I would still consider us a DPS class, we would just better options when dealing with things go south.