RDM? (Artbook image)

[Exodus-E]

And bards sang songs and didn't shoot bows, but here we are.

To be fair:

A) Gilbert/Edward from FFIV was a Bard, yet he was able to equip bows (not the most optimal choice, but there you go)
B) FFXIV's version of the Bard job does sing songs; it's just that there aren't many to choose from (4 in total if we count Swiftsong)
C) You could argue that Archer and Bards both use an "string-based instrument" as their weapon, so it kind of fits to combine them

I do agree that Bards need more songs...and the Ranger job needs to be properly introduced later on.

Maybe for the upcoming expansion...?