I just hit level 60 on my MCH and I'm so-so with the gameplay. Yeah the damage is a bit better but the gameplay is only so-so for me.

Should I instead try and level a bard up? In the end they share 99% of their gear (minus weapon of course) so it's not like switching between them at whim is a bad thing............

But that being said I don't know how different a bard is from a machinist, they seem so similar it's hard to distinguish at all.