I'm just afraid that SE is going to look at the dps numbers that the bards are pulling and say, look they'r fine.
But a big part of the appeal of an mmo is having a class that you can enjoy (be it a crafting or a combat class).
With MCH being comparable to BRD and BLM being comparable in other ways that's 3/4 ranged classes that fall in a same-ish playstyle.
SMN is different due to the focus on dots, but in the end even that is a caster making 4/4 of the ranged dps a caster.
So lets say if you enjoy playing ranged dps, there's the option of SMN or the other 3 pick the one with cooler aesthetics and that's it.
And if you do not enjoy casters, you'r basically out of luck. Instead of appealing to different playstyles we now have 3/4 ranged dps appeal to the same group.

Then lets ignore the homogenization for a second the other issue with bard actually able to pull the dps in its unpolished state is what makes me afraid of not seeing proper QoL fixes.
But look you can pull good numbers, you don't need no fixes is the argument being thrown around so much lately.
Well I can pull good numbers and still dislike the way I'm doing it while I'm doing it.
It's these kind of fights that people are pointing at where you top dps Alex Savage as a bard http://i.imgur.com/fBn2mIB.jpg
Only these people don't play bard and don't realize that I am not complaining about the dps output of bard at this point rather than issues with its playstyle which needs more attention than an easy dps tweak by upping or lowering potencies.