I severely do not like Bow Mage.

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

OP, I'm sorry that you dislike Wanderer's Minuet, and I can understand why. I personally do not share the feeling, but that's not to say I don't understand.

Rather, I noticed during the lv. 52 job quest that one of the NPCs makes a comment about "adapting to the situation" and how it's a trait well sought after in a Bard. Call it clever commentary, or perhaps a direct message from the devs hidden in the dialogue, but simply put: Minuet is a new addition. It likely won't go away, however WILL require adaptation to learn to use properly. That doesn't mean you HAVE to like it, and there are still situations where it's more effective NOT to use it, but adapting to it makes all the difference, and I would encourage you and other career Bards to do so.

It personally took me little time/experimentation upon getting it to learn a few of its more subtle nuances. (And in fairness, having leveled MCH prior gave me a fair understanding of it ahead of time.) But the addition is - like all the other additions to the other jobs - a change. Change requires adaptation. And if you consider that casting times are NOT actually something new to Bards (by which I mean the songs), it's more of a conversion than an absolute change. All the same, change requires adaptation. And adaptability is apparently a well-sought trait in a Bard.