BRD was a niche filler for all those who didn't enjoy other classes for reasons of
- cast times
- movement freedom
- tight rotation setups
-> playing out slow and somewhat tedious, doing the same over n over n over, just because its "the best way to go".
They broke every single aspect of what made the brd niche, casualpleasing, reaching a crowd other classes didnt. All im sayin- since this is an angry bard thread. Bad move. Why am i saying it? To voice my opinion in hopes of seeing changes that actually bring back the benefits listed above, because imho a god darn rangertype SHOULD play fast, spontaneous, free roamin etc. And weaker than melee or glasscanons/casts but still noticeable as a DD. Do i believe SE, like many devs would ever backpaddle "just" because a proportion of gamers liked stuff the way it was? Ha, ney. Its a rant thread called angry bards, and OP even asked you peeps that are pointing out the obvious "bard can still clear this easy game, git gud" to not post yo.