I find it odd how the argument is so "night and day." I don't main a BRD but I did prefer its instant cast/maneuverability since you cold rely on it to maintain your DPS while getting out of an AoE. Another example is to maintain range for your buffs/debuff. Its not a matter of 'igottaruneverysecondomgcantstop', its the option of reaction based movement with no loss to your gameplay.