Whether we could or couldn't streamline BRD's buttons without sacrificing the job's integrity is one thing, but leaving such an ordeal for SE to handle is a whole other can of worms. As the poster above me aptly puts, the development team has an endless track record of taking away quite literally anything for arbitrary or even no reason at all whilst giving nothing to replace what was taken. We've seen this happen time and time again with DRK, every healer bar SGE, MCH, SMN, MNK, etc. Maybe if Bard was one of the dev's favs it would be more reasonable to believe such as how BLM or DRG have been treated.

Otherwise, leaving the task to SE is like playing Russian Roulette with five in the chamber. It could happen, but chances are they'll arbitrarily change the appeal/direction of the job by removing what people liked about it.