As a Bard with the slowest LB gen for a mediocre 10% damage buff to party that depends on line of sight (and them even being alive) - yeah, nah, White Mage's LB charges ridiculously fast. I've been considering going White Mage because it just seems like a better Bard all around with healing to boot. It'd be nice to be able to deal ranged damage without having to depend on being far away from the target to boot.