Is absolutely disgusting.

Talking about Bard in particular:
A max gauge Apex/Blast Arrow Crit's for upwards of 40k, a Non-Crit hits for 14k.
A 3 gauge Pitch Perfect Crit's for 38k, a Non-Crit hits for 14k.

How is that much variance, almost THREE TIMES the damage, acceptable?

It feels absolutely disgusting with 2515 Critical Strike and still never hitting a single Crit on your big abilities.