Guess I finally give up Bard in PvP

[DioK]

An effective 3000 potency loss on what little burst the class has. Even if you add the 2000 potency buff to Burst Arrow, one is still looking at an overall 1000 potency loss to a class that was already under-performing. On top of that, nerfing the recast time of Silent Nocturne, making the skill even harder to make be of use. Nerfing the duration of Warden's Paean, the one defensive capability, outside of guard, that Bard has.

They really want to reduce the class to nothing but a very boring totem that just sits in the back doing minor "poke" damage, while providing a meager buff to the team.

I've been able to adapt new strategies and techniques to compensate for a very long time, but this is getting exhausting. At this point, feels like playing Bard in PvP is for gigachad mode players only, cause only people playing at that level can get anything out of the class.

Addendum: Oh, and I forgot to mention the already 8000 potency opportunity loss thanks to the range nerf on Silent Nocturne.

Oh, also, Red Mage still retains its 25 yalm, 8000 potency line AoE silence, WITH A 20 SEC COOLDOWN! But Bard had to be nerfed cause reasons.