BARD damage is parsing high due to our ability to move and groove but: In a normalized situation where River of Blood procs are almost non-existent and the enemy health is above Misery's End threshold - we are at a constant 1.0 second down time. Most of our shots aren't instant, as having no cast bar would have you believe. They are 1-1.5 second casts and thus with a 2.5s GCD - we are left with 1 whole second of doing nothing (unless Bloodletter is available). This feels very slow to me, and I'm not sure how other BRD's feel but I think the GCD should be lowered to at least 2.0s normalized. A half second should be enough time to be methodical about choosing abilities and it shouldn't feel as though you're standing there doing nothing. A whole second is a long time in MMO's.