> I think here lies the ultimate problem with the bard at high levels.
> Verant has made things so difficult at high levels that you have to have
> multiple groups for almost everything, and it's not very likely that you
> will be missing the primary class at all. This then makes the bard role
> extremely limited, taking a lot of the fun out of playing the character.

But the bard role is still important. Yes, a multi-group party can do
literally everything without a bard... but I have yet to wander into a
situation where they would rather do it without instead of with. We still
have the ability to make the task or chore easier, even if our role isn't
crowd control, melee, damage, etc... We still augment.