Has nothing to do with Bards (on the surface).
But we will see what they tinkered with and report it I'm sure.

Patch process complete.
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March 21st, 11:00am
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***UPDATE MESSAGE***

This morning's update consisted primarily of server-side changes to
improve performance of the game engine in general. However, there are
several changes to note:

*Spell Changes*

- Skin Like Nature has had its damage shield removed and has regained its
regeneration component. We're certain this time :)
- Many Shaman buff spells have had their recast delay removed. You can
now cast them on multiple people without having to wait between each cast.
- The Wizard spell "Rend" was improperly saving versus cold. It now saves
versus Magic.

*Bug Fixes and General Enhancements*

The spawning problem in Solusek's Eye (SoldungA), related to the spawn of
the Clockwork gnomes, will be fixed later today in a zone patch.

The +/= key will no longer take screenshots.

You can now adjust your clipping plane by using the SHIFT/- and SHIFT/+
key combinations.

You can now view the Message of the Day by typing /motd.

Corrected a bug in the /follow process that would cause your character to
loop around to the right at times when following someone.

Corrected a bug that would cause item-loss associated with trading a
container marked LORE.

Corrected some grouping bugs that had the potential to cause the client to
crash.

*Feign Death and Pets*

The Feign Death spell will no longer wear off. This change had been made
due to an issue that was discovered that allowed Necromancers to solo
creatures while feigned and AFK. The change had some unintended effects,
as we discovered that there are a few cases where someone could be
legitimately feigned for a longer period. Instead of having the spell wear
off, any summoned pet will automatically suicide 2 minutes after its owner
feigns. This is the solution requested by most of the players who voiced
an opinion, and should serve the same goal as the original change.

Harmonic.