> "Bards will be added to this site at a later date, but we here at B&F

think

> that their melee skills aren't really what defines them, as such they are
> the last to be written about."
>
> In other words, dear old Platt doesn't have a clue how Bards are played

and

> is neatly dodging the issue.

Actually his statement is exactly right. Our Melee skills are hardly our
defining trait. Being only barely a notch above shaman and druids in our
melee ability. Sure we get dual wield but they can wield 2h blunt weapons.
So we're better at melee, but not near on par with the 'true' melee classes
that get dual wield and double attack or just double attack but can wield
2hs weapons or 1hs and use a shield to bash. Either way, any of the real
melee classes are "defined" by their melee skills. We are "defined" by our
ability to sing songs.

(and almost any bard will tell you that our songs are far more powerful than
our melee ability)

Lyrnia