Tiralle, new Bard team leader, posted the "Bard Report - 1.62" over on Camelot Vaults DAoC TL Reports forums.

The Bard is a powerful utility class, often times being the determining factor in the survival of their groups, both in RvR and in PvE situations. However, bards are falling more and more into Bot Status due to their low survivability, lack of practical defense, and poor ease of use in RvR due to the awkwardness of instruments and song twisting.