I am a little disturbed by people thinking some kind of nerf is the answer to this problem. The answer is for those Bards to stop being bogarts.
I would also like to point out, not that it's going to help much, that people are using the wrong terminology to describe this solo technique. "Swarm Kiting" is actually a method that uses a large group of "social" mobs by proximity aggro, then charming one to attack the others. The "swarm" beats the pet down very quickly. When the pet is almost dead, charm is broken, and the former pet "chanted" down to finish it off. The Bard gets the full xp for the mob. Rinse repeat until the "swarm" is dead.
What people are describing here is simply "AE Kiting." As others have noted, AE kiting has been around since the game began.
The places where this can be done are limited. I agree that it is especially annoying when a Bard bogarts in newbie zones, making it difficult or impossible for newbie groups to xp. At higher levels, I'm less sympathetic to non-bard players who can't simply find somewhere else to go.
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