Naw, people love bards - just hard to get a group sometimes and there's not a ton of stuff to solo (save permacamped specs in Oasis) past 35ish.
http://wiki.project1999.org/index.ph...ard_AoE_Kiting
It takes a lot of practice and is dangerous, but it works, and works well once you get the hang of it.
Edit: oops, changed URL - it got moved to the wiki
He includes a youtube vid of him actually doing it, which is really helpful. Give it a watch.