I mastered the bard class and it depends entirely on the player.
A bad bard can twist 2 buffs and do nothing but that or maybe melee.
A good bard can twist 3, switch instruments, and melee.
A great bard can twist 3 of the correct buffs even during downtime (mana regen, hp regen + 2x mana twitch - 4 songs total), mez or snare and even kite if they have to while keeping a mob charmed, attacking, and switching instruments and meleeing. Controlling your pet is also important like keeping it parked away from you and timing your break / recharm perfectly, but it all requires hotkeys. Its hard to imagine but its what I used to do in groups.
So if you're good at micro you can be a great bard and have lots of fun. Can't charm or mez in raids though.
Also, if you play a bard make macros for your abilities with /stopsong and /cast 1. That way you only have to press it once instead of double tap.
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