You could have actually posted this in Server Chat - people in that forum are probably more helpful on this kind of subject
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Most of the pros do a crapton of mobs. This means if you get hit once, you're likely going to get bashed (stunned) then beaten to death. You may want to post this again in Server Chat to get some of the people who play Bards as a main to chime in.