Bard vs. Rogue

[maestrom]

Bards require a degree of attention and dedication not required of other classes. If you look away from the screen for even a second as a bard, your group is going to notice. You also have to deal with the fact that you'll never be able to do significant amounts of DPS.

However there are a lot of benefits to being a bard.

-Best looking class out there. A bard in full lambent is the best looking class ever and thats a proven fact.
-Selos. We get the fastest movement speed buff in the game and we get it at level 5.
-When things go horribly wrong, it's rarely the bards fault. We don't have to hold aggro, we don't have to land big heals at the right time. There are enough monks on this server that you shouldn't have to be splitting and pulling as a bard much (but you should learn how).
-Endless amounts of utility. We can haste, we can regen, we can DS, we can buff resists, we can buff stats, we can mez, we can dot, we can invis, we can lev. There are very few things bards cannot do. (can't bind...)
-Hands down the best solo-leveling class in the game. A good bard will outlevel any other class in the game by AE kiting. Depending on where you are, you can get an entire level in less than an hour, and you can do it naked.

Rogues can stand behind a mob and hit backstab every few seconds. sneak/hide?