What happened to Bards?

[Homesteaded]

Did I miss something along the way where we now accept that Bards play two to three songs in camp. Rarely mez, never pull and never attack? I've witnessed the level of Bard play on these servers plummet.

Back in my day Bards were active, pulling, mezzing, charming etc. Using their kit. Now they are like bots. Why have we accepted this level of play to become the norm? Old age of the player base making it hard to play Bards in an active way? What gives Bards?