Two small comments:
Bard resist songs are needed primarily for variance targets. If we look at the main targets of casual guilds, I can't think of a single spot where those resist songs really matter. The Queen in Chardok and the Spiroc Lord are both more or less unresistable, and the King in Chardok and the Bee Queen both have very weak effects. Although having the extra mr is nice for the single target stuns of Gorg and the Spiroc Lord. Of course if you are in a tracking/batphoning guild, then your songs are critical for Sev, Tal, Gore, Trak, VP etc. And bards are so versatile they can be extremely effective in many ways. But the resist songs aren't really so important for casual guilds in my opinion.
If you are considering Warrior, I would suggest Monk instead. Monks really aren't worse tanks than warriors unless the disciplines are in play (the Adamantite Club/Stave of Shielding combo will produce as much hate as the warrior epic; they both have similar AC; and Block compensates for the lack of hitpoints). In addition Monks have a much easier epic and are less gear dependent in general. FD is obviously one of the best abilities in the game. And finally, although it seems everyone has a monk twink, there are very few really good monks on the server.
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