As bard this is what I have done:
1) Swarm kited solo & 2) grouped (fast exp grind), 3) charm kited solo & 4) grouped (had no dps in all healer group so I had to be dps), 5) fear kited solo & 6) grouped (can handle most caster mobs this way), 7) snare kited solo & 8) grouped (I snared and held aggro on mobs while melee only group gave dps), 9) aoe mezzed 15+ mobs in Unrest/Crushbone simultaneously when we got trained (we survived and killed them all), 10) provided critical MR/buffs to ToFS group that was getting mezzed and charmed by enchanters on level 2, 11) tanked for guk groups, and 12) single target crowd control now. Ultimately, I have found that as a bard I can group with anyone and make them better. I consistently run groups that don't need tanks or healers because no one takes damage with snare or fear kiting which means fast exp and 0 down time for meditating. I can be healing, tanking, dps, crowd control, buffing, and etc. I don't think an enchanter has the same raw ability.
The enchanter's leg up is that they specialize with their abilities as opposed to a bard. I can't aoe mez anymore at 39 but an enchanter can. I can't provide mana regen on par with an enchanter. I can't charm like an enchanter. And after I hit 51, I lose all charm/cc ability for the most part unlike enchanters.
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Ion Blaze
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