If you want to mostly group: bard
If you want to mostly solo: enchanter
If you don't know: enchanter
Bards can absolutely solo, but pulling for 15 minutes and then running in circles for another 15 minutes over and over again is about the most mind numbing experience I've ever partaken in. Bards are however a blast to play in groups if you're the type of person who likes being busy and enjoys finding little ways ti maximize your play.
I played a bard first, so my take on chanters is that they're very similar to bards, but the things they share in common are way easier on a chanter. Want to haste on a bard? That is one less mez you can perform. Chanters just cast haste and its gtg. Mezsing on bards requires you to get good at targeting to cycle through mobs (cant rely on tab, especially in dungeons), but on a chanter you can just toss out AE mez and you're golden for 24 seconds.
I found bards more challenging and more fun in groups, but enchanter gives you more options in terms of play style. A bard really needs a trio or more for a solid group, but a chanter can team up with just about any caster or priest and make it work.
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