Bard epic provides a modifier that covers all instruments at the same time. even though the modifier is weaker it allows you to use every type of song under the sun without wasting time swapping instruments in and out, creating an incredible cumulative effect.
This also allows you to melee while still getting a great bonus from your songs, which brings into play the procing of the bard epic which is unique in itself. its a group haste proc that also adds atk that stacks and you cant get anywhere else.
Also bard epic is the only thing in the game that also increases your singing mod. If you look at the songs listed under singing only you will see that a lot of them are some of the best songs in the game.
It does not completely eliminate the need to use other instruments sometimes but it greatly cuts down on how necessary they are and because of that the class becomes a lot easier and fun to play
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