Bards far from suck, I seen a bard use dragonfire inspiration and next thing I know we are getting tons of bonuses to hit and to damage, + damage to spells, and +stuff for skills and everything. So they far from suck if designed right.
My friend plays bards more then he does any other class. And he does far more damage then most people I know!.
But I do know he was a bard 10/Sublime Chord 10.