I'm glad to see the bard skill in game. Here are my disorganized thoughts after 10 minutes of play.

* Unlocking went smoothly. Citan might want to increase the spawn of pickled fish for the first couple of weeks. It took half an hour for me to get one, probably due to other players wanting the skill too.
* I'm relieved to see that I have combat bar powers. I'd thought I'd read on the forums that all the bard skills would be in the side bar. Maybe that's a different skill.
* I'm not sure how happy I am that the skills are split between two weapons (meaning in order to use all your starting bard skills you can only use a weapon-less skill in the second combat bar).
* I've misplaced my reading glasses for the millionth time so I can't quite read what all the skills do. I know I have a basic attack, a mezz, and some other slightly blurry buttons .
* I hit 6th level in 5 minutes (give or take). XP table seems fine for now.
* I have no gear for it but I expect that'll come with time or crafting.