So I went back and played more when I said I wouldn’t… and I got to tell you, the lore bars can just do SO much… cutting words seems insanely good to me. You literally get a notification asking if you want to use it, and you get to see what the enemy rolled before you choose! I mean, no doubt the gloom stalker will be very powerful, but I think the pendulum has swung back toward the bard! There is just SO much utility there, and he can throw Shatter and Dissonant Whispers and such for significant damage and AOE as well!
Yeah, cutting words is ridiculously powerful. I love it. But yeah, you have it right that Bards have a little bit of everything. They are missing some of the crucial spells that make some of the other classes so great, but that is what magical secrets is for, and Lore bard gets them early!
Other than possibly Divination Wizards, but we don't know how they work yet, Lore Bards have the most control over the tides of battle.
