I'll keep these short in hopes they will actually be read. PM me for more info if needed.

1) Bards are so nerfed at low level, even the newbie solo quests are almost impossible to live through. Just try it and the reasons will be obvious... Send 5 QA guys through Berregan Enge's solo with a 1st level Bard, and tell me how many live through it. (My guess: 0)

2) Kobold island: I was 70 XP from 2nd level, so I thought I would do Kobold island to level. After 35 minutes running all over creation trying to find the things, and using all of my starter potions to stay alive, I finally kill the 20th kobold to get 30 XP and NOT level. 30 XP? You have got to be kidding me!