New Team Composition

[luxlunae]

I want to take a bit of a break from my clerics and try another group. I have a warrior tank I made as a bank alt but I was thinking that maybe she'd like some mage friends. Chloro Locks probably, as thats the spec I loved the first time I played the game solo.

What would be the pros and cons of throwing a Bard in there?

The ones I can think of would be:

Pros:
Buffs (are bard buffs that great?)
Better loot usage (plate + leather + 3x cloth)

Cons:
50% more spec configuration and research
I have professions for making up to level 50 cloth gear and caster weapons, but not leather gear

From talking to my guild it seems bards are only good for raids so I'll be doing my original four mage plan.