Also in before the nerf...

Hunters do great DPS. We get to buy an epic weapon as soon as we ding 80. It's relatively easy to configure a hunter's gear to maximize their DPS. It's my beleif that when other classes get geared up, hunters are not overpowered. During a 25-man Vault earlier today, Hornlove went all-out for the top spot. AP-boosting food, AGI/Crit booting elixir, the best ammo, even quaffed a potion of speed to see what I could do on this burst-damage-fight. I was able to stand still thru entire fight, all cooldowns blown as soon they came up, kept the pet alive the whole fight. The results:

As other classes catch up in gear/maximizing gear, it becomes clear that the Hunters are not far-and-away doing too much damage. Yet we are still slated to get a horrific nerf next patch. At least it wasn't today.. another 7 days of "OP" to enjoy.

On another note:

In before the nerf

Sure it was burst damage for 1 boss, but it was a heroic boss and 4k DPS! Enjoying it while I can before hunters get blasted with the nerf stick next patch. Not much going on today. No guild naxx this weekend. Spent some time getting Failsauce's cooking and fishing over 350 so she can at least start doing the Dalaran Cooking Quests. More Northern Spices is always good.