It's funny, because my +1 sense is tingling. Like as if someone talked about me and I missed a great opportunity to get some extra posts in.
So, what's going on? I see they decided to go back on their entire justification for the Swipe nerf. More damage, less threat. Sure, that's one way to fix the AOE issues and keep our damage lo-- oh wait, no it's not.
Bear evolution, Cataclysm style:
Blizz: Bears are OP in AOE situations, nerf nerf.
Bears: But you overdid it, we're completely useless now.
Blizz: We can't agree with you on that. We're just not seeing the same results at level 85.
Bears: WTH are you talking about?! We've been posting about this for months!
Blizz: Whatever. By the way, we buffed your AOE.