I think that your conclusion is pretty accurate. I would change it to say that the hunter SPECIALS are op though. I think most top tier players recognize the hunter as having 2 specials that are not only deadly (like fist of havoc and nova bomb), but deliberate. The ability to have 3 (or 4) shots that are instant kills!? Amazing! The ability to clear out an entire control point by yourself? Amazing! The ability to choose which you want based in the map you are playing on? Fantastic! Hunters are probably the weakest class in Destiny PvP if we remove specials. They have no shoulder charges, no flame shields, etc. The way they are balanced is with the sheer terror they bring with their specials. So, if your non-special game is solid (like a top 100 player's would be) the hunter is an obvious choice to boost your kill count. Just my thoughts, this is by no means a statistical analysis or anything of the sort.