Hunter spec question (sword)

In melee Hunters suffer more per miss than Rangers and Scouts do. Conversely in melee Hunters gain more per hit than Rangers and Scouts do.

Here's what I learned from testing a similarly specced Hunter during beta (including the PvP event).
1) Archery damage is the same between all three classes. The only downside to Hunter Archery is that they won't have as big crit shots as Rangers and Scouts. However they can hit the cap speed with Midgard's slowest bows and Rapid Fire. Rangers and Scouts have to swap bows to make this happen. Important vs Casters. Hunter range is only 100 units less than a Ranger and 200 less than a Scout.

2) Hunter 2h damage is the same DPS as a Ranger dual wielding. The only difference is that higher PF specs put the Ranger ahead in melee damage. HOWEVER the Hunter pet makes up this difference and then some. Ranger Damage Add at 36 Pathfinding is approximately 15-20 per hit for a single weapon swing, and approximately 25-30 for a dual swing (all dependent on weapon delay of either weapon and quickness/haste). The Pet hits for about 50-60 damage per hit, so this outpaces Pathfinding quite easily. Advantage goes to the Hunter. However I did not test the damage per second of the pet to confirm that the pet is hitting as often as a Ranger swinging a weapon. What I can tell you is that targets dropped much faster for the Melee Hunter than for the Melee Ranger. Downside to the Melee Hunter is less procs due to a) delay of 2hander and b) no dual wielding. That's pretty much it.