Only the person who looks superficially without checking deeper will put any real value on dps. It means something, but not everything. Just like HPS means something, but is not the be-all and end-all of judging (no pun intended) a healer.
We're allowing alts in Naxx now and on my hunter I was happy to hit 1800 dps (talk about getting dragged through the content), which put me slightly ahead of two others on their alts. But I was dead last in damage done because I'm still not completely at ease with the rotation and managing all my trinket and special abilities cooldowns, which meant I wasn't maximizing my time on target or my pet's time on target. So my dps number meant very little. Higher dps than damage done, in terms of position on the chart, is not a good sign; while lower dps than damage done means a better job at maximizing time on target and smoothly navigating your rotation.
What I'm saying is, I think it's more than just you being melee and getting the first shot in.
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