@pixel Yes, that makes sense. It is a handy metric for sure, and one that isn't considered sufficiently in balance.
Burst is mainly important to the wider player base in HT CM in my opinion so I have always considered burstiness to be the ability of a profession to contribute considerably to the giants and goliath / obliterator moments of the fight.
That is where it gets messy - giants are 3 targets, obliterator and goliath 2. So the burst that matters is also linked to cleave...