Yeah it’s odd Bear in wrath had no cd for swipe , and in cata they made it a cd. I personally hate it as well
In the mean time , engineering bombs and trash is your only option unfortunately for aoe packs.
Ferals for ragnaros are kind of good because they can spam swipe for the adds. If it wasn’t for this , they wouldn’t be optimal.
The highest dps feral on Ragnaros so far only used swipe 7 times.
The 2nd highest used it 10 times.
They also bring stamp roar for the movement speed. But this does not affect the issue at hand which is feral need a buff.