I would have liked to see a parse on that group. I wouldnt blatantly call it a terrible group... but thats what Im thinking as I read that group make up. A ranger cannot wear most of the gear a War/Sk/Pal can so even though those druids(you) were probably doing some damage; Im sure they(you) were healing as well. Missing out on the mana for that extra dot/nuke. Its odd how you dont vividly notice an extra minute to a kill in EQ, or how downtime is expected; perceived to not be a penalty for having a bad group makeup. Imagine how much quicker things would have died with only a cleric healing in that group, not only being the only one.. but healing less often as well.
I never once said a Ranger "should" MT or that its ok, and in fact.. a few seconds is an eternity when fighting bosses with a Ranger as the tank. Everyones stomach is in a knot because the raid force doesnt know whether they are going to wipe or not. Where with a warrior; you at least have a higher degree of certainty that you wont fail. I agree with Ghesta, in that I would never openly want any Ranger to tank over a Warrior at lvl 35+. Pal / Sk is a completely different story at 50, so lets just leave them out of this for now.
Also, another issue is that I dont mind having a Ranger or any other hybrid in my group simply because I do not share their exp burden in P1999 like you said. Your exp penalty is yours and yours alone. Love your enthusiasm though! Just stick to DPS / Utility...
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