[mefdinkins]

since the request is "tell you why you shouldn't"

it's too similar to druid / bard. it's not good unless pretty twinked. if you want a melee DPS be a rogue, if you want a solo melee dps be a monk, if you want a tank melee dps be a warrior.

are rangers cool for things like sow?! Sort of, unless you get jboots or a sow pot or sow sword, or a level 9 shaman around.

Are rangers cool for harmony?! Sort of, unless you're indoors. But what about getting by sontalak or woushi!? okay super cool you can let a friend in but factioned chars can run past, rogues can sneak past, other chars can DA or FD past and a level 5 druid could cast harmo on them as well.

are rangers cool for having bows!? umm yea but your coolest ranged weapon BFG is removed from game and you prob aint getting it if you're level 1 today

are rangers cool for having track!? yeah! which is why many guilds have naked high level rangers sitting in zones that never do anything in game other than hit track and repeat then log off. in game it can help you with what quillmane (bards do it better) or named cycle in trak's teeth? (bards arguably do it better).

okay okay enough hate, that was trying to answer your question. in reality i would love to make a ranger one day for tracking. i think they're easy to twink and with a fungi and couple 5k weapons you can solo to level 60. Also ranger buffs are helpful Call of the Predator and Strength of Nature can increase all melee's DPS and in some guilds there's not always a ranger around to buff everyone.