[Lazortag]

You shouldn't be inviting a ranger to your group unless you want him/her to tank. Since tanking is more about holding aggro than it is about damage mitigation, Rangers, Bards, and even Shamans can tank in most exp groups that have a competent cleric in them. If your group has a decent tank already, the ranger is just mediocre DPS, in which case monks and rogues perform that job much better without adding an exp penalty.

I'm convinced most rangers have trouble finding groups either because (a) most groups don't understand that a ranger can tank just fine (most of the time) or (b) most rangers don't understand that they can tank just fine (most of the time), or (c) people like to make a big deal about exp penalties (which really don't make that much of a difference). Honestly, I like rangers, and as a CC class I've always preferred a tank that has lots of aggro drawing tools (like root) in his arsenal over a tank that has 6K hp and can take a lot of hits. I'm kind of surprised there's so much hate directed towards rangers but not warriors, honestly. Fuck warriors.