The only place I would tell a ranger they can tank efficiently at 40+ is on the old-world content, on blue con stuff. Kunark mobs hit too hard to be efficient for your healers. Can it be done? Of course. Is there going to be more downtime vs a knight tanking? Yes.
To me, there's a bit of difference between "can a ranger tank?" and "can a ranger tank efficiently so that he can make up for his hybrid xp penalty in the same way a knight can?" In most cases, the best way to make up for that penalty is for the ranger to chain pull for his group to maximize the incoming XP. Just my opinion based on my experience. I'll see if my parser collected any data on my dodge % when I get home.
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