[Xanthias]

If you know what you are doing:

Rangers are DPS and can actually avoid aggro
Rangers are CC, chanter just died by mez failure or pet breaking charm yet again. Root works wonders.
Rangers can tank, scary as it sounds rangers can tank, granted cleric needs to actually pay a bit more attention than normal but it is possible as yes rangers can HOLD aggro as well.

Sorry Rangers aren't warriors, where you hit attack and just wait.
Rangers aren't wizards where you sit, afk, then stand at last 20% and nuke.

The biggest problem with rangers isn't the class it is the people who play it who think they don't have to do anything, but hit attack and wait for stuff to die.

Played Ranger from beta through PoP on live, did nearly every high end raid in each expansion.

Rangers are the ultimate utility player and to play them well is a challenge.