Namely, they can solo well. They have some utility in groups.
I have a warrior and a ranger of same level. Similarly geared. Less than level 20. I had them both do the SAME mob. The warrior was only able to take the mob down to 32 percent. I attacked the mob until the warrior died. It was no contest. I then logged in my ranger and tried the same mob when it was at 100%. The ranger was greater than 50% hitpoints with about 50% mana or more. Granted, he was using archery a bit. But make ABSOLUTELY NO MISTAKE, the ranger had a MUCH easier time of it. With snares and rooting, it was a piece of cake. Good timing is a plus - saves mana/hp.
But the warrior IS a better tank. Make ABSOLUTELY NO MISTAKE. They will be more efficient to heal and they will be more survivable when they're trying to gain aggro from multiple mobs onto them. Keep in mind it takes a while to get aggro. All the while the tank loses hp. If the tank has not attained aggro, the healer will get aggro when they attempt a heal. If a ranger has multiple mobs on him/her, it's going to be a big struggle because of their reduced hitpoints and mitigation.
Remember, warriors have a higher AC softcap AND can wear plate AND have higher defense skill caps. Warriors also get a defensive discipline; not sure if they get that here. Additionally, there is I hear a different damage table for warrior/sk/pally above level 51 which reduces the damage they take. So a ranger takes a further hit.
But they gain things along the way too. They're still much better soloers than warriors.
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