If it wasn't for the XP penalty, Rangers wouldn't be too bad. The truth is that a Ranger is probably about equivalent to my iksar warrior in both dps and overall tanking ability (probably a bit more damage/second taken, but better aggro). But overall the problem Rangers have is the same one Druids have: their utility is just not useful in a group, with one exception: Rangers can absolutely rock as pullers in outdoor dungeons. There is a reason Druids and Rangers love KC.
P.S. Giegue, you are just wrong on bards vs Enchanters in XP groups. If the enchanter isn't charming, a bard and an enchanter are probably about equal: the enchanter will be more consistent with buffs and more able to handle 5+ pulls (I pulled 10 mobs in KC once with Prosephone as our enchanter, and we killed them all - bards just can't do that) while the bard can do more slowing and resist buffing and some health regen as well. If the enchanter is charming, they are really filling 3 slots: 1 CC, and 2 DPS, which makes them equivalent to about 3 bards.
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