Rangers - misunderstood or actually bad?

[Issar]

I've never shunned a ranger from my group. As long as we have a healer and any other necessary roles, I'll gladly fill an empty slot with ranger. Like most classes, good rangers can be very effective. As someone above said, I'd gladly take a ranger that knows how to pull over a lazy monk. There is a lot of hyperbole about rangers and min/max on the forums, but in-game is often a different story.

The best groups that I've ever played in are the ones that didn't have the standard group comp. Playing with others who maximize their toolbox make for the most fun groups.