Are rangers worthless?

[Snagglepuss]

I think the problem with rangers is that they are misclassified under DPS. Ranger in my mind has always been a "utility class" or the swiss army knife of EQ.

No, they aren't the best at anything, and you probably won't need one with a classical group set up of tank, healer, cc, dps, dps, dps, but as a utility class, they can fill the roll of others like a jack of all trades puller, tank, dps, cc, etc.