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Kunark is the absolute nadir of the Ranger power curve for sure.

I'd disagree a little with the gearing choices (esp. here on p99) in that I'd trade HPs for AC and surely strength if it were close. For my playstyle, stacking HPs makes me way more effective than STR. And once you start raiding and eating AoEs regularly, that can make a real difference, too.

Dex isn't a bad option, either, if you solo a lot and rely on the Swarmy proc. And often, as you mention, getting a group isn't the easiest thing.

My build for day-to-day looks like Regen =or> Haste > HP > prettymuch all else. YMMV of course, which is one of the elegant things about the class. Think Swiss Army Knife...and figure out primary and secondary uses for all the blades. That's the biggest fun in ranger-ing, imo.

Also, maybe add sneak pulling indoors (anywhere) to your list. Very useful in groups and tagging and and and and...

Final thought - you can save others spell gems. How annoying is it to be playing a shaman and be asked for SoW on a raid? How annoying is it to be a necro and ALWAYS have to ask for regen? (granted, chloro isn't regen, but having it on from a spot-on ranger all the time is WAY better than nothing). Stuff like this. Put em on timers and keep up on them.

Be the grease in the cogs of the group or raid. They might not value you much while you're there, but there will be a vacuum when you're gone. Nearly everyone appreciates a well-played ranger.

Last last thing...did you know you can tash as a ranger? Slow as a ranger? Pull from farther away than any other class (eyes aside) as a ranger? Look at the WHOLE ZONE (usually) as a Ranger? Be the nearly the fastest on the push as a ranger (think gating mobs). You have SO many tricks up your sleeve. Learn to use ALL of them. That's what ranger-ing is.