TBH, a lot of people overstate this whole aspect of not being invited because of their class. I think a lot of people assume that is going on when it isn't. Once the exp penalty goes away in velious (it will prob take you awhile to get to the higher levels where it is most noticeable anyway), then any discrimination like this will virtually disappear.
Rangers are so underplayed right now compared to monks, I would sooner roll ranger. That being said, I think the big problem with ranger is that monks outshine them. They are tanky with a lot more dps and pull utility. Basically monks were overpowered during velious era (and kunark to a lesser degree) and it took AAs on other classes to bring them back in line. I don't think rangers would be looked down on as much if monks didn't exist.
The bottomline though is Rangers have utility to offer raid guilds and they will want a few. Since there aren't a lot and exp penalty is going away, now is a good time to start one.
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