Convince me to make a ranger?

[Estu]

Well, in a standard EXP group you can fulfill several roles at once - puller, tank, CC (root), snares, dps, even some tiny heals. So it gives you a lot to do and allows for a smaller but still effective group in a dungeon. You can also duo with a rogue and perform the druid role - you snare kite and keep aggro while he goes to backstab heaven, and no one but the mob takes damage. Finally, ranger gear is dirt-cheap.

Solo-wise, rangers do not sound fun to me. With a fungi they could be a poor man's monk, though. Tracking would be useful as well.