Jefe Bergenstein
Legend
I've played hunters in WoW and to me Aragorn is still the quintessential Ranger.
What made WoW Hunters Ranger-like was their wilderness skills/traps and tracking ability that no one else got. Aragorn was the tracker in LotR. Legolas was a ranged fighter. He tracked jack squat.
So count me among those that are just fine with Beastsmastery being an option for Rangers, but hating it being part of the core class.
Tracking isn't enough to be a class, particularly in a game as high magic as D&D.