Don Durito
Hero
The big problems with the melee ranger remain:
They are either MAD (Strength based melee Ranger with Great Weapon)
Have action economy issues (Two Weapon Fighting - and this is a problem of fiddly annoyance which is distinct from whether it is underpowered or not)
Or thematically innappropriate (Rapier + Shield users).
Plus there's the whole nonsense about having to maintain concentration to keep their class features up.
They are either MAD (Strength based melee Ranger with Great Weapon)
Have action economy issues (Two Weapon Fighting - and this is a problem of fiddly annoyance which is distinct from whether it is underpowered or not)
Or thematically innappropriate (Rapier + Shield users).
Plus there's the whole nonsense about having to maintain concentration to keep their class features up.