HoH2: Does Ranger get better?

Hi guys.

Anyone has a high lvl ranger yet?

I prefer ranger over melee usually in games like this but Ranger feels terrible. Bow is single target, does 50% of weapon damage and doesn't pierce while melee does 100% of weapon damage and is AOE.

I'm playing with 2 melee friends and I HAD to revert to using a melee weapon with my Ranger, which feels terrible.