To be honest, Ranjiit soley existed because they needed to have someone representing the forces of Eulmore chasing down the group, certainly Jabba the Hutt wouldnt be capable of getting his carcass around to actually do anything. I agree, Ranjiit was more of a Thancred enemy than a WoL enemy but can we at least appreciate that they at least gave some nice focus on one of the side characters with their own arc rather than the WoL circle jerking for a change? Heavens forbid the story stops to keep reminding how super cool and important the WoL is 24/7 so that fight with Ranjiit and Thancred was one of the highlights for me of the expansion.