most likely never happening unfortunately, since it's effectively been morphed into Bard. the closest thing to a non-Bard Ranger I could feasibly see happening is a future job that loosely borrows some ideas or aesthetics from it, such as how RDM and RPR uses the names of some FFXI abilities/skills from Rune Fencer and DRK respectively.

there's still some weapons that could be used for a future physical ranged job such as snipers, crossbows, or hell- they could even make an entirely unique weapon tailor made for that specific job like RDM with its foci or SGE with its funnels. the first thought that comes to mind in this regard is Black Desert's Archer, which uses both arm-fixed crossbows and a longbow that uses a catalyst in place of an arrow.