Resistance class choice is really surprising.

I think the big draw is how different Wild Hunters are compared to most existing classes. Yeah, at heart they're still bowmen, but they seem to play quite a bit differently. Battle Mages on the other hand.... frankly a close combat mage just looks like any other close combat class, but with crappier Hp. I'm trying it anyway, if only because of the glut of mediocre mage gear I have, but I'm not expecting much.