i gave played a few diff styles myself as for character build im strongly considering a pure mage nuker type preferably with buffs for group members as well as the ability to be a healer in combat.
without the knowledge of skill caps and what not its still to early to be sure but i tend to stick with casters in the last 8 yrs or so.
my years in ultima where spent as a fencer tank type with minimal magery but since then i have really stuck with casters.