ur gonna make us pay tax on our cloth aren't you =P... I actually took artificer first, got it to about 60 and realised that staff or any other magic weapon wasn't as fun as great sword /sword/pistol... so I dropped it.
my game arrived this mroning so currently installing the now. Got 2 night shifts then 4days off so should catch you mofo's up! Still torn between what class to go, mesmer/thief/ranger