We’ve turned into a Hive, things are getting serious.

I played as a warrior-fighter-mechanic, and it was a 10/10 experience. The point isn't to dump all your skill points into schematics like a nerd, but to choose the best ones, wear electro-armor with mechanical weapons, and handle everything else normally. It's more interesting than spamming "harm" spells as a mage for 200 hours. Plus, mages in this setting are underpowered; playing as one feels like playing as a half-orc.