Don't hold your breath on the CB in Jan/feb from experience Developers usually mean the furthest possible date from a general statement. Early 08 could basically mean Jan - end of May.
Anyhow spiritmaster sounds really cool. What always ****es me off about MMOs is that every class sounds so much fun to play
I never can decide which is why I have 10 PvE/PvP characters in Guild Wars :P