I'm hoping to buy the game tomorrow
For the class I haven't decided yet. In Oblivion I played an arcane archer, using spells to weaken and arrows to kill off targets. Using a pure-mage in TES IV seemed difficult, so I sisn't even try. In Morrowind, though, I was fond of my High Elven pure mage. But back then magic was a lot more than simply confusing or damaging enemies. Levitation ftw
So for Skyrim it'll be a Dark Elven assasin, Nord warrior or some kind of paladin/cleric.