As for fighter classes not gaining outside combat, the sniper class is an exception if you use them as your hunter. In fact, a sniper with headshot and disabling shot enabled for auto-cast will out-gain mage classes in biomes with abundant wildlife.
All that said, I do wish there were more useful "generic" skills that all fighter classes could learn. Mages can all learn a wide array of extremely useful skills that are shared among classes, but the fighter classes have few equivalents that are as useful. Gear Repair and Sprint are quite useful, but maybe just don't get the same credit because they are passive.
All that said, I do wish there were more useful "generic" skills that all fighter classes could learn. Mages can all learn a wide array of extremely useful skills that are shared among classes, but the fighter classes have few equivalents that are as useful. Gear Repair and Sprint are quite useful, but maybe just don't get the same credit because they are passive.