Penance Brand Ignite - General thoughts?

I'm currently caught between starting WOrb like the rest of the fubgooners or trying some variation of Goratha's/other creators' Pbrand ignite elementalist.

My plan with WOrb would be to swap to EK Ignite once I've gathered the currency, but Pbrand looks both really cool and really fun. I'm a huge fan of brands, and so many people are raising genuine concerns about how clunky WOrb feels.

I know in theory I can just try either one since the starts likely aren't very different and you'd swap at the same time, but I just feel better having a cohesive plan.