I'll get to the point. Which is better for PVP? for soloability in the grind? Which is more interresting at later levels? Will the hawkeye just be more of the same from lvl 20 onward? What about the mage? Which of the two would be worth taking all the way, and be fun while doing it with PVP in mind?
Both are good in PVP. These days nukers > most though in PVP. Stun shot is a pain against mages, but rely alot on luck. Cancel > anyone really. Nukers and Archers are natural enemies. I'd guess a Sorc can be more interesting to play, since you have more skills to use, archers are generally shoot, run, stun.
Both classes are 1337 pvp'ers. In this chronicle at least, i expect it will change for sure in C5. However, they may be fun in PvP but for PvE they are boring as hell. Its simply, target, shoot, kill, target, shoot, kill...and so on and so fourth... For solo'ing nukers are supreme, the Sorc will be able to wipe out huge amounts before MP downtime and will make profit even spamming BSPS, HE will be expensive as hell and your gunna need a support class with you. Either way, the Sorc is stronger in PvP and PvE imo.
The making a profit part HIGHLY depends on server, bsps price, area you are hunting, and the mobs. In some places if I spam bsps I will lose money instead of making it since adena/drops are next to nill. Other places I'll shoot twice and pull in 2x the cost of the shots on most kills. Of course adena drops are not 100%. :(
For pvp I don't believe I've ever lost to a HE within 4 - 5 lvls of me. If you go scorc, use a shield and 1-handed mage weapon. People may question it but even archers will admit that mages can get critical shield blocks causing 1dmg. We also have excelent crowd control with sleep and sleep cloud that works great in pve and pvp situations. Mage crits, while rare, are basically 1-shot kills to most single hp mobs and most players.