Jasper I empathize with you totally. Mages are a VERY difficult class to be great at because they are disproportionately weak in pvp. With the recent Bulwark buff, and razor shield glitch being abused, mages don't really stand much of a chance unless they are fully maxed.
I think the issue, however, is bigger than just going to head to head with other players, and comparing which class is better. Rather, the issue is that CTF is not being played as it was intended. It's CAPTURE THE (****ING) FLAG, not let's go 5v5 and murder eachother in a cesspool of animations, where we do the panic dance for 75% of the fight, and the team with more tanks and arcane items usually wins.
Jasper, I've said this a lot, and I think if people start playing CTF properly, then they will realize that mages are an AWESOME class. In real CTF a mage can be an asset to a team because of their ability to stun, slow, and use wind to fly by characters.
Give real CTF a try, and then reconsider how good a mage is at pvp.
Also, feel free to PM me if you're trying to organize a CTF match. I'm always down!
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