I won't argue any more. I should not need to point out the fact that not everything I says needs to be changed. I find things wrong with the class and I list them. Nothing less, nothing more. And honestly, stop comparing Mages with Archers. Archers should not even exist and the only reason they do is for "variety". After all, what fun would a game be where you can only pick between three classes?
Obviously I wouldn't mind because I always pick a Mage but for other players, it would be an issue. Regardless, I do not care about what Archers can not do in comparison to Mages. What I am complaining about is what Mages are incapable of doing and that is, the one thing they're supposed to do. Which is dealing damage. There are four things that need to be improved upon before Mages are even worth their salt. Damage, stones, range and usefulness of certain spells. Other than that, I'm not too concerned.
Except maybe the cool down on spells like Mind Drain, the basic spells, etc.