Well people can say anything they want about me or my suggestions but i played a Mage from EQ's release in 1999 up until Secrets of Faydwer raid content 2 weeks prior to Seeds of Destruction's release. I have researched every single thing i can about my class and have a TON of personal experience. Anything different about Live and the Emu, or more specifically, this server i have researched to a T. I play this game as a Mage because i have mastered them and their tricks, i think i know what i'm talking about.
Mages do not equal Beastlords. If a beastlord looses his pet they have a million different things they can do for dps, Mages have a few nukes most of which aren't as great here as they are on Live. Beastlord pet=20% of their dps. Mage pet=75% of our dps. Mages cannot be compared to a Beastlord in any single way whatsoever.