This fact mages aren't getting more than a hand full of buffed up damage spells and a few new 51 pt talents that will most likely worthless(see slow). Its little wonder they had nothing to say about mages because as we are now without major changes to the class there really not much more than can be done. We aren't ever going to heal or tank, we have a single buff while nice is starting to have scaling issues. All we have is our CC, our water, and our DPS. And while those things are great it seems like we have changed little in the in the 3 years i've been playing a mage. Maybe that a testament to a well balanced class I do enjoy it. But when all the neighbor kids are getting shinny new bikes and your still riding your older brothers hand me down. Regardless of how well it still rides you want a shinny new bike too. That where I think mages are at.

We wants something really cool to say wow that why I want a mage in my party or raid. If deathknights are "epic but equal" I want to feel "equal but epic"