I'm not saying that being a mage is a veryyyyyy bad thing. Blah-blah-blah... major problem 1-2-3... Blah-blah-blah... I really like mage. I'm just saying that some people judge a mage class so much because the mage is very weak from the start but at the same time mage is the strongest class in the game right now.
This is what you could literally call - LonaRPG irony~ heh...♥
I've also been asking myself when I first started playing as mage - "Why do I need a Fire spell book if it doesn't do any damage?" And then I kind of figured it out.
BTW - It's still funny to me from the fact that the mage class have the strongest defense in the whole game because if you open Timid Lona personality then you'll get extra 6-8 DEFENSE points=))))) So... you could have 16 defenses from the start playing as mage=))))))))) In theory a mage can make almost 30 DEF stat if mage wears the most armored stuff in the game. Yes, she cries, yes, she's scared but no one can kill her~ hahahaha...
Just like that meme -> Quiet people are the most dungerous if you piss them off.