instead of nerfing mage dmg output, changing cast times, extending recast etc. why not just change how aoe works for mages. example each tier only hits a certain number of mobs ie: fire=1mob fira=2 mob, firaga=3 mob, firaja=4mob etc. this will still allow mages to be great and effective but not super beast like they are now.

Yes thier still will be an aoe fest but a bit toned down which is the start to fixing the problem. Hopefully in 2.0 it will be fixed because jobs like samauri and dancer will be ineffective since they cant build any tp by the time a mob or mobs are dead.