With the exception of the short time during WotLK, when arcane blast was first introduced, where then, it increased in dmg instead of speed, mages have never been in par to how much time it takes to kill an enemy in pvp.
As I see these days, EVERY other class can still go from MAX MAX MAX range, close the gap and kill a mage under 10 seconds.
Yet, as I still see it, mages need a pvp enemy to STAND STILL, and require like 30 seconds plus to take enemies down. And, that’s if the enemy does not get any heals.
I’m sure, bly has TONS or ARTIFICIALLY made videos showing mages killing pvp enemies in 5 seconds with heals, and I say to them, they are LIES.