Solmyr, Demeer, and Aislin are cheaters (and/or) kamikazes; do the rest have a right to exist?

I have the same question. What’s the point of all this fuss? World of Xeen mages are already in a very advantageous position. Please explain what this change will actually achieve. Not with some vague statement about how it will diversify the game. Give a specific example. Or a development strategy for a mage, for a specific faction, that will be competitive with a warrior build. So far, it just seems like another unnecessary complication of the rules.