Magician vs. Wizard now and in the future

[Tseng]

Just wanted to get people's input on this. When it comes to combat Wizards atm seem to be Magicians just without the pet. Ports are convenient and all but when it comes to making stuff dead it just seems like Magicians have more up their sleeve and their nukes are only slightly less damage. I played a wizard back in Luclin, and the disparity didn't seem as much as it was today. Are there changes in Kunark/Velious that change this dynamic?

For a point of reference, that class population thing that has been posted here (LINK) shows pretty much two times as many Magicians as Wizards. Is that because they are that unbalanced right now? Or more because Magicians can solo so much better and people figured they'd like a solo class on a new server?