Overpowered

Some days ago I was in a random group. The special thing about this was the fact that it was the first time as mage. As I had some proper training with some guild mates on training dummies I knew what to do + plus: I read the guides on the internet, so I was well prepared.

Well, after some minutes in group the hunter asked me in a polite and friendly way: "WTH mage?". I suddenly realized what the guy wanted so I answered with the power of my intelligence: "?"

He: "Woot, great damage!"

Ahh, a guy of the "human epeenalatus", those mixtures of humans, apes, a chronometer and a viagra pill. How to react? It seems he wanted to congratulate me, but for what? It was my first time in an heroic ZG and I knew the performance wasn't that good. I had a lot to learn. So I answered: "Well, my first time here, I've still got a lot to learn".

He: "Mages are so overpowered"

Aha? Ok? So mages are the new hunters. How many times did I have to read "hunters are sooo overpowered" or "destruction warlocks are sooo overpowered" or "death knights are soooo overpowered". No matter you tried to explain that it depended on fight, no, [class] has to be overpowered. Even when the guy you are playing was totally crappy skilled or playing, no: You, Sir, are officially overpowered.
But I tried to be fair and I answered: "Well, on short fights and without doublechecking mana and full burn cycles I certainly do a lot of dps but in long fights I'm not that good".
You see, basically I said "Aww, well, Mr. Nice Guy, here is the you-are-not-that-bad-door, take a fishing-for-compliments-pill and march through" or in other words "Guy, I am simply doing what my class was designed for".

He, being a smart guy, answered: "No way, mages are really overpowered"

At that point I had only two possibilities. First: Hoping that he was some personified gm joke or just on a very very bad LSD trip. Well, both possibilities did not include any good ways to escape this conversation as a winner. So I answered, again empowered by my intelligence: "Yo".
The "discussion" ended.

To be honest: After some hours of thinking I came to the conclusion that some guys simple need a solace, a hug, something that says "Aww, yeah, you could not do better, because... well, there are no rational reasons, no special circumstances like item level and so on when class X is better than class Y. My class is simply overpowered. "

Well, then just say "yes" and let 'em win. That's the power of pugs: You've never need to meet them again. Not because you /ignore them, but because there are so many other gamers.
And possibly a lot of overpowered guys.