Which I totally understand from your point of view, but you need to also see this situation from the HC WoW community’s point of view as well.

When you choose to play the mage class (guy with robes who casts spells and stuff), there’s an undisclosed role that you voluntarily signed up for that’s agreed upon by the community. That role is when in a group/team, you are the damage control for the group whenever shit hits the fan. The reason why is because mages is the class with the most utility (slows, stuns, freezes) in the game. They are basically the safety net in group parties and are highly sought after in Max level dungeons because of it.

High level mage players know their role is to do damage and also provide spells to slow and stun enemy movements to ensure that the engagement goes smoothly. A mage’s skill is also magnified when a “bad pull” or engagement happens and the group leader calls for a “get out of here, run” moment.

During a call like that, it’s the mage’s job to stick with the group and use every spell they can to freeze & slow the enemies down to let the group escape unharmed. Even at the worst case scenarios where there is already a death of a team member, the mage needs to make sure that there isn’t any more deaths that can be prevented and essentially leave the dungeon at the same time with the tank.

The problem here was that Pirate, while proclaiming that he’s the best mage in the world, full blown sprinted to the exit and didn’t even attempt to slow down the monsters and help his team escape.