How are stats factored into PvP?

Wait, mages really are OP in pvp?... O.o

What reasons give tespia players this impression?
*Read it a few times before on basil*

Seal (the only thing to cure it is those pots on the floor or if you're a lolbishop; good luck getting one in time)+ stun from tele (also making them hard to catch because they dance around you like gypsies) + slow (FFFFFFFFFFFFFF) + freeze and/or paralyze (WHY CAN'T I ATTACK YOU WHORE) + ultimates that cooldown upon death (aka good luck running away even through a spring jumper) = literal rape in maplestory form.

There isn't even a good counter even for classes with high status resistance (BaMs, pallys) because it doesn't prevent it all the time.

Basil's Tespia section also has more detailed observations from folks, I'll try to dredge some of the less "My class bettah" threads up for you.