It's kinda fun to look back and see how much better we have it now than we used to. Someone on the paladin boards linked this, and I got a kick out of it. Thought it might be an interesting topic for discussion.
http://wowvault.ign.com/View.php?category_select_id=12&view=Talents.View.Beta
I remember when the mage review hit. I remember how much the changes revitalized the class a bit(imagine, if you will, leveling without Evocate, a skill I didn't get until the mid 50s. Which was shortly before the patch with the mage review came out.)
But the trees are worse than I remembered. I mean, 3/3 Imp Flamestrike to have Blastwave? Ouch.