Those meteorites are insane. The thing that makes them so strong is that they hit instantly as the circles appear. They aren’t telegraphs, they are just statements that they are in the game and introduced you to the dance of the stars.
If they nerf it, there should at least be a delay on the meteor falling rather than it simply hitting you then having a circle appear under your feet. OR have it deal much less damage if you are close to the mage, as there needs to be more anti-ranged mechanics. As it stands the only counterplay is to kill them first (as they have low hp generally).
I’m not having a problem with them because I outgear them as a mage on 300+ corruption. I have similar stats except I have half the HP and generate 7-8k ward on normal mobs and 13k ward on bosses.