Thanks!!!

I'm not sure if my Mage's damage is where it should be. She has her 3.0 and full tacvi armor. Her Star Scream aoe only does 1855 damage a tic, and Ancient: Nova Strike only does 4k. That seems way too low for the content I am about to go into. Anytime I equip gear that says it increases fire damage, nothing increases. I know that Star Scream damage won't increase since it is magic, but Nova Strike should. So I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong, or if this is typical Mage damage until later on? Any help would be most appreciated!!