am i just unlucky? or is the mage gear in this game a bit dissapointing? my friend is showered in orange armor/weapons.
Unfortunately, you're mostly just unlucky. I don't have a list of all the items and drop rates, but from personal experience and that of my friends, there are a lot of Legendary staves and cloth pieces that *can* drop.
If it's an option, you could always try to save before boss-type fights and reload if there's nothing at all of use to you. Most of the loot that drops is randomized, so it's probable that you've just gotten bad luck so far.