It's not that they aren't good.
They just aren't must haves.
Because d2 pve doesn't provide a need for must have weapons.
Which could be seen as a positive or a negative
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Which is why they're legendaries and not actual exotics. Black hammer was so good they made it exotic. Telesto is the perfect example, and someone brought it up above this. It created orbs in d1, and was still rarely used outside of void burn. D2 brings it over, but takes away the orbs and doesn't replace them. Wtf?