Originally Posted by
Mercy
No, they are not. If that were true, the weapon would have been more widely available on live. Unlike on here, you could not simply drop cash and get one. There was also a limited time-frame of getting one before the content was rendered obsolete. That's not even to mention that much of the quest chain portions could not be worked on by multiple people at the same time, which meant guilds had to invest in single players - not their entire plate group. Just because a Mage may be able to pull superior DPS than a Paladin or whatever class you choose, does not mean those weaker classes were "designed around having a legendary". Not all classes are created equal.