I would hope one day they will be used for something like crystal petrifacts. Tons of lvl 99 gear, especially good ones from VW and Salvage, gone to waste. Especially those unique weapons HQ weapons from VW til this day tons of people still haven't seen dropped.

You know what would be cold-blooded? If the dev team decided to use those weapons as part the Relic, Mythic, Empyrean, and Ergon Weapon Reforging (knock on wood).