Quote Originally Posted by Aquaslash View Post
Vendor gear will ultimately outclass a 280 weapon on SB launch as well. Difference the Coven weapons will go in the trash while the Spellswords and Katanas will be kept by many as glam pieces. They'd also have the draw of being 100% new toys to pine after right now, even if they released existing sets such as Ironworks, Primals, or even Alexander. There would have been nothing to lose by making these the lottery prizes, and everything to gain
That's an inaccurate statement, unless the designs come from elsewhere, the coven weapons actually have some pretty nifty designs to them and would be worthy as a glamour piece.