Quote Originally Posted by Calyanare View Post
Those aren't the Relic weapon, which is a cornerstone of character development and will have continuous upgrades throughout the life of the game. Those other weapons are a stopgap at best, something to use while you work on the Relic upgrade quests.
As opposed to before where your only option was Relic and Titan Hardmode still eluded most of everyone.

You -have options-.

As opposed to before where you had -no options-.

It is an upside, however slight.