also, the “ancient pike” is better in every stat (damage, weight, durability; except armor penetration, which is the same) than the “hardened steel spear”. (in fact, it’s also better than the “star metal spear”!)
One could argue that the voidforge war axe on siptah suffers the same fate. It’s an absolute waste to craft since its damage is less than most craftable war axes, which doesn’t follow the trend of any of the other voidforge weapons. It’s a bummer because it really does look cool. I just used it as an illusion on my glimmermoon. Wasted eldarium? Maybe, but it’s got a cool octopus look.