There are a number of reasons why. The first is for lore reasons. Many of these weapons have mystical origins, or even inexplicable ones. While others bear curses, were crafted by gods or have been forged or carried by some of the greatest heros of the past. The in game lore of Conan Exiles tells us that these weapons are exceptional, and I agree they should be truly exceptional, and surpass craftable weapons.
Yes we have all heard this tired old trope dozens, if not potentially hundreds of times before. That is what happens when people have been playing a game and battling the same enemies for 5 years and racked up 2,000 to 5,000 hours of playtime. But I digress.
The second reason is this. Yes, world bosses are are easy, you know it, I know it, and every person reading this can ‘kill a world boss with stone daggers and a loin cloth’. Killing a world boss is easy [echo]. But it is even easier again to hit a meteorite with a pick, then dump hundreds of star metal bars into a bench and watch it spit out and mass produce hundreds of the highest tier weapons in the game. Moreover, while obtaining a legendary item is no big deal, finding a specific legendary weapon can be very, and I do mean VERY time consuming, when your odds are generally around ~1 in 40. It can take months of farming, often even years.
So in a nutshell, the item which requires more effort, resource consumption and time investment to obtain, and the lore states are truly remarkable, should be the top dog. Legendary weapons are finally back on top where they belong.
Yes while the thrall can and will make short work of a world boss (they always have with a Sword of Crom), 10 seconds is hyperbole.
I know that many PvP players hate the idea that that an opponents hitstick might hit harder than theirs or have a cool effect which theirs does not. But legendary weapons should be the strongest tier for the reasons provided above.
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