You know that those were to challenge the players? Not to reward them? There were end game build testers, not end game gear givers.
Don't remember optional bosses not giving great loot in any other CRPG I've ever played, this applies to PoE1 by the same guys. If you are going to get something it should reflect the difficulty of the monster you killed, and the frustration of getting those useless trinkets is so immense that if they dropped a scrap of paper with "congratulations" on it would be better.
Yeah, I give you that. Those were universally too powerful and a nerf would be welcome. Still, plenty of other ways of making fun, unique and viable characters.
Or better, put other powerful items in the game, maybe like BG did?
