One thing to remember about long delay weapons.
They are great against Damage sheilded mobs , or PK's. Monks can have a hard time meleeing a Druid down who has a full damage sheild on. Sometimes faster is not better.
Granted youy can allways have a caster Cancel magic, but casters are not allways around when you need them. Also great for pulling. Nice first hit. Then switch out to regular weapon. Tactics are a good thing. Never carry and use just one weapon if you can help it.