Yes I agree it's much more exciting getting a named Legendary.
How many people from wow wanted "Ashbringer" as a real legendary.
I also love a good lore around a legendary, having to jump through hoops and watch cut scenes is always great.
I also enjoyed the epic items you could buy from AH and it was a long quest chain with NPC voices, cut scenes and dungeon runs.
That's as close as it got. Epic instead of legendary.