GFrazier has stated this on the Bnet Diablo Forums:

That's not a game problem, that's a problem with uniques, and other better items being too common because of cheating. Rare's aren't supposed to be the BEST items as they were in Diablo II Classic. Rares will be used more/again once the Ladder Season begins.

Do you think that this means that Rares will be beefed up again like it was in Classic? I mean, he stated that they aren't supposed to be the BEST items like they were, yet he says they will be used again...

Is this just a funny play on words, or maybe he just controdicted himself...? Opinions...?

I personally would love to see rares given better/more mods that would make them more comparable to the Elite Uniques, that way, there wouldn't be all these cookie cutter molds out anymore...