[2022] If 90 percent of the things in game are useless, does that mean the game is useless?

Idk, I know someone that runs Necromancer on his Artillerist and just has the absolute time of his LIFE running around with his little minions and big guns without caring at all that he’s not OP (and before I hear any sassy comments, he plays in groups with friends and not public lobbies, so no need to flame). Games will always have their metas, but I don’t think that makes the rest of the content useless – if there was only one strict build or path to follow, I think it would take out a lot of the excitement of making progress to optimize those builds or the satisfaction when you get to where you want to be. In any case, it’s a game, it is there for you to enjoy in whatever way makes you happiest.