Diablo 2's loot tables were way worse than D3's when it came to dropping crap. I routinely saw _normal_ items drop in hell.
The issue is not that mobs drop a lot of garbage, that's part and parcel of a Diablo game. The issue is the hard gear checks enforced throughout inferno (starting at Act 2) which makes it impossible to continue if you're undergeared.
I expect patch 1.03 to help a lot in this department, with the tweaked crafting costs, more higher ilvl drops (that you can salvage for mats), and less over the top damage in later portions of inferno.
The issue is not that mobs drop a lot of garbage, that's part and parcel of a Diablo game. The issue is the hard gear checks enforced throughout inferno (starting at Act 2) which makes it impossible to continue if you're undergeared.
I expect patch 1.03 to help a lot in this department, with the tweaked crafting costs, more higher ilvl drops (that you can salvage for mats), and less over the top damage in later portions of inferno.