I have had about 5 exotic drops now. I don't like RNG but vastly prefer the GW2 approach where I don't need RNG to gear up. I can't count how many times I ran ICC without getting my 4pc. I don't even think I managed to get my 2pc. I can't really remember. I would personally like to see the exotics having a bit more value in GW2 compared to what they are now. It would make the drops so much sweeter. It took me a few months to build up a full set of exotics at the start of GW2 which I liked. It's like they had a bit of value. Almost like how things are with Ascended items now. It seems like these days you can outfit yourself in exotics for less than 15g.
There seems to be a break in the value of gold with some things costing thousands of gold and others costing next to nothing. A lot of mats are more worthwhile to vendor than to sell on the TP. It just feels to me like all methods of getting exotics should have an equal conversion rate (Drops, Crafting, Karma). It would make them worth a bit more if they could balance things a bit. I hated getting an exotic drop and then finding that it's only worth 1g in the TP. It would also increase the value of gold and encourage some people to buy gems to sell for gold.