I don't think it's the fact that people hate the Starfury, They just miss the older one.
Yes you can use the current version to find things underground much easier than other methods (Best being a spelunker's potion), And you are more accurate with it now dealing a better overall DPS, But I'm with the people who dislike the new version.
I loved being able to spam stars at enemies, While it may not have been very effective as a melee weapon it still looked pretty awesome which made the Star Fury one of my favourite magic items in the game. (Look at the Star Cannon for an example, It's very unlikely anybody is going to farm enough stars to actually use it effectively, But that doesn't mean people won't use it for kicks) Now though, It's as others have said, A shadow of it's former self.
I wish they could do something like with Ancient armour, And make a version with a rarer chance of spawning. Call it the Ancient Starfury (Or Star Shower) that has an equal, Or rare chance of spawning in Sky Island chests. Programmed so it's impossible to acquire both from the chest.