I think the dynamics of epics are a bit different than they were on live. I remember the idea of getting to the last islands in Sky was something pretty amazing-especially after guilds regularly stopped raiding there. That put necro and mage epics (and even warrior) into a pretty "epic" level.
The bottleneck for the Mage epic is the earth staff. Once it becomes a mini-boss (also dropped by the male forsakens), the MQs and the ease of availability will make the epic more of a banal,yet still class defining item.
I'm sure the same will happen with the other bottlenecked, highly contested spawns such as Inny, VS, Fay, and Trak.
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