Seems to be the case yeah.  Also went for the epic but I was so busy last weekend missed some of the early events.  

I did not go for the epic this time, and definitely glad I didn't.  It is moves like this where Plarium truly earns every drop of ill will that they get.

Almost guaranteed that they will hide late Titan Points in a DoF.  The first time they did that, the Raid Discord was on fire.  

Yup.  It's a low down move.  Made worse by the fact you can't predict it so you'll never know if its worth getting the epic or not.

The aoe provoke might be useful for hfw. Haven't looked much into it but for that alone it may be worth having the extra epic anywas.