| Yes.
The problem is that the highest level blues in the game are like ilvl 70 or so. The tier 1 epics are equivalent to in ilvl 100 or so blue. The tier "2" epics are only 10 ilvls above the tier 1's, and the stat points are stupidly assigned in both cases, so the 10 ilvls doesn't make much of an upgrade. Once you go blue->purple, the upgrades are sparse.
Thats the way it works right now, AQ are mostly utility sets or cross-role sets rather than upgrades in any significant way, aside from better melee weapons (of course). | 