They are great fun once you get to lvl 25ish but upto lvl 20 they are a nightmare, human form doesnt have the defense or damage output to cope well and nova as good as it is, its very squishy
It was a long slog to lvl 50, a shortcut to the Epics would be a major mistake, ppl with lvl 50's would feel cheated, players wouldnt have a reason to get to 50 so all the fun with 45+ AV's would be missed.
Then PNC would have to work on even more characters