Cromwell

possibly the point is an EP sink

You're probably right on this point. And if it is for that reason I can agree with it. Like you said there needs to be reasons for people to buy EP. And EP is part of what helps keep the game going.

Plus like Ood was saying EP isn't too hard to get. Click a few ads or spend 100 or so gold and you could get the ep needed to extract without too much hassle.

Would be nice if it at least had a gold alternative to removing it. Say perhaps 250-500 gold to remove. Or if you go for the tiered system like Kevin is suggesting perhaps 100-200 gold per gem tier to remove.

Can't ever have enough vanity

Not once have i seen the perma-fear bug.

I ran into it it a couple of times during the Icicles End event. It seemed to only really happen in the Frozen Aerie. But I don't use the fear-proc weapon enough to know if it happens in any other zones.

I've noticed this as well. It usually happens when the 'feared' mob reaches its original spawn location. At which point it resets its health as if its a new spawn. It also resets its tag as well. Though sometimes i've also noticed the 'feared' mob instead of reseting will just keep being feared and running away, even if the fear debuff has dissappeared.

The fear mechanic definately seems to have a few bugs. And getting a fear roll on a weapon makes me sad b/c of how un-useful it is atm. Even game breaking at times as you have shown here.