stat increases, and epicFollow

I have a couple of questions yet unsolved in my months, and years of playing Everquest II. 1) stat increases are affected by level ups, but for some odd reason my stats hardly increase in my levels, all pre-fifties, except for in the early tens and teens. It is a blue day when I get a message that says I gain health or power upon a level increase, so when exactly do stat increases occur, or have my stats improved all along and I've just no kept careful track of my numbers. 2) "Going Epic" I've heard, seen, and observed on enemies, and monsters. How exactly does one go epic, or heroic? There are epic quests, but how many epic quests make an epic character, and what determines when someone can go epic. Does being epic help stats raise higher? Does being heroic for that matter? There are so many epic quests before the upper levels, but is there any chance to be an epic character before the thirties, forties and up? Does one go heroic, and then epic? Or are there problems reoccuring because I use EverQuest II run as an administrator affecting my stat gains, and confusing me to no recourse? For someone who wants to do anything in their power to be epic sooner, rather than later, are there any tips of a series of quests someone can suggest to me, because I'd like to map out my characters' destiny.

Just a follow up, I dinged 78 tonight and the + Health + Power messages showed. Perhaps you have them filtered out?

Its a combination of the two on a PvP server. People of the opposite alignment names appear much like a mobs in the respect that it will show your difficulty against them. Somebody who is "Epic" does not show up like an Epic mob, but is referred to as that because of the difficulty due to their gear, maxed AA, etc. In general though, going "Epic" mainly means that one fights in PvP with an Epic (Mythical) weapon.