Not sure if there's any changes made to the first boss in World of Darkness.
I used to be able to see the ability "Mortal Gaze" being cast by boss just by targeting him. However, in recent runs I need to set the boss as focus target in order to see it cast "Mortal Gaze".

Is this intended for the first boss to not show the "Mortal Gaze" unless you set it focus target? Because all other boss in WoD you can see their big abilities being cast without setting them as focus target.