I have logs of use shovel over 400 times in the area since it was introducted up until Jan of 2016. On none of those occasions did the complete drain of movement and mana happen, until my most recent attempt to do so.


CURRENT - 9.30.2016
wilderness <52%hp 56%m 43%mv 4884tnl (41.86%) 12 PM> use shovel
You drive a steel shovel into the ground and turn over scoop after scoop of dirt.
You dig for quite some time, but get nothing for your trouble but an aching back.

wilderness <52%hp 0%m 0%mv 4884tnl (41.86%) 12 PM>

PREVIOUS - 1/30/2016

wilderness <100%hp 59%m 12%mv 5940tnl (26.67%) 10 AM> You drive a steel shovel into the ground and turn over scoop after scoop of dirt.
You dig for quite some time, but get nothing for your trouble but an aching back.

wilderness <100%hp 59%m 4%mv 5940tnl (26.67%) 10 AM> drop 1.


I understand if you wanted to nerf the value of digging, but making it this useless removes entirely the point of it. It was marginally worth while previously. At this level of drain, literally any other activity would be more valuable time wise.



Edit:

I read again the immortal posts, perhaps this one room is not flagged the same as others in this area. I will test it again more thoroughly, given the danger in this area of being at 0 move and mana after digging, I bugged out on my most recent trip. Figuring it had been nerfed.