What Sawasbi is the truth...the new "Unpleasant Consequence" is to stop Suicide Kanna(s)
The change from losing EXP to a debuff was made to stop suicide tactics.
But the purpose of both the original and the revamped penalties was to make you feel that "death hurts".
I understand the purpose of the revamp but I don't understand the refund on a permanent item I bought 9+ years ago! And that hurts more than the feeling of "death hurts". That ruined my trust in this game.