Thanks Teker for your reimbursement offer.
I've had a lot of questions about avatar perm sanct, because about 10 people were prepared to buy if it was changed. I'll try to answer the questions here...
Does it get dispelled in the coliseum? No
Where does it appear in msdp? Only in CHARACTER_AFFECTS
Whats the message when you dark cloak? Nothing seems to happen.
Can you use a dark cloak potion from an honor mob? No
What happens with God lites? You get aegis and dark cloak for 49mins.
What areas can't be run well without dark cloak? The main one is Den of Thieves. Mystica, ET, Crypt, Rlyeh are also effected but other strategies can be employed such as shape shifting. Shape shifting will get you killed in Den of Thieves. Basically the "over powerment" players would enjoy by being able to dark cloak there perm aegis for 8mins (at the cost of there own mana as usual) is running crappy den of thieves.
Is not being effective in some areas due to lack of dark cloak, worth having perm sanct? In my opinion it probably is.
Are there other ways to get dark cloak with perm sanct? We tried charms but it doesn't work, potion of greater sanctuary, doesn't work, it's unlikely other methods will work, unless they impose some sort of aegis type spell on you like god lites do that the dark cloak can stick too. There may be ways I haven't tried yet. I'll post them if I find them, need to try quest aegis, prayer scrolls etc.
Overall I think the people not buying perm sanct because it's not helpful in some areas is about as stupid as not fixing the problem with dark cloak in the first place.
I intend to keep my perm sanct. I'll just have to lead and load vain in a group. DoT and Mystica aren't great reward anyways, they have been ruined by changes and nerfs, it's not for nothing players don't run them much anymore.