Interesting, although really /duel is different, because you don't lose XP from dual deaths.
No one would ever suicide to get mana back (at the expense of a bubble of XP)
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It just seems like a bug to me: either you should always get back mana when you die, or never ... or at least, I'm not aware of a specific classic reason why suicides specifically shouldn't restore mana.