Most of the bugs are related to the database that is acting up for reasons we do not know. It could be the software we use to store it, or an error in the code Red or others have edited. As for the pots, nothing has changed them at all, knight pots heal them fully due to their massive heal pool, mages heal their mana fully because of their huge mana pool, and paladins heal both mana and health due to the split in their mana and health pools.
As for rebirths, it must be an error in the code when it was made. I haven't been able to inspect it (both can't find in the tens of thousands of lines of code and don't have access to the sources). But, given some time from classes, I could work on it and see if it's related to the database at all.
I ask all of you to be patient, I've been balancing classes, homework, friends, my girlfriend, extra reading, and this server for over two months now. I don't always have the time to work and when I do, I'm usually too drained from the massive coding assignments I receive to code some more in a language I never really had any official lessons in other than my own research.
I, for one, will not give up on this server, but I do need help with it. CIP has a team of programmers working together to maintain the game. I'm working alone, except for the random "expert" Red drags by. Also, if you want me to work even faster, bug Red into giving me access to the dedicated so I can work without needing him online.