Game Mechanics: Staff of Temperate Flux and Rod of Insidious Glamour Should not be useable on move

[Darver]

Comment from June 01, 2001 says

"ALLRIGHT - i've grown ill of all the misinformed folks out there... please allow me to explain why this item is one of the most useful items a wizard can have (yes i stated this in an earlier reply but i want it right up top in bold )...

1) The effect lowers fire and ice resists by 6 - zap yourself with it and you will see this to be true... any debuff that doesnt require your mana, and doesnt even require you to be still (you can use the effect while running, it wont be interrupted, it has zero cast time) - IS INVALUABLE"

The person specifically states you can use it while running.

Also, this comment from Sept 18, 2003 says:

"JMTC. This staff is probably the most used item in the wizard ******** How so? Well.. at 65 I still use it to pull mobs while on the run. It is instant cast which makes all the difference in the world since you can "run by" pull. You dont have to stop. You just right click from inventory and the mob chases you. Very nice when you are on horseback etc.. and stopping just means a slow restart to a run, or you are in a hot spot with other nasty mobs and stopping to cast some agro getting spell will just put you in harms way longer than is good for you."

They also mention you can run while pulling, meaning it's instant.

Additionally, the patch notes don't say how long the cast time is. Can we find any evidence that this actually ever went through, considering comments after that date still talk about it being instant? Or can we find patch notes after this that state it was reverted to instant?