Quote Originally Posted by channell View Post
Items will no longer be available for use.
This change has been made to prevent unpleasant player experiences resulting from certain uses of items.

Is it so offensive to use potions for self-heal or sparks for visual call-out?
If it is a consumables that players do not easily access, then yes I can see why they removed it. The part about visual call-out however would be a good PVP action to add (signal flares).