Aerewen, I remember you said they worked for you 934+, but if you read c++ better than me, please take a look at that section of code yourself. It doesn't look right to me, but I admit I could be missing something. And, the way my eyes see it matches what I see testing quest_global functionality.
I haven't been able to reproduce Angelox' situation exactly, but that's because I was on a tangent. I'll try again this weekend, see if I can get more precise steps. Something absolutely was changed on 12/3, and Ax says it ain't workin after that, so I believe him.