I lost my fully geared character because of what appears to be a server/connectivity or logout synchronization issue.
I am playing on PlayStation.
The attached video shows that my character was alive and fully equipped inside a building. I initiated the normal logout process and the game displayed:
“The character stays on the server during the countdown.”
After this, the game experienced connectivity/loading problems. When attempting to reconnect, my character was no longer available as expected and I lost all of my progress and equipment.
This was not an intentional death during normal gameplay. The loss happened in connection with the logout/disconnection process.
Please investigate the server logs and character state because the video provides evidence of the character immediately before the connectivity issue.