Same thing for me :( If this is a bug, it's the worst because it takes such time to accumulate things. I can accept any other bug any time but this kind of bug makes you lose the desire to play. Has happened to me several times now and it feels like the game just is to save on new things to lose them suddenly. I'm angry at myself because I kept playing anyway. Now, surely my new character have saved over the old one I lost with all equipment... To not only complain I would say that this is the best game that happened for the last 5-10 years