We're going full on in p2p now.
Tonight's p2p PKRI (3 hours) shows why we have such high gear standards.
Follow the graph.

The green line is where our gear requirements are at.
The red line is the point at which we don't have enough gear so we welfare.
The black graph line is our banked gear over time.
As you see we lose gear in raids and gain it afterward through potential or whatever.
Some of us even gain gear on raids.
Anyway, we usually lose small amounts. This is easy to replenish.
Then a massive PKRI like tonight's comes along.
(The big dent in the graph)
Distortion has lower gear reqs than us so they had to welfare sooner.
Now, it's important for you to restock on all the gear soon.
The dotted line is what will happen if we encounter another massive PKRI.
But we promise not to get you into too many massive PKRIs with gear loss.
It is occassional.
Most of the time you'll be losing tiny amounts, if you are not gaining.
But every now and then it will take a dive, and we have to be ready for that.
So don't think you'll be safe having gear below our minimum.
PLEASE RESTOCK ASAP... and always maintain the minimum gear.