Preparing a disaster kit and time capsule

It wasn't when I equipped the ring, it was that it was gone to start with.

My helm, overall, earrings, gloves and shoes [iirc on the shoes, I nuked them a month ago] were potentialed on the live server, but not here. I never noticed till I had the ring on and wanted to check stats.
Edit, looked through more of my ss's: I did get a few drops that were potential while I was walking around so it still exist[s], I think they just didn't copy it when they copied characters the first time. I never bothered to pay attention during the Visitor's Tespia if this was the same. >_>;

Yes, potential gear does drop in Tespia.

I sincerely hope that your gear losing its potential bonuses was some problem with the copying process back in the previous round, and will not affect us in GMS (since characters are not copied, just stay). Otherwise....