Originally posted by Hobo Misanthropus:

No skill drain lasts 10minutes, it's one of the reasons it's wise to create a "Res portal" if you're going on any significant exploration, because it will take well over 10minutes to recover your gear via a boat trip.

Good advice. :)

Originally posted by Cap'n Bells:

Originally posted by Pablo Croft:

Ah, I see. Thank you.

i plated my first game thinking EXACTLY this...... much to my horror when i screenshotted my nakedness after death and my skills had plummeted ... i restarted game and new character.. and been on that same world ever since so use that SHORT time of no skill drain to get your stuff back if you can

I'm sure we weren't the only players confused by this. I appreciate the support. :) Perhaps they should also show an icon depicting the actual skill loss as well. Might be more new player friendly.