Quote Originally Posted by rafmeister_5440998 View Post
I did not attack anyone, and the timer certainly did not run out. However, I lost my shield (protection from PvP) when I stopped grinding, and went to the Caribbean Sea. This occurred 2:07 server time.

You lost your shield because you went into a pvp event. Although you weren't attacking anyone, you still initiated a pvp event, thus the shield is removed just as if you were to attack someone.

The only possible thing about this that could be considered a bug of sorts is that there is no warning message that you will lose your shield like they have when you go to attack someone while your shield is active.