Make sure you keep being an idiotic and or autistic child.
James and Louie,
It's doubtful that either of you are extensively involved in the gearbugging that's been taking place, and at most are passively accepting of it as a 'necessary evil' to ensure your victory. However, it's absolutely possible and arguably likely that the trolls who are now representing the outward appearance of your faction are more than willing culprits.
Bauer, Froi, Simon, players like these make me unapologetic and unsurprised at your current predicament.
Bauer claimed complete incompetence in both gear bugging and raiding, yet was 'joking' about it on NA1? He said he didn't even know what it was after the fact, but he was already referring to it on NA1 to Sellko.