Did I mess up?

I’m doing Rl30 +3 pvp. I killed patches because I wanted his armor, forgetting that he also drops the +7 weapon. I picked it up but immediately turned off my console, and loaded back in with his stuff on the ground and not in my inventory. Whew!

However, I feel like my invasions are tougher now. I got messaged by a solo host asking why my weapons weren’t upgraded, and it turns out the host was Rl50 +6. Wtf?

So even though I managed to quit out before the game saved patches’s stuff in my inventory, I’m worried that my character file is still effed up since I held his spear for a short moment. Any wisdom is appreciated. Thanks!