[imported_p!nk dr@g0n]

If 100 players mine AFK, all getting 2,500 ingots per hour, we're introducing 250,000 ingots to the shard PER HOUR.

Lol. First of all, the shard doesn't even peak 100 players lol. Second of all, like 10 people on the shard would like to mine. Third of all, you have like TOPS 2-3 players that have macros that allows them to mine afk.
I actually don't see the difference between mining afk and making scrolls/pots/black widows/daggers afk... In the end it's all about making money afk one way or another, and to be honest mining probably isn't the most profitable.