To Amazon: This option should be considered despite its popularity or lack thereof. I suggest you add a small radius of high agro when someone starts to gather any material to maintain fairness in gathering to players fighting the mobs that “YOU” positioned to guard those materials.
To players: Ever been fighting a mob and have a player or group walk by and mine all the Orichalcum right next to you? You’re level 60 so obviously you aren’t fighting the mob for the XP, you’re fighting the mob to get to that Orichalcum. While the player or group had every right to gather the material it doesn’t mean that they aren’t being 100% rude. Adding agro would solve this issue. Same would happen if the mob moved to them and you tried to finish mining that Orichalcum. To remain fair this would enforce that you kill the mob then farm the materials that they spawn to protect.
Thank you for the consideration.