I cannot believe what I'm reading here. Why is it so important to oppose change to an issue that cannot be avoided.

Would you be happy if people could purposely/accidentally kick you from your expert roulette? (Do not even mention vote dismiss because that is not the same)

There are nodes which spawn every 70 minutes. That is a long time lost for something you cannot control yourself. Getting hit or cancelling to dodge means the node is lost. That is >>70<< minutes gone!

This happened today for me while gathering Redolent Logs. A lvl 9(?) Anole, that was pulled by another player hit me with a cone attack. Yes, even a lvl 9 enemy can interrupt your gathering.

What harm would it do to make it so only AoE which come from aggroing mobs hit you while gathering. There is no comparable issue for DoM/DoW classes. Not to mention, similar anti-griefing measures have been put in for DoM/DoW classes (DF withdraw lockout anyone?).

We are just asking for equal treatment.