Mining Exploit (Patreon)

Taken from bug report: https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/bug-report-ez-mine-ore-overload-exploit/2091188

"I’d like to report a critical exploit related to EZ-Mine ores that has significant implications for in-game economy balance.

When players overload certain EZ-Mine ore nodes—particularly those located on uneven or sloped terrain—the system appears to miscalculate the damage coordinates. As a result, no damage is applied to the player once the explosion timer expires. This allows miners to repeatedly overload the same node without consequence.

More concerningly, with a sufficient number of miner accounts (including automated scripts or bots), players can remain in place and continuously farm EZ-Mine ores without risk or resource loss. This creates a serious economic loophole, enabling large-scale resource generation far beyond intended gameplay mechanics."

From testing I believe this is more of a method for miners to increase their profits rather than the game-breaking exploit the poster seems to believe, but it is very interesting nonetheless.