I'm not talking about people that are doing so because of a bug, I'm talking about the the people that do so because they are "farming" gold.
All I am asking is that you spawn with a hunting xbow and some bolts (bolts can't break I believe, at least I never had to repair them) if nothing else.
That way you can actually HELP your team win.. and help yourself get more gold.
Worst case ? You lose and have to pay 250g or something to repair the cheap gear. Oh noes.
Also, please stop hiding behind some corner somewhere until everyone is dead.
Your gold/xp intake is no longer dependant on you staying alive or being close to the action, so it doesn't matter if you are a level 1, gen 1 peasant with a pitchfork, you should get out there and try to kill something. Flank around and piss their archers off, dunno, but hiding in a heystack won't help YOU in any way.