Yes, AFK doesn't deserve drops or adena.
But in live playing there are also no drops, no matter if drop rune or not ^^
And you know that with 50 dollars per month, you can't do anything in L2. Either spend thousands or play the trading game in Giran. The 50 dollars for Prestige and Destiny are just the new monthly subscription, which was around 15 dollars 15 years ago.
Yes, as a side effect of free-to-play (aka: no drops, no quests, item generation and quick leveling up based exclusively on dollar spending), NC came around of stopping the loot boting.