Don't forget that with every xpac coming out, new players have a longer way to go before they reach endgame.
I read most of the comments and everybody is like, let it come! Great, I can level my monk faster.
And that's the deal. For new players it sounds a long way, leveling to 90 before endgame starts.
RAF is a way but works for 3 months and you have to play together with someone.
This would give new players a chance to get to caplvl fast. It shortens the way even for players who already have several toons.
My take on this is that Blizzard is trying to shorten the levelingpath, without taking away the choice to do it slowly.
Heirlooms where a great way to shorten this path but there will be 5 more levels now. So with every xpac it is just getting less and less attracting to start from scratch.
This would be accessible for everyone... especially for the new player.
I am curious how it will appear in-game.
I don't expect it to be expensive.