You don't need to sacrifice now. Enjoy both.
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Let me tell you why. You spend a good portion of day one gathering and crafting gear for savage and melding it out, then do normal mode. If you've got a group you might be making stuff for more than one person. If you're organized you might get into savage that same day, if not then day 2.
Day 2-7 is spent only doing the content until you clear it. If you are in pf it's a hell of a thing. Unless you are in a world first group it's also a hell of a thing.
Now explain to people where they are supposed to find 5 hours ish to do msq in that time frame on week 1? Not even factoring in people who work.
If you think delaying MSQ is a sacrifice, then why ask for a delay in Savage? So you're still sacrificing one for the other and your point is meaningless. On the other hand, plenty of people manage to do both story and Savage week 1. So no delay is the best way if you don't want to sacrifice anything.
But here is where you are wrong. Believe it or not people who raid also would really like to enjoy the new story on release so they can talk about it with thier friends and not be spoiled.
If savage is delayed a week you dont need to make that choice. Everyone is on an equal playing field.
But everyone is not on equal footing because not everyone has the same schedule. Delaying Savage means there'll be people who will be inconvenienced because they have time off the week the patch is released, but now they have to set another time the week Savage is released.
If you don't want to get spoiled, then just be mindful. Tell your friends where your priority is and then do MSQ when you can. You can still talk to your friends about it afterward.