Quote Originally Posted by Inuk9 View Post
Yeah, but in a regular game, no sprout starts at lv 60.
Your conjecture is false where MMOs are concerned.

World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor (level 90 boost), Legion (level 100 boost).
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns (level 80 boost)
Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen (level 60 boost)

Boosts are placed in long-running MMOs because your new best friend wants to play with you NOW, not six months later during the second post-expansion update. Not everyone wants to play through four years of content before reaching the "good stuff" in the next expansion. It may be a pain for a month or two, but you weren't really going to invite them to your Party Finder group anyway.

Boosts are also in place so you can change your main from that Stupid <insert-current-job> to that Glorious <insert-wannabe-job> without having to spend a week grinding in Palace of the Dead. Except for Samurai and Red Mage -- you deserve the grind.