Quote Originally Posted by Tiramu View Post
As I pointed out in my edit, the time required to get to max level has little to do with levelling pace and everything to do with progressing through the story content. You can hit level cap before you've hit Heavensward on a preferential server without breaking a sweat and there is no way they're going to do a story squish. Maybe streamline stuff that's a bit bloaty but not a squish.
There won't be a story squish, but there might be a skip. 7.0 begins a brand new saga, so it's possible that new people will be able to jump in at that point, if they choose (for free).