Isn't speedrunning in vanilla a dreadful thing to do? I'd be braindead after a day or two.
I don't understand why anyone would ruin their (maybe last) vanilla experience like this. What's the motivation behind it all? Is it just a pissing contest to see who hits 60 first?
Server first 60
Server first 60 <insert class>
Faction first 60
Race first 60
Gearing and grinding BiS for raids ASAP for: (yep you guessed it)
Server first Raid boss kills
Yeah some of them are just a pissing contest, but if people like to see how far (fast in this case) they can piss then let them.
Others are a bit more standard, server first boss kills are a general thing people enjoy getting; those wont happen if you don't level quickly (and have some/39 friends to level quickly too).
Maybe we can distinguish a difference between speedrunning and just levelling quickly (but to what ends) - why differentiate it? Because of the goals? Well then as I and others have said - let them play how they want.
Personally, I want to be part of a team that downs bosses progressively at the fastest rate. So I will be levelling quickly. I've tried speed running in the past, however I am rolling Priest so I am under no illusions that I will be hitting 60 first - they're just not efficient enough. I will however be hitting 60 quickly, as a result it will be likely that I may have some time to start gearing up or farming mats/ grinding rep/ getting recipes - whatever. Or equally as likely I will level another character slower, enjoy the game slowly and explore to find those things I have forgotten about during vanilla, or find things I never knew about (especially since I am rolling Alliance this time and I was always horde on retail) As I raise my second character, it will have a smoother and slower ride because I have that 60 in advance.
Why not do both? Why not zoidberg?