Pulling this from a different thread and prepatch info aside :06/28/2018 03:30 AMPosted by TallhillFrom the recent Forbes interview with Ion Hazzikostas:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/hnewman/2018/06/26/top-things-to-do-before-battle-for-azeroth-by-warcrafts-game-director/#27c3004b57b0Hazzikostas said that no specific events are planned for the prepatch that will boost leveling experience the way Legion's prepatch did with demon invasions.
"Since [patch] 7.3.5 we’re happy with the overall pace of leveling, he said. "If you’ve chosen to start a brand new character right at the end of an expansion, getting a character fully leveled up and geared up to complete endgame content before the expansion ends, there’s always going to be some time pressure there. That’s just part of the nature of choosing to do that at that stage in time."
So tl;dr Ion is fine with leveling so all our feedback has been for naught (surprise, surprise).
I really think they're trying to tank WoW. Well, I'll be one of those cancelling my sub, not because of the gimped leveling, but it's definitely a contibuting factor.
Semper Fi!