Purpose of the boosted character is to be ready to enter the portal and be competitive with the other players. Having no professions pushes new players to buy gold and boost professions. Nobody is going to the old world to grind materials when there is so much needed in the first 3-4 weeks of TBC.
No, boosted characters are not entitled to anything more than the level requirement for Outland. Where’s the fun in an RPG if you’re handed everything? Get to work on those professions stat Mr Orc!
Skipping 58 lvl is not enough? … I have only boosted char and nothing else and I have 100% mount and 1200g extra for 150% flying. Instead of wasting my time collecting useles gear I did skinning+mining to 300 in prepatch, then rushed 375 mining instead of levelling when dark portal opened - had first felsteal, hardened adamantium and khorium in AH while people were fighting for pigs in hellfire. EZ profs, EZ gold, no need to get it in boost itself. I cant catch up T3 veterans with thousands of gold and full primary profs but as starter pack and time saver it is all I need…