When recommending the game to my friends, the story is what I promote the most.
If this "pay to skip pack" goes live, it'd be the biggest thing I'd advise new players not to buy with plat (especially since slots for frames, weapons, companions and even certain colour packs would be more worth it).
I'm against it because what this pack advertises is that the story thus far isn't worth witnessing, which is a sentiment I heavily disagree with. If you pay to skip a foundry build, you don't miss out on anything. I've had more friends get turned off by foundry build times rather than the time it takes for them to get to know the world.
I don't know if the Whispers update is a good idea for new players since its seemingly a sequel by nature, but if 1999 is a prequel-perhaps that might be a better alternative starting off point for new players to join with vets?
If players do skip the story, there is the fear that it creates the perception that warframe is a shallow experience because they jumped ahead so much (which couldn't be further from the truth).